Computer /Information Security Degree Development

People, Product, and Process

Dr. Barbara Belon

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From Here to There

• A journey

• Multiple players

• Small but frequent steps

• Walking in circles – eraser in hand

• Plenty of partners

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People

• Faculty

• Adjuncts

• Community SMEs

• Management

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People - Faculty

• Pre-existing skill sets

• Sheer numbers

• Willingness to enhance knowledge set

• Commitment over years

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People - Adjuncts

• Mining the SMEs for instructors

• Balance between knowledge set and knowing how to deliver / educate

• Resource for classrooms

• Danger in single-pillared approach

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People - SMEs

• Availability issue

• Relationship-building with college and program

• Benefits: guest lecturers, potential internship sites, event judges, conference speakers, job shadowing, grant support

• Don’t forget your national colleagues!

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People - Management

• Must get complete buy-in and long-term commitment Equipment Space Faculty Program extras

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Product

• Developed according to existing standards NWCET – being revised NSTISS – 40XX series ISC2 – Body of Common Knowledge

• Needs to be flexible enough to embrace change / developments

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Product – End Result

• Your curriculum must provide the student with an “employable” set of skills AND allow them to transfer to a 4-year institution to compete their Bachelor’s degree

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Product - Peripherals

• Hosted conferences and workshops

• Cyber Challenge

• PC “Doctor’s In” clinics

• Security Awareness lectures

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Process

• Can be phased in 2 years to develop and deliver three new

security courses 2 additional courses added in year three

• Iterative in nature Addition of ethics course Modification to original plan

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IA Professionals - The Need

• Won’t go away

• The Information Age demands security-savvy workers

• Can be partially filled by A.S. degree graduates –the foot soldiers

• Helps build the IA student pipeline for BS and MA/MS programs