Start Date
October 2018
End Date
October 2018
Location
KC 400
Abstract
Organizations create a huge amount of sensitive and confidential data, which must be protected from unauthorized access or disclosure. Nowadays, most organizations store their business data in digital formats. With the increasing use of digital data, data breaches are more often and serious in recent years. Therefore, it is very important for next-generation engineers to be aware of the importance of information security, and be able to recognize vulnerabilities and threats to an information system and design user-friendly and effective security measures. To achieve it, two modules of information systems security, including lectures and in-class labs, were developed and taught in an undergraduate engineering course at North Carolina A&T State University. The learning objectives, teaching materials, and assessment outcomes of the two course modules are presented in this paper. Our survey results show that the course modules achieve the learning objectives and improve students’ interest in pursuing cybersecurity-related careers.
Keywords: Engineering Education, Database Security, Usable and Effective Security
Teaching Cybersecurity in an Undergraduate Engineering Course
KC 400
Organizations create a huge amount of sensitive and confidential data, which must be protected from unauthorized access or disclosure. Nowadays, most organizations store their business data in digital formats. With the increasing use of digital data, data breaches are more often and serious in recent years. Therefore, it is very important for next-generation engineers to be aware of the importance of information security, and be able to recognize vulnerabilities and threats to an information system and design user-friendly and effective security measures. To achieve it, two modules of information systems security, including lectures and in-class labs, were developed and taught in an undergraduate engineering course at North Carolina A&T State University. The learning objectives, teaching materials, and assessment outcomes of the two course modules are presented in this paper. Our survey results show that the course modules achieve the learning objectives and improve students’ interest in pursuing cybersecurity-related careers.
Keywords: Engineering Education, Database Security, Usable and Effective Security
Comments
This work is supported by the National Security Agency (NSA) under the award H98230-17-1-0332. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSA. This research is conducted under a North Carolina A&T State University IRB approval.