Paper Info
Title
Developing and implementing an institution-wide introductory cyber-security course in record time
Abstract
In spring 2011, the United States Naval Academy decided that, beginning in fall 2011, all first-year students would be required to take an introductory core course in the technical foundations of cyber security. This decision triggered our attempt to set an "academic world-record" for the development and implementation of a unique core course in six months time for all 1,200 incoming Midshipmen. The concern was that many graduates lacked an understanding of the risks and threats pertaining to cyber security, as cyber attacks and cyber crime become greater threats to the health and preservation of the nation. Such instruction simply could not wait; it had to be done, and done immediately. Throughout this paper we present the lessons we learned to provide guidance to others faced with the similar challenge of implementing a university-wide course while under a tight deadline. The insights we gained will prove useful to those thinking of implementing a technical core course, particularly one in cyber security.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2184512.2184535
ACM Southeast Regional Conference 2005
Keywords
Field
DocType
cyber security,university-wide course,unique core course,institution-wide introductory cyber-security course,technical core course,cyber attack,academic world-record,technical foundation,record time,united states naval academy,introductory core course,cyber crime,logistics
Information assurance,Months time,Computer science,Computer security,Cyber crime
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
13
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Christopher Brown100.68
Frederick Crabbe2575.48
Rita Doerr331.19
Raymond Greenlaw414218.56
Chris Hoffmeister531.19
Justin Monroe631.19
Donald Needham731.19
Andrew Phillips874.04
Stephen Schall931.19
John Schultz10666.25
Steven J. Simon11182.18
David Stahl1251.93
Sarah Standard1352.27