Collaborative Research: SaTC-EDU: Integrating Cybersecurity in Computing Curricula: A Software PBL-Driven Approach with Focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM)

合作研究：SaTC-EDU：将网络安全集成到计算课程中：以身份和访问管理 (IAM) 为重点的软件 PBL 驱动方法

• 批准号: 2302614
• 负责人: Daqing Hou
• 金额: $ 39.84万
• 依托单位: Clarkson University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302614&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; SaTC; EDU; Integrating

Project-based learning (PBL) and other active learning practices have been shown to increase student motivation and engagement, raise examination performance, and reduce failure rates. The overarching goal of this project is to encourage and facilitate authentic learning experiences in cybersecurity by threading an Identity and Access Management (IAM)-themed PBL curriculum through existing computer science-related curricula. Students will work on authentic, real-world problems similar to what they will encounter on the job. This approach will broadly expand cybersecurity education to all computing-related students, not just those enrolled in dedicated cybersecurity programs. The project also aims to broaden participation in computing disciplines. Ultimately, it will improve student learning outcomes, including personal competencies, mastery of cybersecurity content, and higher-order thinking skills.The project will design and develop a diverse set of ready-to-use IAM-themed software course projects, along with supporting course modules and active learning activities, which will enable course instructors to assign and support take-home PBL projects. At least ten faculty members from multiple institutions will use the developed course materials in their classroom, impacting over 1,000 students as a result. Three forms of formative evaluation, advisory board reviews, undergraduate RA beta testing, and in-house classroom trials, will be used to gather feedback to refine the developed materials. Field tests at multiple volunteer sites will assess the feasibility of implementing the developed projects in typical educational settings. Lastly, a pilot study will assess the promise of the developed projects in improving student learning outcomes. After these evaluations, the overall framework and materials developed will be disseminated through websites, publications in conference proceedings and journals, and proposed workshops. This project is supported by the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program, which funds proposals that address cybersecurity and privacy, and in this case specifically cybersecurity education. The SaTC program aligns with the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan and the National Privacy Research Strategy to protect and preserve the growing social and economic benefits of cyber systems while ensuring security and privacy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

基于项目的学习（PBL）和其他活跃的学习实践已被证明可以增加学生的动力和参与度，提高考试绩效并降低失败率。该项目的总体目标是通过在现有与计算机科学相关的课程中启用身份和访问管理（IAM）为主题的PBL课程，鼓励和促进网络安全的真实学习经验。学生将处理真实的现实世界问题，类似于他们在工作中遇到的问题。这种方法将广泛地将网络安全教育扩展到所有与计算相关的学生，而不仅仅是参加专门的网络安全计划的学生。该项目还旨在扩大对计算学科的参与。最终，它将改善学生的学习成果，包括个人能力，网络安全内容的掌握以及高阶思维技能。该项目将设计和开发一系列以IAM为主题的IAM主题软件课程项目，以及支持课程模块和积极的学习活动，这将使课程指导者能够分配和支持PBL PBL项目。来自多个机构的至少十位教职员工将在其课堂上使用发达的课程材料，从而影响1,000多名学生。三种形式的形成性评估，顾问委员会的评论，本科RA Beta测试和内部课堂试验将用于收集反馈以完善开发材料。多个志愿站点的现场测试将评估在典型的教育环境中实施开发项目的可行性。最后，一项试点研究将评估开发项目在改善学生学习成果方面的承诺。经过这些评估，将通过网站，会议记录和期刊的出版物以及拟议的研讨会来传播开发的整体框架和材料。该项目得到了安全且值得信赖的网络空间（SATC）计划的支持，该计划资助了解决网络安全和隐私的建议，在这种情况下，特别是网络安全教育。 SATC计划与联邦网络安全研究与发展战略计划以及国家隐私研究策略保持一致，以保护和保留网络系统的社会和经济益处，同时确保安全和隐私。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响，可以通过评估来进行评估，以审查Criteria。