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: 2302615
• 负责人: Turgay Korkmaz
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at San Antonio
• 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=2302615&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) 和其他主动学习实践已被证明可以提高学生的积极性和参与度、提高考试成绩并降低失败率。该项目的总体目标是通过将身份和访问管理 (IAM) 主题的 PBL 课程与现有的计算机科学相关课程相结合，鼓励和促进真实的网络安全学习体验。学生将解决与他们在工作中遇到的真实的、现实的问题类似的问题。这种方法将广泛地将网络安全教育扩展到所有与计算机相关的学生，而不仅仅是那些参加专门网络安全项目的学生。该项目还旨在扩大对计算学科的参与。最终，它将提高学生的学习成果，包括个人能力、对网络安全内容的掌握以及高阶思维能力。该项目将设计和开发一套多样化的即用型 IAM 主题软件课程项目，并提供支持课程模块和主动学习活动，使课程讲师能够分配和支持带回家的 PBL 项目。来自多个机构的至少 10 名教师将在课堂上使用开发的课程材料，从而影响 1,000 多名学生。将使用三种形式的形成性评估、顾问委员会审查、本科生 RA beta 测试和内部课堂试验来收集反馈以完善开发的材料。在多个志愿者地点进行的现场测试将评估在典型教育环境中实施所开发项目的可行性。最后，一项试点研究将评估所开发项目在改善学生学习成果方面的前景。经过这些评估后，总体框架和制定的材料将通过网站、会议记录和期刊中的出版物以及拟议的研讨会进行传播。该项目得到安全可信网络空间 (SaTC) 计划的支持，该计划资助解决网络安全和隐私问题的提案，在本例中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和国家隐私研究战略相一致，旨在保护和维护网络系统不断增长的社会和经济效益，同时确保安全和隐私。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得获得通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来提供支持。