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ERIC Number: EJ1200009
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-3096
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Teaching Tip: Gaining Real-World Experience in Information Security: A Roadmap for a Service-Learning Course
Spears, Janine L.
Journal of Information Systems Education, v29 n4 p183-202 Fall 2018
Students need real-world experience. Industry needs graduating students entering the workforce to be skilled in relevant subject matter, critical thinking, and communication skills. Community-based nonprofit organizations, as well as small businesses, need help in building organizational capacity. Instructors also benefit from periodic observation of organizational work in the instructor's area of teaching. A service-learning course that is focused on capacity building is a means to reach all of these goals. This article presents a roadmap for teaching a service-learning course in information security risk assessment. Students work in teams on a term-long project conducting an on-site risk assessment, making security recommendations, and producing and presenting a final security risk report to an organization's management. Teaching tips are offered on course planning, launch, materials, and execution.
Journal of Information Systems Education. e-mail: editor@jise.org; Web site: http://www.jise.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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