The creation of a minor in cyber security
Frank H. Katz · 2012
In October 2010, the paper "Curriculum and Pedagogical Effects of the Creation of a Minor in Cyber Security" was presented at InfoSecCD 2010. It described the issues related to the creation of a minor in Cyber Security at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU, and its effects on the curriculum of AASU's Information Technology major. The conclusion of that paper left the fate of the minor in doubt, stating that "there is a lot of curriculum committee work to be done before the minor is either removed or properly and fully supported." [4] Not only was the minor saved, but an online graduate certificate in Cyber Security was created as well. This paper describes how this was accomplished, and based on the results of pre- and post- surveys, compares the attainment of various learning outcomes in Cyber Security between face-to-face Information Technology students and online graduate certificate students. This paper also correlates these results to actual student grades.