Teaching Information Security with Workflow Technology--A Case Study Approach

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the demand from professionals in different areas for improving the curricula regarding information security. The use of authentic case studies in teaching information security offers the potential to effectively engage students in active lear...

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Published in:Journal of information systems education 2014-09, Vol.25 (3), p.201
Main Authors: He, Wu, Kshirsagar, Ashish, Nwala, Alexander, Li, Yaohang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
Automation
Banking
Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Case Studies
Collaboration
Computer science
Computer Science Education
Computer Simulation
Core curriculum
Course Evaluation
Courseware
Curricula
Cybersecurity
Data security
Database Management Systems
Distributed processing
Education
Educational aspects
Educational Practices
Educational Principles
Grading
Higher Education
Human error
Information Security
Laboratories
Methods
Network security
Online Courses
Security management
Semantic web
Software
Students
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Technology Uses in Education
Workflow software
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Summary:In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the demand from professionals in different areas for improving the curricula regarding information security. The use of authentic case studies in teaching information security offers the potential to effectively engage students in active learning. In this paper, the authors introduce the approach of using workflow technology to compose case studies to enhance information security education. This approach allows students from different disciplines to collaborate in a distributed computing environment in order to learn important information security principles. Two case studies simulating real-life scenarios, including one for an online banking system and one for an online grading system, are recreated within a laboratory setting using workflow technology and are then presented in information security classes. Our educational practice shows that the benefits of using workflow technology in information security education have been well received by students.
ISSN:1055-3096
2574-3872