Integration of computer security into the software engineering and computer science programs
Journal of Systems and Software - Special issue on software engineering education and training for the next millennium
Corporate Computer and Network Security
Corporate Computer and Network Security
Educating leaders in information assurance
IEEE Transactions on Education
Interdisciplinary computing classes: worth the effort
Proceedings of the 45th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
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Issues related to computer security and information assurance are important to everyone who uses information technology and these issues will have a substantial impact on the careers of students pursuing degrees in computer science and information systems. The onus, therefore, is on universities and colleges to include IT security in computer-related curricula. This presents a challenge especially for small departments where faculty members already have full teaching loads supporting service courses and other aspects of the degree programs. This paper describes a team teaching approach used to provide a course in computer security and information assurance for upper level undergraduate students majoring in computer science or information systems. The course format, lab environment, and lab exercises are described. A survey of students shows that students were very receptive to this approach. The team teaching approach allowed the workload required for preparation of the new course to be distributed among several faculty members and it allowed each faculty member to focus on aspects of the course most closely related to their areas of interest.