Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Assessment of Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge (BOK): Evaluation & Challenges

Abstract

The rapid growth of technology and related fields has led to creation in academia to match the expansion demand for IT professionals. One of the current majors that attract attention in industry is cybersecurity. There is a great need for individuals who are skilled in cybersecurity to protect IT infrastructure. Coaching a security-focused workforce has become the target of government agents, industry, and academic institutions. 
 
 As research and academic faculties respond to this growing demand, evolving curriculum and methodologies for teaching cybersecurity graduates still need to be formed comprehensively. There have been few researches to define and assess the student outcomes in cybersecurity. This paper presents a step forward by developing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and the desired assessment method to measure those outcomes. 
 
 This research contributes to academia and training institution by defining the SLOs and suggests preferable assessment methods in cybersecurity. This initial research is based on a qualitative study of academician evaluation of cybersecurity courses. The paper presents the result of interviews along with discussions of ongoing and future suggestions.

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“…Universities should prepare all their students well enough so that they can compete in the labor market later. Alluhaidan and Abu-taieh (2020), who dealt with methods of evaluating students' cyber security knowledge, emphasized the need for regular testing of knowledge in order to consolidate it. Kam &Katerattanakul, 2019 andFrydenberg &Lorenz, 2020 also point to the possibilities of further education in cyber security, which can bring people closer to their career goals.…”