Designing and teaching information security curriculum

Abstract

With increasing interest by students and faculty in Information Security Curriculum, and increasing demand for information security professionals from industry, many institutions are beginning the task of creating a meaningful information security program. Whether the institution desires a single course, or an entire set of coursework, it is important that the faculty and administrators designing the curriculum follow an establish methodology and research the unique demands of this new and exciting field. This paper provides an overview of such a methodology.