Course Title

Cyber Security Capstone

Course Description

Internships, project-based instruction and teamwork will be utilized to reinforce cyber security skills. Students will make final preparations for industry certifications as they master outlined competencies. Students will select from various project options to finalize portfolios that highlight skills and certifications. Students may also undertake special projects, cross-train or participate in workplace learning opportunities to enhance skills in accordance with industry demands.

Contact

Carrie DeMuth
405-743-5426
cdemu@okcareertech.org

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate mastery in the field of Cyber Security through the pursuit of advanced certifications.
• Complete advanced cyber security-related projects with limited supervision.
• Gather data to analyze customer requirements.
• Identify and analyze customer/organizational needs and requirements.
• Produce IT-based strategies and project plan to solve a specific problem.
• Conduct needs analysis.
• Demonstrate the effective use of tools for cyber security project.
• Complete a comprehensive case study pertaining to cyber security.
• Perform project management.
• Produce strategies and plan to solve a specific network problem.
• Manage information system project methodologies.
• Perform quality assurance tasks to produce quality products.
• Perform maintenance and customer support functions.
• Define scope of cyber security in written form to achieve individual and group goals.
• Demonstrate effective use of tools for implementing a cyber security design and project management.
• Participate in project development with clients and team members.
• Test cyber security solution.
• Perform maintenance and customer support functions for cyber security projects.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate and resolve conflicts with a diverse workforce.
• Understand the importance of cross-functional teams in achieving IT project goals.
• Demonstrate knowledge of leadership skills needed in the IT environment.
• Build interpersonal skills with individuals and other team members.
• Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and behaviors of legal responsibilities and of positive cyber-citizenry.
• Identify and demonstrate positive work behaviors and personal qualities.
• Identify and target career opportunities in one or more career pathways.
• Finalize personal career plan to meet career goals and objectives.
• Market skills and abilities and apply job readiness skills in conjunction with a portfolio.
• Successfully participate in a teamwork environment.
• Identify and apply customer service techniques necessary for a successful business.
• Develop prototype, flowchart, requirements document, and sample budget for implementation of a cyber security project.
• Demonstrate the effective use of tools for cyber security design and implementation, and project management.
• Develop a proposal and contract for customer approval actual experiences.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between lifelong learning and IT career development.
• Demonstrate knowledge of career development/progression patterns in the IT industry.

Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures

• Fulfillment of requirements for Career Major pathway.
• Live work and/or internship in accordance with industry demands.
• Completion of portfolio.

SCNA – Security Certified Network Architect - http://www.securitycertified.net/SCNA_certifications.htm

SCNP - Security Certified Network Professional - http://www.securitycertified.net/SCNP_certifications.htm

Global Information Assurance Certification - http://www.giac.org/

ISC2 Associate - http://www.isc2.org

Industry Alignments

SCNP, SCNA

Curriculum Resources

• ACE the IT Job Interview! ISBN # 0-07-222581-5
• ACE the IT Resume! ISBN # 0-07-219403-0
• Designing a Digital Portfolio, ISBN # 0-7357-1394-4
• Resumes, Cover Letters, & Interviewing, Eischen & Eischen, South-Western, 2000
• Effective Resumes and Job Applications, Schrank, The Learning Seed, 2000
• Interview Tips from a Recruiter, Linx Educational Publishing, Inc., 2001
• Getting a Job Process Kit, Zedlitz, South-Western Publishing, 1998
• Numerous Technical Manuals, Certification Prep Resources
• Career Cluster Resources for Information Technology – http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/ClusterDocuments/itdocuments/ITFinal.pdf

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