1. NSA Cybersecurity Curriculum Development Project
Yu Cai
Michigan Technological University

2. NSA Cybersecurity Curriculum Development Grant 1 and 2
Case study and Hands-on
Participants:
Yu Cai,
Todd Arney,
Guy Hembroff,
Xinli Wang
NSA 2:
Kit Cischke,
Kedmon Hungwe,
Steven Goldsmith,
Guy Hembroff
Assessment on NSA courses

3. Assessment activities
Assessment on NSA courses
IRB approval – (exempt)
Revisit course objectives with the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Modules / goals + Submodules / sub-goals,
Mapping modules/submodules to Bloom’s levels with weights
“Recall”, “Understanding”, “Application”
Higher-order thinking in Bloom’s Taxonomy
“Application”, “Analysis”
Analytical skill, critical-thinking skill, problem-solving skill on cybersecurity
Assessed by case analysis questions and course project

5. Assessment activities
Assessment on NSA courses
Entry survey
General questions + Two technical questions for each module
Exit survey
Student motivation + Student self-efficacy
Instructor survey
Content knowledge assessment with final exam, labs, and projects
Map exam questions to modules/submodules and to Bloom’s levels.
Instructors should focus on course development and evaluation
Get student helpers to collect and compile assessment data

6. Assessment Schedule