NSF Award
1623201
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Norfolk State University seeks to infuse cybersecurity within the social science undergraduate curriculum through experiential learning. The activities and strategies are evidence-based and grounded in a theoretical framework, and a strong plan for formative and summative evaluation is part of the project.<br/><br/>The overarching goal of the project will be developing, implementing and assessing a set of laboratory and lecture modules which will integrate cybersecurity into sociology and criminal justice courses. The project has the specific objectives to: integrate cybersecurity into existing undergraduate sociology and criminal justice courses; host workshops to train social science faculty to teach cybersecurity content; replicate the modules beyond sociology and criminal justice programs; and create a new socio-cybersecurity course. The project will provide increased learning opportunities for an academically diverse population of undergraduate students in cybersecurity as these student do not usually pursue cybersecurity courses. The project has a strong collaboration with the Department of Computer Science.
