Catalog Course Description

In this course students carry out independent research in a significant technical area of information, network, and computer security. The student is to investigate a technical area, research it, advance it in some way if possible, and report on the learning and advancements made. A written report is required that summarizes the findings and any advancements made to the technology.

Course-Level Learning Outcomes

This course is a required project for the Degree of Master of Science in Information, Network, and Computer Security. This course is to provide a demonstration of the student's ability to carry out with substantial independence, a rational investigation that is significant in the field and to report results in a sensible and understandable fashion. This course can also help provide prospective employers a worthy example of the student's technical and communication abilities. At the beginning of each semester a faculty will meet with the students to initiate their design project. The purpose of this meeting is to review the design guidelines, expectations, schedules and writing the manuscript. It is required that the students meet the advisor on a routine basis.

At the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

1. Problem Solving: Demonstrate the ability to apply problem-solving processes, technologies, systems approaches, and innovative thinking to solve problems and to create solutions. Apply both qualitative and quantitative analysis to the decision-making processes.

2. Communication: Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and specifically demonstrate an ability to design, write, and produce a professional document, as well as present a technical topic clearly, coherently and concisely.

3. Self-Management: Demonstrate the ability to work independently, creatively, meet deadlines, and operate interdependently with colleagues and the faculty supervisor.

4. Competence in Field of Emphasis: Demonstrate professional competency in one or more emphasis areas.

5. Creativity: Synthesize, evaluate, select, and defend alternatives that result in products (components, systems, processes, or plans) that satisfy

6. Implementation: Individually or in a team setting, develop and deliver a software/hardware system or sub- system to meet a given set of specifications.

Teaching and Learning Methodologies

The School of Engineering and Computing Sciences' teaching and learning strategy is informed by the school's stakeholders, including the school advisory board, individual program advisory boards, faculty, and employers. The Teaching and Learning Methodologies are further informed by institutional indirect assessment results, periodically collected and reviewed by the Office of Planning and Assessment and the school's faculty. A component of all courses, as a part of the teaching and learning strategies, is to maintain academic rigor and to be intellectually challenging.

In this course four (4) prioritized teaching and learning strategies focus on:

a) Teamwork/Collaborative Work
b) Solving Problems
c) Case-based Learning
d) Integrating International/Global Perspectives

All faculty members that instruct this course should consider how to execute the course to emphasize these key components of the strategies considered. Following a review of learning outcomes, faculty members consider how re- orientation of teaching and learning strategies might result in strengthening these outcomes, and adjustments are made, accordingly.

The classes will also be taught using an active and collaborative learning approach. This approach is student centered not instructor centered. The teaching approach will be multi-method. As the subjects are highly dynamic in nature, there will be some degree of experimentation. The key dimension, however, will be interaction, both among students, and between the instructors and students, utilizing case discussions and presentations of both these and completed projects.

A number of online resources, such as tutorials, video links and simulations complement the traditional learning resources. Also, individual faculty may choose to employ online learning management systems (LMS) (NYIT has an institutional license for BlackboardTM) to complement the classroom-based learning methodologies. LMSs can be used to foster moderated discussions, as well as provide a forum for team-based assignments and projects.

Required Resources

Textbook(s)
Reading materials and resources will be determined by the student's project supervisor. Materials may include, research papers, technical reports, selected textbooks or their chapters, periodicals, government reports, company reports, online databases, Web resources, international standard documents, and other reading and case studies. In consultation with the instructor, the student will design a reading and research program.

Classroom Behavior
Behavior that disrupts, impairs, interferes with, or obstructs the orderly conduct, processes, and functions within an academic classroom or laboratory violates the student code of conduct and may result in disciplinary action. This includes interfering with the academic mission of NYIT or individual classroom or interfering with a faculty member's or instructor's role to carry out the normal academic or educational functions of his classroom or laboratory, including teaching and research.

Students with Physical or Educational Challenges:

- It is the policy of New York Institute of Technology to provide reasonable accommodations for students who are otherwise qualified but have disabilities, including learning disabilities, health impairments, and other disabling conditions. Possible accommodations include, but are not limited to, test schedule modifications, class relocation, and possible assistance in acquisition of necessary equipment.

- The college has an interest in helping students with disabilities to be competitive in this academic environment. Therefore, reasonable accommodations will be made upon proof both of disability and need for the accommodations. It must be understood that accommodations are meant to facilitate educational opportunities. Admission to NYIT and accommodations do not guarantee success. Therefore, in addition to accommodations, the college encourages utilization of auxiliary services available to all students to maximize opportunities for success. Students whose disabilities may require some type of accommodation must complete a request for accommodations form and an intake interview with their campus services coordinator prior to the academic semester. Accommodations maybe requested at any time during the semester; however, accommodations cannot be applied to past failures, only to future academic endeavors. Appropriate modifications of accommodations will be worked out on a case-by-case basis and will not necessarily incorporate all requested changes.

- Students for whom auxiliary services-such as readers, interpreters, note takers, etc.-have been approved should arrange these with their campus services coordinator. In addition to discussing appropriate educational modifications, the campus services coordinator will serve as a liaison with other college faculty and administration on behalf of students with disabilities.

Activities

Students will meet as a group during the first four weeks of the semester where the following will be discussed:
- Project Topic: Focal point should be Cybersecurity.
- Project goals and grading criteria
- Report organization/format
- Use of actual resources and specific topics indicating the type and level of project that is acceptable
- Students will meet with advisor regularly for the remainder of the course and present their Project Progress (See Appendix C for progress report template).

o See Appendix A for project proposal template
o Document in IEEE format download here
Please note you cannot change the project topic once it is submitted for review.

6 Critical review of proposal by advisor.

7 Project Midterm report and oral presentation (See Appendix B and C for project midterm report and presentation format).

Present an oral report on your project (Includes demo of your project implementation). (See Appendix D for project presentation format).

Attachment:- project outline.rar