Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; David Barnes, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

, Criminal Justice, or Liberal Arts degrees with a setof courses that can be used as an individualized option or focus in their major. It also offers ameaningful information systems credential that can lead to improved career opportunities.Academic institutions can play a valuable leadership role in promoting information security andbecome an important partner, particularly to small and medium-sized organizations, that do nothave all the resources generally available to larger organizations.Design and Implementation of the Information Security Certificate ProgramThe curricular design process used to develop the above mentioned set of courses somewhatfollowed the steps proposed in [4] and [5]. These steps are listed as follows:STEP 1. Identify job

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2007-1013: KATRINA – AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITYShelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Houston is a professor in the School of Computing at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Houston has been involved in engineering technology education for 27 years. and has 10 years consulting experience in personal computer systems.Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi Prof. Walters holds a Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Arizona. Prof. Walters’ career includes academic and professional appointments. He has experience working at the Johnson Space Center, with secure government contractors, and directing law enforcement