Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Scott Bell, Kansas State University; Eugene Y. Vasserman, Kansas State University; Eleanor C. Sayre, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

studentcharacteristics that have been shown to lead towards success in the classroom and influencestudent career selection. These characteristics include self-efficacy in relation to cybersecurity,student interest in further coursework, and research or jobs that involve cybersecurityconcepts 3,12 . By interviewing students enrolled in a cybersecurity course, at multiple pointsduring the semester, we are able to identify student interests and perceptions of cybersecurity anddocument changes in student self-efficacy and interest that occur as the semester progresses.Furthermore, we identify pedagogical practices which students found most useful through thissemester-long investigation. The results from this study will be used to construct a Likert-typescale survey

Conference Session

New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicky L. Smith, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

teaching at too fast a pace. In addition, many students felt that theylacked suitable preparation through prior experience, particularly in programming skills anddatabase concepts. 2,3,5,6A few studies found that the students’ ability to integrate into the academic and socialenvironment of the university played an important role in retention.3 The most important factorin this integration was building a peer group support system through peer interaction in theclassroom.5,7,8 In addition, student-faculty relationships were also very important to academicintegration. Students had to feel comfortable interacting with faculty members.2,8 However,Weng et al. found that self-efficacy, or the ability to persist in the face of obstacles, was moreimportant