Description: This course explores fundamental concepts of Cybersecurity. The course will examine risk assessment and policy development to protect enterprise assets, basic security requirements of modern computing environments, and defense tools and methods used to apply a cyber-defense. The role of cryptology to protect information, access control methods, business continuity, and disaster recovery will be discussed. Topics will include incident response, secure design principles for networks and software, digital forensics, security operations, and legal aspects of security. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Cr 3.

Description: This course examines methods for conducting research. It teaches students the research methodologies of qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and Design Science Research (DSR). The course covers basic processes of choosing a research topic, choosing the research methodology, forming the research question, conducting a literature review, forming the conceptual concept, conducting and documenting the research, ensuring validity and reliability, communicating the research results, and ensuring all research compliance documents are completed. Cr 3.

Description: This course introduces aspects of cybersecurity laws and policies to integrate these challenges into cyber planning, operations, and strategy. The class will explore privacy issues, legal considerations, codes of ethics, and ethical implications faced by cybersecurity professionals. Topics align to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) organizational security knowledge area covering security laws, regulations, and regulatory standards such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Students will analyze organizations to develop security profiles for public and private entities. The intent is to develop understanding as a security professional so that students understand governances and how they convey compliances to business verticals such as healthcare and eCommerce. Cr 3.

Description: This content area literacy course focuses on helping students develop strategies for strategic, independent learning. All students, including those with diverse abilities and culturally diverse backgrounds, will come to understand that learning is an active, constructive process. Therefore, teachers of all subjects and grade levels will demonstrate knowledge and application of sound reading and writing strategies to enhance learning in the classroom. These strategies will create readiness for learning, use reading and writing to promote content understanding, and provide a means for assessing what has been learned. Major emphasis is given to comprehension instruction, vocabulary acquisition, and metacognition. Cr. 3.

Description: In this course, students explore the use of technology in K-12 education with a focus on literacy in the 21st century. Learners gain insight and experience in the effective integration of technology in literacy education through experiential learning, discussion, readings, and design of lessons and activities. Students examine related educational and societal issues through both academic and mainstream lenses in the context of relevant standards. Cr 3.

Description: This course focuses on developing and improving writing skills for English language learners (ELLs), by examining second language acquisition and writing theories and how they inform classroom practice. It is designed to equip teachers with the dispositions, knowledge, skills and strategies to implement writing instruction for ELLs at all levels of proficiency. Students gain firsthand experience using the writing process. They will draw on current research, theory, and classroom practice, leading to the development of instructional programs that will meet the needs of their ELLs. Cr 3.

Description: This course focuses on the factors necessary for the development and implementation of relevant content learning for second language students of all age and proficiency levels in the public school setting. The course explores the theoretical background and models of strategies for insuring competent delivery of appropriate language and content in a multilingual context. A co-construction approach incorporating the backgrounds and experiences of course participants is the principal methodological approach. The framework of the course is a pedagogical focus that incorporates scaffolding, differentiated instruction, independent learning strategies, critical thinking, and assessment. Cr 3.

Description: This course focuses on the factors necessary for the development and implementation of relevant content learning for second language students of all age and proficiency levels in the public school setting. The course explores the theoretical background and models of strategies for insuring competent delivery of appropriate language and content in a multilingual context. A co-construction approach incorporating the backgrounds and experiences of course participants is the principal methodological approach. The framework of the course is a pedagogical focus that incorporates scaffolding, differentiated instruction, independent learning strategies, critical thinking, and assessment. Cr 3.