KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PROPOSAL
Change in Minor/Certificate Program
Minor or Certificate Affected
Responsible Department
Proposed Effective Date
ISA Certificate
Computer Science & Information Systems
Spring Semester 2010
Please provide a brief summary of the changes proposed:
We are updating the ISA Certificate to better meet student needs and accommodate
changes in other CSIS Department programs and courses. The CSIS Department has
renumbered and/or made changes to a number of courses:
 Replacing the ISA required course ISA 4330 Incident Response and Contingency
Planning with ISA 3210 Client Systems Security. This course is more useful and
topical for students in disciplines other than ISA.
 Finally, we are also re-specifying the electives to offer course that allow sufficient
variety, availability and topicality to meet student needs for ISA literacy and help
to make them more marketable as they pursue career opportunities in their
areas of study.
I. Current Information
Page Number in Current Catalog: 222
Current Minor/Certificate Program Requirements (please copy exactly from catalog):
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS)
(770) 423-6005
http://science.kennesaw.edu/csis/
The Certificate in Information Security and Assurance (ISA) is designed for students with an interest in Information Security
and its application in the expanding field of technology. The ISA program emphasizes the skills and knowledge necessary to
protect and inspect systems, and to detect and react to threats to the security of information in those systems. Students will
find it possible to earn the certificate while pursuing with minimal preparatory work.
Each student will be required to complete the 12 hour core (4 courses) and then select and complete one elective (3-hours).
All coursework within the certificate program must be completed with a “C” or better in order to count towards the
certificate.
Credit Hours
Core: Required Courses
12
ISA 3100 Principles of Information Security and Assurance
ISA 3200 Applications in Information Security and Assurance
ISA 3300 Policy & Administration in Information Security and Assurance
ISA 4330 Incident Response and Contingency Planning
Elective: One course (3 hours) selected from:
3
ISA 3350 Computer Forensics
CRJU 3320 Criminal Investigations
CSIS 3550 Unix Administration and Security
CSIS 4510 Computer Law
CSIS 4515 Computer Ethics
ISA 3398 Internships in Information Security and Assurance
ISA 3396 Coop in Information Security and Assurance
ProgramTotal:
15
II. Proposed Information
Include an outline of the entire program and please highlight changes:
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS)
(770) 423-6005
http://science.kennesaw.edu/csis/
The Certificate in Information Security and Assurance (ISA) is designed for students with an interest in Information Security
and its application in the expanding field of technology. The ISA program emphasizes the skills and knowledge necessary to
protect and inspect systems, and to detect and react to threats to the security of information in those systems. Students will
find it possible to earn the certificate while pursuing their current degree programs with minimal preparatory work.
Each student will be required to complete the 12 hour core (4 courses) and then select and complete one elective (3-hours).
All coursework within the certificate program must be completed with a “C” or better in order to count towards the
certificate.
Credit Hours
Core: Required Courses
12
ISA 2100 Principles of Information Security and Assurance
ISA 3200 Applications in Information Security and Assurance
ISA 3300 Policy & Administration in Information Security and Assurance
ISA 3210 Client Systems Security
Elective: One course (3 hours) selected from:
3
Any ISA prefix course, or
Any course listed as an elective in the BS-ISA program with an IS or CRJU prefix.
ProgramTotal:
15
III. Justification for Change:
Some of the changes are needed since the CSIS Department has renumbered several
former CSIS and ISA courses. Other changes are intended to provide a more suitable
mix of content for students since the creation of the BS-ISA Major and the ISA Minor
have been added to the available programs since the initial offering of this Certificate.
.
Supporting Analyses of the Program –
When minor/certificate program requirements are being revised, it is an opportunity to
reconsider the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of the entire structure of the
program. Following are some questions designed to provoke thoughtful evaluation of a
program.
If a minor/certificate program is being substantially revised, written responses to
each of these items should be included as part of the proposal for the UPCC.
If a small change is being made to a minor/certificate, writing out responses to all items
is not necessary. However, UPCC members may ask about these issues during their
evaluation of any proposal.
1.
What are the primary learning outcomes of the program?
This certificate offers the student an exposure to the fundamentals of information
security and assurance as well as a specific subset of the technical controls used
in the protection of information systems.
2.
What assessment findings have led to the proposed change(s)?
Most of these changes were necessary based on the changes to the IS
curriculum. The majority of the program has remained the same. The
substitution of the required course (ISA 3210 for ISA 4330) is based on the
perceived relevance of the content to the student seeking the certificate.
3.
Evaluate the prerequisites.
Why are the specified courses needed as prerequisites?
IS 2101 Computers and Your World or equivalent) a prerequisite for ISA
3040) provides an introduction to the core concepts and terminology used
in other IT courses. Therefore students are prepared to continue there
familiarization and learning of these concepts in more detail by taking the
available courses in the certificate program. IS 3040 (a prerequisite for
ISA 3020) requires IS 2040 because it is the second course in the web
development sequence.
Why are there no prerequisites for some courses?
All courses require the ISA 2100 pre-requisite.
What is the desired sequence of prerequisites?
ISA 2101 leads to IS 3040 and leads to ISA 3200.
ISA 2100 leads to ISA 3200 and ISA3300.
How often are the prerequisites offered? Every semester.
4.
Where and how do the following occur in the program?
Writing, reading, critical thinking, presenting Participative and collaborative learning – ISA 2100 and ISA 3300
Use of information technology – IS 2101, ISA 3200, and ISA 3210
Global and multicultural perspectives – ISA 3100
5.
What are the required courses that contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of the
program?
ISA and IS course make up the required courses and their prerequisites and
show that IS and ISA are related disciplines.
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PROPOSAL
Change in Minor/Certificate Program Requirements
Minor/Certificate Affected Certificate in Information Security and Assurance
Responsible Department CSIS
Proposed Effective Date Spring 2010
Signature Page
Submitted by:
Herbert Mattord
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4/8/2009
Date
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Department Curriculum Committee, Date
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General Education Council*, Date
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Professional Teacher Education Unit
Program Area*, Date
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Department Chair, Date
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College/School Curriculum Committee
AND/OR Teacher Education Council*, Date
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College/School Dean, Date
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Undergraduate Policies and Curriculum
Committee, Date
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Associate VP of Academic Affairs, Date
*For curriculum proposals involving General Education courses, there should be
collaboration by the Department Curriculum Committee and the General Education
Council. For Teacher Preparation proposals, there should be collaboration by the
Department Curriculum Committee, the Professional Teacher Education Unit (PTEU)
Program Area Committee, the Teacher Education Council, and the College/School
Curriculum Committee.
Form updated September 26, 2008.