Applied Information Technology in Cyber Security - Graduate

ITEC 5900/5905
Closed
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Melissa Zgola
Faculty Chair
(10)
4
Timeline
  • April 12, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 3, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 17, 2021
    Project Check-In
  • March 10, 2021
    Project Check-In
  • March 31, 2021
    Project Check-In
  • September 18, 2021
    Experience end
General
  • Graduate
  • 20 learners; teams of 5
  • 60 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 3/4 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any
  • It & computing
Categories
Information technology Operations Project management
Skills
project planning business consulting cyber security data analysis vulnerability analysis
Project timeline
  • April 12, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 3, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 17, 2021
    Project Check-In
  • March 10, 2021
    Project Check-In
  • March 31, 2021
    Project Check-In
  • September 18, 2021
    Experience end
Overview
Learner goals and capabilities

Is your organization looking to develop, analyze or test new cybersecurity applications? In this course, IT graduate students in the at Capella will work with your organization to solve a problem or opportunity of your choosing related to cybersecurity. Students will work in teams to develop a product of your choosing from concept to implementation.

Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables could include the following software components:

  • Requirements document.
  • System design document.
  • Code formatted within a coding standard.
  • Test Cases.
  • Documentation.

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. It will be important to stick to the scope due to time limits and student abilities.

Project Examples

IT graduate students in teams of 3-5 will spend up to 300 cumulative hours to help solve a problem or opportunity of your choosing related to cybersecurity. They will synthesize theories and frameworks that can inform the understanding of the your problem, possible solutions, and the context, while evaluating the global, cultural, and organizational factors that impact the problem. Increased cyber-security can improve your compliance, protect your company data, or fight against viruses, worms, Malware, etc. At the end of the project the students will submit all their key findings or applications developed to your organization.

Project examples include:

  • Analyze data from cybersecurity incidents
  • Implement/Deploy new cybersecurity applications
  • Penetration testing of new applications
  • Assist with reviewing and creating cybersecurity policies
  • Design & deliver cybersecurity awareness training
  • Research & deliver a risk assessment for the organization
  • Review technology architecture of an organization and deliver a report on how to improve
  • Vulnerability analysis report

Please note: Some students who work for government contractors are prohibited from contact with foreign nationals, as their activities and communications are monitored. Client Non-Disclosure agreements can cause push-back from students. Not all students are comfortable with them.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for the final presentation.

Be available to meet with Capella learner teams at a minimum of seven times over the course of the 20-week project, to aid in kicking-off the project, to offer consultation and to allow for students to present their results.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.