Cybersecurity Career Poster Project

Students will design a poster project detailing an individual cybersecurity career. The poster project will include educational requirements, basic job responsibilities, ways the career contributes to overall cybersecurity, salary expectations, and example companies that are looking for this type of position. The end product will be a poster with the above requirements clearly addressed.

Author: Jana Simmerly
Subjects: Computer Science, Engineering, Science
Grade Level: 6-8
CS Domains: Computing Systems, Networks and The Internet, Data Analysis, Algorithms and Programming, Impacts of Computing
CS Principles: Fostering an Inclusive Computing Culture, Communicating About Computing
Standards: N/A
Materials: None
Tags: Cybersecurity, Data Collection, GenCyber

OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

Students will design a poster project detailing an individual cybersecurity career. The poster project will include educational requirements, basic job responsibilities, ways the career contributes to overall cybersecurity, salary expectations, and example companies that are looking for this type of position. The end product will be a poster with the above requirements clearly addressed.

Meta description

  • Grade Level : 6-8
  • Subject Area: Computer Science, Science, Engineering
  • Cybersecurity Concept:
    • Defense in Depth, Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Think Like an Adversary, Keep it Simple
  • Computer Science Domains:
    • Computing Systems, Networks and The Internet, Data Analysis, Algorithms and Programming, Impacts of Computing
  • Computer Science Principles:
    • Fostering an Inclusive Computing Culture, Communicating About Computing
  • Materials:
    • None
  • Considerations: +

Lesson Plan

Overview

Students will design a poster project detailing an individual cybersecurity career. The poster project will include educational requirements, basic job responsibilities, ways the career contributes to overall cybersecurity, salary expectations, and example companies that are looking for this type of position. The end product will be a poster with the above requirements clearly addressed.

PRE/POST-TEST

What career options exist for cybersecurity?

OBJECTIVES

Describe a cybersecurity career.

CATCH/HOOK

What career options exist for cybersecurity?

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

Students will design a poster project detailing an individual cybersecurity career. The poster project will include educational requirements, basic job responsibilities, ways the career contributes to overall cybersecurity, salary expectations, and example companies that are looking for this type of position. The end product will be a poster with the above requirements clearly addressed.

REVIEW

The poster project will require an opportunity for presentation.

STANDARDS

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