Cybersecurity Management Capstone (Spring 2024)

University of Montana
Cybersecurity Management Capstone (Spring 2024)
03/25/2024 to 05/10/2024
Shawn Clouse
Collaboration Overview
About Students
The students will be undergraduate students and graduate students in the Cybersecurity Management Certificate program at the University of Montana.
About Program Goals
  • To expose students to advanced networking and security concepts in the information technology industry. (Knowledge and Comprehension)
  • To expose students to the language and terms of information technology and the impact of information systems and cybersecurity concepts on the strategic operations of businesses or organizations. (Knowledge Comprehension, and Application)
  • To give students hands-on experience working with state-of-the-art networking hardware and software.  (Analysis and Synthesis)
  • To allow students to implement information systems theories and practices in a lab environment that simulates real business scenarios. (Synthesis and Evaluation)
  • To enable students to develop network/security plans and implement those plans in a laboratory setting.  (Synthesis and Evaluation)
  • To expose students to the ethical issues facing information technology workers in the areas of networks, security, and data integrity.  (Application and Analysis)
About the Collaboration Format
This course focuses on teaching advanced networking and cybersecurity principles that include design, setup, operations, and maintenance networks for an organization.  There will be a special emphasis on network security and how it aligns with organizational strategy, directory services for access to organizational information, and cybersecurity management. This course will utilize the lab in GBB 213 as well as will bring in outside experts to speak on cybersecurity topics.  Every class will include a lecture or discussion on cybersecurity topics along with a hands-on lab demonstrating the concepts.  The capstone project will be conducting a NIST Cybersecurity and Risk Assessment audit for an organization.
Benefits for Industry Partners
Program Details

Students Include: Bachelor Degree, Graduate Degree, Certificate Program

Students Enrolled:  Students Enrolled

Program Duration: 6 weeks

Program Launch Date: 03/25/24

Program End Date: 05/10/24

Student Commitment: 4-7 Hours hrs/week

Course Format: Bmis472 Cybersecurity Management Capstone, Multiple Projects Multiple Teams

Modality: Hybrid

# of Projects: 6

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Project Requirements

Industry Partner Requirements
Project Topics Cybersecurity Software Design & Development
Location Preferences

Local (within 30 miles)

Compensation

Following compensation will be offered to the students


Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required

Other Requirements
Project Management Time Commitment 2 Hours per week
Interested Industries Education Health Care Non-Profit Public Works
Skills & Expertise
Communications Information Security Management Consulting Network Security Technical
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Jan 10 2024, 12:46.55 AM
Interested Industry Partner - Proposal Deadline

Mar 01 2024, 12:00.00 AM
Projects Start

Mar 25 2024, 12:00.00 AM
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

May 10 2024, 12:00.00 AM

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Program Overview
Program Title Cybersecurity Management Capstone (Spring 2024)
Organization University of Montana
Student Application Link https://umt.capsource.app/program/cybersecurity-management-capstone-spring-2024/rfp
# of Students Enrolled
0
# of Projects Running
2 Project/s Added (of 6 Projects Expected)

Program Timeline

Project Duration

Start Date: 03/25/24      End Date: 05/10/24

2 months

Collaboration Overview
About Students

The students will be undergraduate students and graduate students in the Cybersecurity Management Certificate program at the University of Montana.

Student Level:   Bachelor Degree Certificate Program Graduate Degree

Student Time Commitment:   Full Time

Team Structure:   3 - 4

Program Goals
  • To expose students to advanced networking and security concepts in the information technology industry. (Knowledge and Comprehension)
  • To expose students to the language and terms of information technology and the impact of information systems and cybersecurity concepts on the strategic operations of businesses or organizations. (Knowledge Comprehension, and Application)
  • To give students hands-on experience working with state-of-the-art networking hardware and software.  (Analysis and Synthesis)
  • To allow students to implement information systems theories and practices in a lab environment that simulates real business scenarios. (Synthesis and Evaluation)
  • To enable students to develop network/security plans and implement those plans in a laboratory setting.  (Synthesis and Evaluation)
  • To expose students to the ethical issues facing information technology workers in the areas of networks, security, and data integrity.  (Application and Analysis)
Format Structure

Multiple Projects Multiple Teams

Format Title Bmis472 Cybersecurity Management Capstone
Format Description
This course focuses on teaching advanced networking and cybersecurity principles that include design, setup, operations, and maintenance networks for an organization.  There will be a special emphasis on network security and how it aligns with organizational strategy, directory services for access to organizational information, and cybersecurity management. This course will utilize the lab in GBB 213 as well as will bring in outside experts to speak on cybersecurity topics.  Every class will include a lecture or discussion on cybersecurity topics along with a hands-on lab demonstrating the concepts.  The capstone project will be conducting a NIST Cybersecurity and Risk Assessment audit for an organization.
Benefits For Industry Partners
Project Modality Hybrid
Industry Partner Requirements to Participate
Project Topics Cybersecurity Software Design & Development
Target Industries Education Health Care Non-Profit Public Works
Skills & Expertise Communications Information Security Management Consulting Network Security Technical
Location Information & Preferences

59812-0003

Local (within 30 miles)

These project can be remote, so there is no requirement to be in Missoula, MT

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required

Compensation

Following compensation will be offered to the students:

Other Requirements
Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers 2 Hours per week
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Jan 10 2024, 12:46.55 AM
Interested Industry Partner - Proposal Deadline

Mar 01 2024, 12:00.00 AM
Projects Start

Mar 25 2024, 12:00.00 AM
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

May 10 2024, 12:00.00 AM
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