Adjunct Instructor

Appointments are made on a term-by-term basis. Adjunct faculty are required to successfully complete an online Canvas LMS orientation course before being scheduled, as well as other training if required by the department. This is a face to face course. Local applicants only.

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Minimum Qualifications

Masters or Ph.D. level degree in the discipline (CS or IS) or in a related discipline (MBA, etc.) from an accredited school AND received graduate credit with a grade of B or better in the course applied to teach, OR one year work experience in subject material of course applied to teach, OR a professional certification in Network or Computer Systems Security

The Computer Science department requires that you specifically address how professional experience, or graduate coursework pertains to Core Learning Outcome with your Questionnaire submission.   

 
Core Learning Outcomes:

• Analyze basic cryptography algorithms and their applications.

• Interpret the design and implementation of fundamental security systems.

• Demonstrate various security vulnerabilities.

• Experiment with various cyber security attacks and countermeasures.

Course Description

This course introduces students to various security concepts, issues, and countermeasures. The topics to be examined include, but are not limited to, cryptographic techniques and applications, attack and vulnerability identification, defenses and countermeasures, security tools and techniques, and ethical and legal issues. Several of these concepts may be put into practice using laboratory exercises.