INTRODUCTION For your introduction to the project, PAUSE NOW from reading this, and carefully review the Cyber Security Careers Project Introduction PowerPoint. Now that you know what your project entails, here are a few additional details for you to consider. You will complete this project as an individual or with a partner, following the Problem Solving Process. This process includes the following six steps: STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 Problem Definition: Define the Problem & Research the Problem Solution Criteria: Decide What Criteria Your Solution Must Have Possible Solutions: Choose Possible Career Options Solution Choice: Investigate a Specific Career (*Optional Segment- Making Real World Connections ) Implementation: Create your Visual Aid/Presentation Reflection: Reflect on your Project The Driving Questions you will answer through the course of completing this project are: } What are the dangers of using the Internet? } What kinds of jobs are out there to help protect us? } What kind of work do these people do to keep us safe? Put another way, the Problems Introduced in this project are that you will need to: } Determine what the dangers of using the Internet are. } Discover what kinds of careers are out in the workplace to help battle these dangers. } Understand what their specific role is and what kind of work they do in their job. 1
STEP 1: Problem Definition: Define the Problem & Research the Problem Directions: Using your Driving Questions (found in the introduction), clearly define the problem you must solve. Fill in each box in the chart below with a problem definition. Create a problem definition by taking each Driving Question and making it a statement. Problem Definition Chart EXAMPLE: If the driving question was the following: } What are common uses for the Internet? Then your problem definition would be: The problem is I do not know... common uses for the Internet. } What are the dangers of using the Internet? The problem is I do not know } What kinds of jobs are out there to help protect us? The problem is I do not know } What kind of work do these people do to keep us safe? The problem is I do not know Now that you have defined the problem, you will need to research each problem to find information for each of the following: Identify five dangers of using the Internet. Identify and create a list of five types of cyber security careers. Identify and create a list of five companies that have cyber security jobs. The research grid below will help guide your research and note taking. You will need to use credible/reliable sources. Use the back of the paper or a separate paper if you need more space. In the column on the left, you will ask your research question. In the column on the right, you will record your research, providing the following three pieces of information. A. Direction Quotation: Copy and paste the quote directly from the source or type it. B. Paraphrase (in red): Rewrite the quote in your own words. C. Source: List the website name and URL or the citation for the source where you obtained your information. We ve created an example of how to do your research. Follow this and fill out the Research Grid found on the next page. That grid will organize your research for your first research question related to the dangers of the Internet. EXAMPLE: Origins of where Judaism Direct Quotation/Paraphrase/Source started. (Find at least 3) What are the origins of Judaism? A. Direct Quotation: This people, Israel started life as one family tracing its antecedents back to Abraham, the Hebrew who lived approximately 3800 years ago. B. Paraphrase (in red): Jewish people say that they come from the man named Abraham who was living 3800 years ago. C. Source: Website Name & URL: Jewish History www.jewishhistory.org Citation: Ruggiero, Adrianne, ed. Judaism. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2006. Print 2
RESEARCH GRID: Dangers of the Internet (Find at least 5) What is a danger of the Internet? (Explain why it is a danger.) Direct Quotation/Paraphrase/Source What is a danger of the Internet? (Explain why it is a danger.) What is a danger of the Internet? (Explain why it is a danger.) What is a danger of the Internet? (Explain why it is a danger.) What is a danger of the Internet? (Explain why it is a danger.) 3
On a separate paper, create the same research grid that you just completed on the previous page to answer your two other research questions. Below are the questions that you should include in the left-hand column, you will write your direct quotations, paraphrase (in red) and sources in the right-hand column. Types of Cyber Security Careers (find at least 5) } What is a type of cyber security career? (Explain what kind of work a person with this job has to do.) Companies that have Cyber Security Jobs (find at least 5) } What is a company that has a cyber security job? (Explain what the company does and the job(s) they offer.) STEP 2: Solution Criteria: Decide What Criteria Your Solution Must Have Directions: In this step, you need to determine what criteria your solution needs to meet. In other words, what must be true about each solution no matter which one you choose? And why are these criteria important? So, to answer that question, think through what is most important to you when deciding on a career. You will need to pick at least one cyber security-related career you would want to do or be interested in doing. However, you need to first determine your standards or basic expectations (criteria) for a job in order to decide what you truly want. Some possible questions to answer would be: } Do you want to pick a career that makes a lot of money, but is not as enjoyable? OR } Do you want a job that makes less but is a job you really enjoy doing? For example you could want a job that: Pays good money- $50,000 a year or more Helps stop cyber criminals Allows you to work with gaming companies The list above provides examples of solution criteria. Whatever solution (job) you choose must meet these requirements (criteria). Fill out the Solution Criteria Sheet below by picking at least three solution criteria (You can add more if you would like). Give an explanation of 2-3 sentences explaining WHY each solution criteria is important to you. Criteria Why this is important EXAMPLE: Pays good money- $50,000 a year or more I want to be secure. I want to make sure I have enough money to buy a nice home and car. I want to be able to travel and go on family vacations 4. 5. 4
STEP 3: Possible Solutions: Choose Possible Career Options Directions: Select possible career options by researching and completing the Career Exploration Grid below. You need to answer, What are your possible solutions for choosing a career? From your Research Grid, of the five careers you researched, pick the three you are most interested in. Fill each career name/title in the Possible Solutions column. 4. In order to better understand each career, you will need to further explore it through research. Follow the same process as you did for the Research Grid. For each career complete answers for items 1 to 8. Career Exploration Grid Career #1 Career Name/Title: Possible Solutions Provide a job description for this career. Direct Quotation/Paraphrase/ Source What skills are needed to do this job? What kind of education is needed to do this job? 4. How much money does a person in this job make? 5
5. What are some companies where a person could do this job? 6. What are the advantages of this job? 7. What are the disadvantages of this job? 8. What are some questions you might ask a person in this job? List at least Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: On a separate sheet of paper, create the Career Exploration grid you just completed on the previous pages. You will complete this same grid twice more for your other two career options, writing in and researching the same questions found on this Career Exploration grid. 6
STEP 4 Part 1: Solution Choice: Investigate a Specific Career Directions: Complete the Career Comparison Chart below to compare your solutions using your criteria. Write each of your researched careers in the Possible Solutions column. Write each of your solution criteria along the top row of the chart (add more columns if you have more than three solution criteria). Then look at each career and determine if it meets each of your criteria. Put a check in the box if it meets it. Leave it blank if it does not. 4. Then fill in what you found are advantages and disadvantages of doing this job. 5. Based on which solution meets your criteria best and offers the most advantages, decide on a solution choice. Career Comparison Chart Possible Solutions Criteria 1: Criteria 2: Criteria 3: Advantages: Disadvantages: Career #1: Career #2: Career #3: Solution Choice & Rationale: Why did you pick this as your solution choice? Give a reason based on how your choice meets each solution criteria. Also give a reason based on the advantages/disadvantages. Solution Choice: Reason 1 (Criteria) Reason 2 (Criteria) Reason 3 (Criteria) Reason 4 Advantages/ Disadvantages 7
STEP 4 Part 2: Solution Choice: Investigate a Specific Career Directions: Take a further look into your solution (career) choice through researching the career in greater depth. Now that you have chosen a specific solution, you will need to do some further investigation into this career. Although you researched some of these topics earlier, now you will investigate even deeper in order to complete the Career Investigation Chart and better understand this career. Career Investigation Sheet Career Name/Title: Find an actual job description for this career on a company website and write it out. Direct Quotation/Paraphrase/Source How does a person in this job help deal with Internet dangers? In addition to the ones you already found, find out at least two more skills needed for this job. 4. Find out the specific degree needed for this job. 8
5. Find a college/university in your state which provides this degree. 6. What is the cost of this degree? 7. Find a company in your state where a person could do this job. 8. Does this company offer internships for this specific job? Move on to STEP 5, if you are not going to complete the optional segment Making Real World Connections. 9
STEP 4 Optional: Solution Choice: Making Real World Connections Directions: In this step you will be guided in creating an email or phone interview request and then completing an interview with a professional that is currently working in the career you have selected and researched. First, you need to have a complete list of interview questions. Fill in your questions from #8 of your Career Exploration Grid in Step 3 as questions 1, 2, and 3 (or substitute for more intriguing questions, now that you know more about the career) of your Interview Sheet below. When you re ready to conduct the interview, you will write the interviewee s responses below each question. Interview Sheet (Your Question) (Your Question) (Your Question) 4. How would you describe your job? 5. What skills do you need to do your job? 6. What kind of education did you have to get in order to do this job? 7. Where did you go to school to get your degree? 8. How much did it cost you to go to college/get your degree? 9. What is the average yearly salary of people in your profession? 10. What is the name of your company and what does it specifically do? 1 Does your company offer any internship for students? 1 What are some parts of your job you enjoy? 1 What are some parts of your job you do not like? 14. Is there anything else you can tell me about your career which I haven t already asked? 10
PAUSE NOW and carefully review the Contacting a Professional PowerPoint presentation so you know how to prepare a polished and succinct request for an interview, whether by email or by phone. Create your own email or phone interview request and complete the interview with the help of the Workshop steps below. Make sure you get every answer on your Interview Sheet answered. Workshop: Contacting a Professional Email Format Open a new document in Word. Follow this format for typing your professional email: A. Salutation Start with a salutation. To Whom It May Concern: (if you don t know the person s name) Mr., Miss, Ms. or Mrs.: (if you do know his/her name) Follow the title with a colon (:). B. Introduction Introduce yourself and where you are from (your school, etc.). Explain what project you are doing and why you are contacting the person. C. Body Ask if he/she is willing or able to help you answer some questions. Type a bulleted list of the interview questions. Ask if he/she could please answer them by a certain date or in a phone interview. You need to determine what date you need the answers completed. Ask if he/she could direct you to someone else who could help you if he/she cannot help you. D. Closing Finish your email with a closing statement thanking the person for his/her time. E. Signature Workshop: Contacting a Professional Phone Call Script Open a new document in Word. Follow this format for typing your script. A. Introduction Introduce yourself and where you are calling from (your school, your class, etc.). Explain what project you are doing and why you are contacting the person. B. Body Ask if he/she is willing or able to help you answer some questions. Type a bulleted list of the interview questions. Ask if he/she could please answer them in an email by a certain date or in a phone interview. You need to determine what date you need the answers completed. Also if ask if he/she could direct you to someone else who could help you if he/she cannot help you. Note: Oftentimes you will not get a direct line to the person you are trying to reach. It is important to be clear about who you are trying to contact and why. It is also important to have your contact information on hand in case you have to leave a message. 11
*NEVER USE PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION!* Instead use the school s contact information. Include the following: School phone number and extension where you can be reached. Class times when the person could call back and reach you. School email address at which you can be reached. C. Closing Finish your script with a closing statement thanking the person for his/her time. Print a hard copy of your script. 4. Role play a few phone calls with a classmate. 5. Find a quiet place with no distractions so you can concentrate and hear all that is being said. 6. With your script in hand, make your phone call once you feel confident. 7. Have a pen or pencil ready to write down answers and information. EXAMPLE - Phone Call Script A B { Hello! My name is James McDonald, and I am a student at Mayberry High. I am currently doing a project on cyber security careers. Part of my project is to contact a professional who is working in the specific career I am investigating. Since you are in this type of career, I am wondering if you would be able to help me answer a few questions for my project. Do you have some time right now? If not then you could email me if that would be more convenient for you. These are the questions I need help answering: What are some skills you need in order to do your job? Who are your main/major clients? What kind of education did you need to get this job? If you do not have the time or ability to answer these questions, could you please direct me to someone else who could. C D { { I can be reached at (956) 830-5300 ext. 112 My class meets from 10:30-11:15a.m. You can also reach me by email at: james.mcdonald@mayberryhs.k1in.us Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions. Have a nice day! 12
STEP 5: Implementation: Create Your Visual Aid/Presentation Directions: Create your visual aid, following your Visual Aid/Presentation Rubric, and prepare and practice your presentation on your researched career. There are many options to choose from, for example, a PowerPoint, Prezi, or a website using webs. com or Wix. Ask your teacher for ideas, or if you have an idea ask to use it. Present your information to your peers, teacher, and/ or other adults using your visual aid. Your Presentation and Visual aid will be graded based off of the Visual Aid/ Presentation Rubric below. Have fun and be creative! What Visual Aid option will you be using? Write it here: Student Name: Project: Cyber Security Careers Evaluator: Visual Aid/Presentation Rubric / 50 points Due Date: At Risk Emerging Advanced Visual Aid: Missing a clear title of the Cyber Security Career Missing presenter s name 3 or less images related to the career Missing clear label/section for 4 or more of the following: } Career Explanation } Skills Needed } Education Needed } Average Yearly Salary } Company Description } Advantages } Disadvantages 0 15 17 Presentation includes 4 or less of the following: Clear explanation of the career Skills needed to do the job Average yearly salary of a person with this job Brief description of the company Advantages of the job Disadvantages of the job 0 15 17 Visual Aid includes the following: Title of the Cyber Security Career 4-5 images related to the career Clear label/section for 5-6 of the following: } Career Explanation } Skills Needed } Education Needed } Average Yearly Salary } Company Description } Advantages } Disadvantages 19 21 22 Presentation includes 5-7 of the following: Clear explanation of the career Skills needed to do the job Education needed in order to do this job. Average yearly salary of a person with this job A specific company where a person could do this job Brief description of the company Advantages of the job Disadvantages of the job 19 21 22 Visual Aid includes ALL of the following:: Clear title of the Cyber Security Career Presenter s name 6 images related to the career Clear label/selction for ALL 7 of the following: } Career Explanation } Skills Needed } Education Needed } Average Yearly Salary } Company Description } Advantages } Disadvantages 23 24 25 Presentation includes ALL 8 of the following: Clear explanation of the career Skills needed to do the job Education needed in order to do this job. Average yearly salary of a person with this job A specific company where a person could do this job Brief description of the company Advantages of the job Disadvantages of the job 23 24 25 13
STEP 6: Reflection: Reflect on your Project Directions: Present your information about your chosen cyber security career (effectively using your visual aid) to your staff, peers, and community members. Once you have presented, think about all the steps you took to create your project. Then reflect on what you learned about your career choice and answer the questions below in 1-2 complete sentences. What are some of the dangers of using the Internet? What kinds of jobs help with these dangers? Why did you choose your specific career? 4. What skills would you need in order to do this job? 5. What are some possible companies related to this job you could work for in the future? 6. What did you learn about this job which most surprised you? 7. What steps would you need to take in order to do this job in the future? 8. Is there another cyber security job you would be interested in learning about or exploring? 14