دورية أكاديمية
Preparing UK Students for the Workplace: The Acceptability of a Gamified Cybersecurity Training
| العنوان: | Preparing UK Students for the Workplace: The Acceptability of a Gamified Cybersecurity Training |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Oliver J. Mason (ORCID |
| المصدر: | Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice. 2024 2024(1). |
| الإتاحة: | Kennesaw State University. 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144. Tel: 470-578-3568; e-mail: cybersec@kennesaw.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Career Readiness, Computer Science, Computer Security, Gamification, Training, Pilot Projects, Open Universities, Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Students, Positive Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Usability, Relevance (Education), Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Knowledge Level, Skill Development, Labor Force Development |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | United Kingdom |
| تدمد: | 2472-2707 |
| مستخلص: | This pilot study aims to assess the acceptability of Open University's training platform called Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training course (GICAST), as a means of improving cybersecurity knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in undergraduate students using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A mixed-methods, pre-post experimental design was employed. 43 self-selected participants were recruited via an online register and posters at the university (excluding IT related courses). Participants completed the Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q) and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Scale. They then completed all games and quizzes in the GICAST course before repeating the HAIS-Q and FoMO scales as well as several open-ended questions. Pre-training HAIS-Q Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour all improved from 'reasonable' pre-training levels to become 'very high' following training with large effect sizes estimated. FoMO improved to a lesser degree but also predicted the degree of HAIS-Q improvement suggesting it is relevant to the impact of this training course. Qualitatively, five key themes were generated: enjoyment, engagement, usability of GICAST, content relevance, and perceived educational efficacy. Overall, sentiment towards training was very positive as an enjoyable engaging and usable course. GICAST was found to be a feasible course for a wide range of students at a UK university: overall the training improved cyber-security awareness on a well validated measure with outcomes comparable to information-security-trained employees of a secure workplace. Despite a diversity of views about content, the course appears to be well suited to the non-IT undergraduate sector and may suit wide uptake to enhance students' employability in a wide range of cybersecurity relevant contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1429804 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 2472-2707 |
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