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University-Industry Collaboration in Network Security Education for Engineering Students

Antti Hakkala, Seppo Virtanen, University-Industry Collaboration in Network Security Education for Engineering Students. In: Jerker Björkqvist, Mikko-Jussi Laakso, Janne Roslöf, Raija Tuohi, Seppo Virtanen (Eds.), Proceedings of International conference on engineering education 2012, Research reports from Turku University of Applied Sciences 38, 204–210, Turun ammattikorkeakoulu, 2012.

Abstract:

Our industry collaboration has resulted in building a network security lab for research and education, where modern powerful computing equipment is used together with specialized firewall and IPS hardware and software from a recognized manufacturer to provide students with hands-on laboratory experience and skills on using and administering state-of-the art network security solutions. The hands-on work is organized into a laboratory course where theory learned in lectures is put to test in lab work. At the end of the course, most successful course participants have an opportunity to attempt the vendor’s certification as system administrator, firewall architect and IPS architect. The collaboration has been going on for three years, and the experiences are very positive both from the point of view of the university and the industrial partner. Student feedback is also very positive, leading us to the conclusion that tight co-operation with an industry partner in organizing hands-on network security laboratories to engineering students is extremely fruitful for all parties and reaches the planned student learning outcomes very well.

BibTeX entry:

@INPROCEEDINGS{inpHaVi12a,
  title = {University-Industry Collaboration in Network Security Education for Engineering Students},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of International conference on engineering education 2012},
  author = {Hakkala, Antti and Virtanen, Seppo},
  volume = {38},
  series = {Research reports from Turku University of Applied Sciences},
  editor = {Björkqvist, Jerker and Laakso, Mikko-Jussi and Roslöf, Janne and Tuohi, Raija and Virtanen, Seppo},
  publisher = {Turun ammattikorkeakoulu},
  pages = {204–210},
  year = {2012},
}

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