CYBR630 Communication and Ethics for Cybersecurity Professionals (3 cr.)

This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business setting as a critical component for success in the workplace.  Students develop a foundation for designing effective messages, both written and oral, from concept to delivery. This course emphasizes elements of persuasive communication:  how to design messages for diverse and possibly resistant audiences and how to present that information in a credible and convincing way.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Develop a persuasive argument to promote change by presenting data in a visual format.
2. Apply the principles of communication theory as it applies to interpersonal and group communication.
3. Deliver a message that is both transformational and motivational to an audience.
4. Demonstrate a professional manner and style in all communications.
5. Communicate priorities facing leaders in response to changing conditions in computer security.
6. Analyze ethical dilemmas in which human beings, information objects, and social computing technologies interact.
7. Establish and maintain a security awareness, education, and training program.
8. Address conflict strategically to advance organizational security.