Career Investigations M

Units/Cluster(s):  Unit 1: Career Exploration

Unit 2: Digital Citizenship

Unit 3: Lab Safety

Unit 4: IT Fundamentals

Units/Cluster(s): 

Unit 4: IT Fundamentals (continued)

Unit 5: Intro to Cybersecurity

Units/Cluster(s):   

Unit 6: Cybersecurity & Global Communication

Unit 7: Global Leadership

Units/Cluster(s):   

Unit 8: Cybersecurity Makerspace

Unit 9: Teamwork in Communication

Unit 1 (2 Weeks): 

Careers in Global Communication and Cybersecurity

-Exploration of current and future technology

-Exploration of media technologies and global communication

Unit 2 - Digital Citizenship

-Responsible use of technology when engaging with society

Unit 3- Computer Lab Safety

Unit 4 - IT Fundamentals 

-Introduction into computer systems 

Hardware

-Components

-Inputs/outputs

-Basic Troubleshooting

Software

-Operating systems

-User-levels

-Third-party

Networking

-Components

-Common system designs

-Internet of Things (IOT)

Artificial Intelligence

-Ethics of AI

Unit 5: Introduction to Cybersecurity

History of Cryptology:

-How messages have been secured over the years. 

-Building a Caesar cipher key

-Passwords: Strong vs Weak Passwords

What are we protecting:

-Personal, Business and Industry, and Military Data 

-Social engineering

Ethics of Cybersecurity:

-White Hat, Black Hat, Red Hat, Grey Hat, Green Hat, Blue Hat

CIA Triad

-Confidentiality

-Integrity

-Availability

Information security

-Transmission

-Recipient confirmation

-Validity

-Authentication

Access Control

-Identification

-Authentication

-Authorization

Cyber Defender

Unit 6: Cybersecurity & Global Communication

(Global Village)

Multi-national membership

-United Nations

-G7

-NATO

Regional clusters and cultures overview

-Politics

-Religion

-Education

Foreign Languages

-Major regional language

-Translation challenges

Unit 7: Global Leadership

Ethics

Diplomacy

-Representation of sponsor

International Relations

Problem-solving

Cybersecurity Makerspace

Personal cybersecurity protection

-Phishing

-Ransomware

-Malware

-Social engineering

-IoT attacks

Enterprise/business-level protection

-DDoS attacks

-Data breaches

-Third-party software

-Internal staff integrity

Global cybersecurity threats/trends

-Infrastructure attacks

-Misinformation/disinformation

-State-sponsored attacks

Unit 9: Career Search Skills

-Resumes

-Job Interviews

-Thank You Letters

-Job Applications

Unit 10: Teamwork in Communication-

Project Based Learning

Students solving a Common Problem in small groups. 

This problem needs to be defined as one that uses all of the CTE,  Social Studies, and ELA Concepts taught for the year

Required Project: 

-ePortfolio

-Choices 360 Seven Year Plan, including HS program of study

Required Project:

Cyber Defender Tournament (End of Semester Tournament)

Team PBL: How would you design a government system that provides the most protections for civil rights, responsibilities, and duties?

Required Project:

Foreign Cyber Threat Analysis

Raspberry Pi build simple network

Required Project: 

Team PBL

Cycle 1: 

-Professionalism

-Ethics

127.15(1)(A)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(K)

127.15(1)(L)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 2: 

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(I)

Cycle 3:

-Self Management Skill

-Conflict Resolution

-Leadership

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(D)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(J)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 4:

Communication Skills

127.15(1)(C)