Application of intervention mapping in cybersecurity education design

Education in Cybersecurity is considered one of the key challenges facing the modern digitized world. Several frameworks, e.g., developed by NIST or ENISA, have defined requirements for cybersecurity education but do not give recommendations for their development. Developing appropriate education offerings need to incorporate theory-based approaches that are evidence supported. Adopting the Intervention Mapping paradigm, we propose an educational framework incorporating validated theoretical and evidence-based approaches to cybersecurity education encompassing stakeholders' input, identified competency needs, and how to implement and evaluate learning outcomes. This paper presents a case study of how Intervention Mapping can be used to help design cybersecurity education, discuss challenges in educational and professional aspects of cybersecurity, and present an applied educational approach based on Intervention Mapping and its evaluation.publishedVersio

Knowledge Flow Analysis to Support the IT Ecosystem in the Process of Continuing Education

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IT Ecosystem Based Model for Ubiquitous Continuing Education

Ubiquitous continuing education development and delivery is an important issue in modern society as well as in developing organizations

Informācijas tehnoloģiju ekosistēmas modelis tālākizglītības procesa atbalstam

Promocijas darba mērķis ir raksturot zināšanu plūsmas un dalībnieku kompetenču pieaugumu ar informācijas tehnoloģiju lietojumu saistītā tālākizglītības situācijā, izstrādājot IT ekosistēmas modeli un programmatūras prototipu tālākizglītības procesa atbalstam. Promocijas darbu veido ievads, 3 nodaļas, secinājumi, bibliogrāfiskais saraksts un 11 pielikumi. Promocijas darba pamatteksts ir 182 lapaspuses, tas satur 68 attēlus, 18 tabulas. Bibliogrāfiskajā sarakstā ir ietverti 327 nosaukumu informācijas avoti. Promocijas dabrs izstrādāts ar Eiropas Sociālā fonda atbalstu projektā “Atbalsts RTU doktora studiju īstenošanai”

Towards an IT Ecosystem for User Behaviour and a Context-Aware Teaching System

Nowadays every teaching institution uses technology for educational purposes. There is wide range of technologies available for teaching systems. The lack of a comprehensive approach to using technology for educational purposes means that there are no links between technologies used for teaching purposes. Consequently there is a need to apply the principles of ecosystems in the development of teaching systems. User behaviour and technology communication are important obstacles to be taken into account in the analysis, design and evaluation of teaching systems. This paper discusses the current possibilities and the limitations of this process

IT “Ecosystem” for the Continuing Education

Human knowledge and skill acquisition, evaluation, as well as determination of adequacy for a particular task have always been complicated and time-consuming process. Turbulent information and knowledge circulation in society as well as fast information technology (IT) development add new requirement for the continuing education. Multiple solutions, both methodical and technological, have been developed over time to address this problem. This paper reflects the applying “ecosystem” principles in continuing education course development and delivery. The aim of reflected approach is to support continuing education process according to the learning situation, learner needs and available technology in particular time and place

Application of Enterprise Modeling and Knowledge Management for Educational Information Technology in SMEs

Nowadays, an enterprise has to be flexible and adaptable to new market and rapidly changing global economic situations. Moreover, the global economic crisis has added an alarming dimension to this scenario and made the discovery of new solutions extremely urgent. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must become learning organizations, so that the whole company can learn while it works and be able to adapt quickly to market changes and other environmental conditions. Ecosystem approach more precisely matches SMEs needs to become and remain competitive in turbulent business environment. Second key issue in new economical situation is effective knowledge management. The knowledge economy demands that organizations integrate their activities, processes and systems to exploit their resources more efficiently and subsequently gain economies of scale and access to and from new market. . The aim of this paper is to demonstrate application of enterprise modeling (EM) and knowledge management for educational information technology (IT) in SMEs. Reflected approach provide solution for integration of learning IT in appropriate business situations

Application of Knowledge Management Methods for Acquiring Project Management Skills

While the best way to acquire project management skills is to work in close cooperation with well qualified and experienced project managers, not all organizations can afford it in terms of staff availability and time and financial resources. One of the solutions to address this problem is application of training methods that press inexperienced project managers to face multitude of project management situations in a short period of time for acquiring needed attitudes, decision making skills, ability to cope with psychological tension and other project management relevant skills. Such methods can be applied in training environment that reflects relevant project management tasks, provides skill challenging performance contexts, and gives access to relevant project management knowledge

Applying Knowledge Management Methods and Enterprise Modelling Solution to the IT “Ecosystem” for Continuing Education in SME’s

Organizational learning, knowledge generation, capture, sharing and application are important activities in today’s rapidly changing and hyper-competitive business ecosystem. The demand of continuing education in SME’s is raised by accelerated tempo of the modern lifestyle and rapid technological changes. Continuing education, effective use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and knowledge Management (KM) are effective instruments for small and medium enterprises (SME) to become and remain competitive. This paper provides a conceptual model for continuous education development in SME’s by using knowledge management methods and creating an IT supported ecosytem. The paper demonstrates an enterprise modeling (EM) method that incorporates IT technologies to identify users’ needs and match them to appropriate learning curricula to suit their needs and interests. This conceptual model is context and technology adapatable and supports formal and informal learning scenariois. The ecosystems approach more precisely matches users’ demonstrated skills levels to learning options mere precisely than those available to them with IT technologies