Enhancing STEM ROTC Training in Aviation Cybersecurity

Abstract

A research experience for ROTC students provides unique opportunities for student development and workforce development. In this study, a cohort of eight students, primarily ROTC students, were invited to participate in a 1.5 - 2 year research experience in aviation cybersecurity. Dividing the group across three teams, each participant experience a literature review, technical proposal, research execution, technical communication, and technical writing. Evaluation of the program demonstrated through self-evaluation that each student had gained confidence in research understanding, skills, and techniques. Most importantly, they report that such an opportunity has provided them with invaluable experience that would otherwise have been unavailable to them given their ROTC and academic workloads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2022
Accession Number
AD1177389

Entities

People

  • J. P. Craiger
  • M. I. Akbas
  • Matthew A. Verleger
  • Richard S. Stansbury

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Blockchain
  • Classification
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Covid-19
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Literature Surveys
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber