Imanol Usandizaga

A proposal for a computer security course

Computer security is a relatively new subject in computer science curricula. We notice this in a moderate academic incidence or in an incomplete syllabus in most of the computer science teaching. The main goal of this article is to share the two years academic experience of the authors in this matter. The article makes a proposal for a first computer security subject. This proposal discusses theoretical and practical contents and the use of a different didactic methodology. Finally, the article refers to the positive results obtained on the students learning and acceptation of the contents taught and the used methodology. Marks and the results of a test made to the student population have confirmed this.