Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE)

Volume 13

Volume 13 Number 3, Pages 227-236

Fall 2002


Information Security Management Curriculum Design: A Joint Industry and Academic Effort


Ki-Yoon Kim
Kwangwoon University
Seoul, Korea

Ken Surendran
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA

Abstract: In this paper the authors present a curriculum design for Information Security Management, which was synthesized using the inputs from both the industry and academia. The top down curriculum design process carried out in Korea starts with the analysis of the job of an Information Security Manager (ISM), identifies the knowledge elements needed for successfully fulfilling the main responsibilities of the job and finally synthesizes them into seven courses suitable for flexible implementation. Additionally, a lateral occupational analysis of ISM reveals the value-skills (soft-skills) that should be considered in the actual implementation of the curriculum.

Keywords: Information security management, Curriculum development, Information security manager, Job analysis

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Recommended Citation: Kim, K. -Y. & Surendran, K. (2002). Information Security Management Curriculum Design: A Joint Industry and Academic Effort. Journal of Information Systems Education, 13(3), 227-236.