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Inclusive Group Work Assessment for Cybersecurity

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Hannan Xiao,

Joseph Spring,

Ievgeniia Kuzminykh,

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ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2

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Published: 29 June 2023 Publication History

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This poster presents an ongoing study that takes a diverse and inclusive approach to designing a practical group work assessment for an undergraduate cybersecurity course delivered to third year university cohorts. Students were given the choice to either work individually or as part of a group to complete the assignment in virtual laboratories. The study evaluates how student grouping preferences change when the teaching structure adapts in response to the the Covid-19 pandemic and how grouping preference impacts upon academic performance. Students reflected positively on the assignment and demonstrated a preference for treating group information as private. No disputes regarding group marks or contributions from different group members arose despite the number of groups involved. Students have taken responsibility for their choices and have accepted the outcomes of their teamwork.

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Inclusive Group Work Assessment for Cybersecurity
1. Security and privacy
  1. Network security
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
      2. Student assessment

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ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2

June 2023

694 pages

ISBN:9798400701399

DOI:10.1145/3587103

General Chairs:
Mikko-Jussi Laakso
University of Turku, Finland
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Mattia Monga
University of Milan, Italy
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Simon
Unaffiliated, Australia
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Judithe Sheard
Monash University, Australia

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ITiCSE 2023: Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

July 7 - 12, 2023

Turku, Finland

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