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Professionalism and Ethics Toolkit

Workshops

This section of the toolkit includes workshops that have been developed and utilized. The guides, materials, and sources provided are free for you to modify, edit, and use as needed. The goal is to provide you with a foundation to create workshops that suit your needs and your audience.

Overview

The first version of this toolkit includes four workshops, two each for high school and college students. These workshops can be modified, expanded upon, or used as-is for workshops on campus or for outreach to high schools.

College

  • Ethics in Cyber: This workshop focuses on developing ethics throughout and the impact ethics has on the cybersecurity field. It emphasizes that ethics in cyber is more than just following policies or rules; it deals with the character of the individual.
  • Professionalism in Cyber: This workshop focuses on what it means to be professional in the field of cybersecurity. It emphasizes that professionals are not just people with degrees; they are individuals who act and behave in a manner that is beneficial, supportive, and productive to themselves, others, and the business.

High School

  • Cybersecurity Professionalism & Ethics: This workshop addresses both professionalism and ethics for a high school audience. It focuses on how students can begin to build professional skills and habits, as well as ethical approaches to situations and dilemmas.
  • Professionalism in a Modern Age: This workshop highlights the unique nature of this era in terms of information and knowledge gathering. It aims to raise awareness about actions beyond school and how they may impact the future. The workshop promotes critical thinking in high schoolers, encouraging them to consider actions in light of their future.

How-To

Additional material and presentations are being added for each session. Outlines are provided with suggested times and pacing tips, but these are not requirements and can be changed to fit any specific requirements.

The goal of these workshops is to inform, provide experience, and encourage students at all levels to begin, continue, or further their understanding of the field.

Within each folder, you will find:

  • Materials Folder (if applicable)
  • Slides for the Workshop
    • Activities are within the slides, referencing material as needed
    • Sources and links are also located within the slides, as well as the respective Instructor’s Guide
  • Instructor’s Guide
  • Slides Outline (optional: If you’d like to use it for your planning or share it with attendees to promote engagement and reduce note-taking. Your approach to the workshop and how you wish to use these materials is entirely up to you.)

Each folder contains everything you need to run any of the workshops. They are designed to promote ethical and professional development among the attendees. Feel free to modify these workshops, run them as needed, and make edits or improvements.

My only request is that if you run a workshop and identify ways to improve it, or if you have a particularly successful workshop using these materials or as the foundation, please gather feedback and report back so we can improve it for everyone.

Thank you for taking the time to review these materials, and I hope you find some that you want to run or use!

High School Workshops

College Workshops