Part-time Instructor in Cybersecurity Awareness for Businesses and Employees (English)
Last updated: November 8, 2024, 3:21 p.m.
Course Title: Part-time Instructor in in Cybersecurity Awareness for Businesses and Employees
Course Code: CECR 2002
Date posted: 2024-11-07
Application deadline: 2024-11-29
Format: Online (30 hours)
Language of instruction: English
Schedule
Term: Winter 2025
Term dates: February 18, 2025– March 20, 2025
Day: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time of day: 18:00 – 21:00
Position description
The Centre for Continuing Education at Concordia University provides part-time employment to a range of subject-matter experts to teach in short-target courses and programs. Teaching tasks include the preparation of course and course plan, delivery of course, evaluating student performance and grading student work and grade submission. Instructors attend departmental meetings and attend professional development training activities related to the program.
Course description and learning outcomes
Building a successful cybersecurity posture for firms requires more than teaching personnel cybersecurity fundamentals. Businesses must also develop and implement an overall cybersecurity strategy that encompasses all aspects of the organization’s operations. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to develop an effective cybersecurity posture for their organization.
By the end of this course, the students will be able to:
- Describe the basics of cybersecurity;
- Describe different types of cyber threats that businesses face;
- Communicate methods to protect businesses from cyber-attacks;
- Advocate for the importance of cybersecurity for businesses;
- Communicate using cybersecurity terminology, when speaking to technical professionals;
- Communicate cybersecurity in business terms to upper management;
- List areas of an organization to consider when developing a cybersecurity strategy.
Qualifications and assets
- Education: BA/MA in Cybersecurity or equivalent, with a major in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent
- Industry experience: 5+ years relevant work experience or equivalent
- Teaching experience: 3 years of teaching experience or equivalent
- Experience: Experience in organizational change management, behaviour change strategies, and small- to medium-sized business development as it relates to cybersecurity, security policies and procedures, and cyber threats. Knowledgeable about the common mistakes that businesses and employees make when it comes to cybersecurity, and about limitations of cybersecurity awareness training.
- Having an industry certification like CISSP, CompTIA Security+ is a plus
How to apply
Applications should be addressed to the Centre for Continuing Education, Ms. Saskia van Es (saskia.vanes@concordia.ca) and must include a cover letter clearly identifying the course title and a detailed curriculum vitae. Electronic applications should be submitted by the deadline but will continue to be reviewed until course has been filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
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