Current Location: Cedar City, Utah
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Disciplines: Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Business Administration, and Leadership
Description: The Cyber Operations course in an intensive, highly technical course that will introduce students to the concepts of offensive and defensive cyber warfare. Students will learn the intricacies of penetration testing, the Cyber Kill Chain, vulnerability assessment and management, and malware analysis. This class will also explore threats, vulnerabilities, and risks associated with networked devices, including mobile platforms. Penetration tests will be carried out on live, isolated network systems.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: This course examines the principles of organizational behavior involved in managing people and organizations in a business environment. Topics include leadership, motivation, effective teams, conflict and negotiations, power and influence, organizational culture, and change management. This course focuses on the practical application of these principles in a meaningful and ethical manner.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: This course introduces student to the concepts and principles of network security. Students will gain experience in many security technologies that will enable them to apply the security concepts and principles in order to secure networks.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Students will delve deeper into interpersonal portions of leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities. Students will begin to develop and apply their own individual expertise. This course will continue development of the portfolio from the first course in the series.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: This course examines the characteristics of IT projects and provides an introduction to the disciplined approaches to IT project management. This course enables students to reinforce their IT project management skills and provides a roadmap of the development of software intensive systems, and especially gives students opportunities to explore cybersecurity projects.
Grade Received: "A-"
Awarded the Outstanding Science and Engineering Student for the Computer Science and Information Systems department multiple years
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a final GPA of 3.90
Description: Designed as a telecommunications and networking foundation in network connectivity, data communication concepts and communication protocols. Students learn to analyze cost-benefits and to evaluate, select, and implement different communication options.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Develop skills necessary to administer a multi-platform network in a working environment. I received hands-on training in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop. This included administering Users, Security, and Printers, and the implementation of directory structures, network documentation, file system management, and software distribution methods.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Introduction to the world of a manager, the concepts needed by a manager, the process of managing, and the adjustments that must be made to meet changes that are occurring in the modern business world. Prerequisite: Accepted to Advanced Standing or approved in department.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Practical approaches to helping students develop the skills necessary to manage people in organizations. The critical role of leadership will be emphasized throughout the course. Topics include motivation, empowerment, power and influence, conflict management, team building, and creative problem solving.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Designed to develop the skills necessary to design and implement a fully functional network. Students will work through the design and implementation process, develop standards documents, provide detailed network diagrams, develop methods for user support, and document the network. (This used Novell eDirectory)
Grade Received: "A"
Description: This course provides a fundamental understanding of network security principles and concepts regarding: security technologies and policies, attacks and countermeasures, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, physical security, disaster recovery, and more. A variety of projects are assigned to reinforce concepts.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Introduction to database management systems, database processing, data modeling, database design, development, and implementation. Contrasts alternative modeling approaches. Includes implementation of current DBMS tools and SQL.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: An introduction to C and C++ for students with previous programming experience in Java. Topics include C and C++ syntax and constructs, the Standard Template Library, and advanced problem solving techniques in both languages.
Grade Received: "A"
Description: Designed to teach higher-level systems management features, including performance optimization, advanced printing, remote management, protocol support, and data maintenance. Students will install and configure network servers and services including DNS, DHCP, Web services, and security methods. (Windows Server 2008)
Grade Received: "A"