From the start of the Fall semester to this date, I write this reflection to certify and briefly describe my first set of a minimum of fifty hours of internship work.

The internship started with the normal introduction of students who were selected to be the ambassadors representing Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Coastal Virginia (COVA CCI). The mission and objectives of this internship were reiterated, that we would provide pro bono Cybersecurity as a Service to small businesses. Working in teams, we would be assigned a small business, under the supervision of ODU faculty, COVA CCI representatives, and Valor Cybersecurity, to provide services in cybersecurity.

I was first introduced to the topic of ethics and the important purpose it serves in cybersecurity. Peer discussion was facilitated and generated a lot of similarities among the group. This topic was supported for further critical thinking and reading with the module “An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics” by Shannon Vallor, which delved deeper into the topic and had to formulate responses to case studies within the reading for peer discussion. Along with ethics, the topic of risk was also analyzed and I was assigned to generate critical-thinking responses given the scenario that I was supporting a small business.

Working towards the assignment of the small business, a few formal documents had to be filled on my end, highlighting, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), ODU student intake form, and an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which emphasized not only the importance of legalities but the expectations and scope of work that must be completed.

I was assigned to a group two weeks later that would be providing the cybersecurity service to a small business called, We Insure Things, based out of Norfolk, VA. Some research was done on my end to familiarize myself with the local small business dealing with various types of insurance services. I reviewed their concerns about cybersecurity and the goals they wished to accomplish.

Currently, I am in attendance at a special guest lecture/seminar on instructional systems design, instructional design theory, instructional design principles and applications, human performance technology, human performance assessment, distance education, needs analysis and assessment, diffusion and adoption of technology innovations, non-instructional interventions and design thinking and knowledge. Working for and with this design expert, Dr. John Baaki, will help my team and me tackle this project for, We Insure Things, toward a successful result in addressing their concerns and meeting their goals.

_{Figure 1 Dr. John Baaki conducts his lecture/seminar on design planning and construction}