CYSE 201S Page or Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences Page
CYSE 201S Course Content Page
Course Overview
CYSE 201S: Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences explores how technology, people, and society interact. The course focuses on how cybersecurity issues shape everyday life, how humans impact cyber risks, and how social science research helps us understand behavior, motives, and consequences in cyberspace.
This page includes:
- Course description
- Learning objectives
- Journal entries
- Major assignments
- Papers & projects
- Reflections
Major Assignments
Below are the key assignments completed throughout the course:
- Weekly journal reflections (linked above)
- Analytical paper on a cybersecurity topic
- Cybercrime readings and close-reading practice
- Discussions on cybersecurity careers and societal impact
- Motivations for cyber-offending ranking exercise
- Presentation and encyclopedia entry on mythological figure (Hades)
- Class reflections on reporting cybercrime and online violations
Papers & Projects
Analytical Paper (CYSE-200/CYSE-201S)
A paper analyzing the social meaning and impact of cybersecurity-related systems. Explored how technology and society influence each other, and how social science methods reveal patterns in cyber behavior.
Career Paper
A structured paper outlining a cybersecurity career, its social importance, and how social science concepts relate to that career path.
Reflections on the Course
Throughout the semester, this course highlighted how cybersecurity is not just technical — it is deeply human. The journal entries show growth in:
- Critical thinking about cyber risks
- Understanding motives behind cybercrime
- Awareness of societal consequences of technology
- Ability to connect readings to real-world examples
This page gathers all your work in one location for your ePortfolio.
Course Description
This course introduces students to the social dimensions of cybersecurity. Instead of just focusing on technology, it looks at how people, organizations, and societies create, respond to, or even cause cyber risks. Students learn how social science tools can explain cybercrime, cybersecurity behaviors, policy issues, and the impact of technology on society.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain how human behavior and society affect cybersecurity.
- Identify major types of cybercrime and the motives behind them.
- Apply social science concepts to analyze cyber threats.
- Understand how cybersecurity impacts individuals, communities, and institutions.
- Write clearly about cybersecurity and social issues.
Journal Entries
Your full collection of journal entries for the course:
Below is your complete list of journal entries, organized cleanly in one place for easy access:
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IUiOlXJ_5iPN0yTLPRC2744Ro-Z1_q9_MeHE9oVM_28/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1evtn6dlw8QfLz6wHLUqM3IK-YUNHxEYlx2T9-Kjtudw/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cjuwGimSk39PIEBY5km1x2QWXp1aO_2LCWLdEvKHdHU/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/12FJhqEiBb80f0H09xSf8TNccgDuTjBf89xcQObgABew/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fI-QoyXU4oVzxaLkeCn40eZHzKgzfe2_layuMa0Fwa4/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwzAMsC8zugpwnZDAX_0uMatsaM2NjiDINTEf4sziJg/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwzAMsC8zugpwnZDAX_0uMatsaM2NjiDINTEf4sziJg/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QgZ_cRmDpyY0mKgzpNowCAL5Man7ZtQrOj_aPoMf5gU/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UU4VC33ISAdoHzu0eUVVbPYUKJU5wdH-yOdoRBsH_9U/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g2Thtz7U7wVSEkMYJYxeBbYiN13D9tQiWif3BnA7jWc/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/19oaBYp_Fj1KDpPyGUU_HDgVKt1vYCUmfHHQBgrYO200/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DBEZy2doWoy41MliJppPJaih_fPgY4k_dGs5Dy4P7fo/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8oDuIqqG97wiGwojxZ2uuVLAOIQs-H7DkY33MgjV9E/edit?tab=t.0
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1921yEGVR5H53ZaDL-97_mp4wHGK-aK6sVLF-LQ5Gmng/edit?tab=t.0