Information Security Fundamentals
Graduate Badge
Grand Rapids • Face to face • 3 Credits
The Information Security Fundamentals graduate badge provides students with essential knowledge and skills to address modern cybersecurity challenges.
Overview
Offered by the College of Computing, this badge is not a degree or certificate but requires a bachelor's degree and some programming experience for admission. It covers the principles of information security and their integration into the systems life cycle. Students gain a broad understanding of security concepts, requirements, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures, with a focus on designing secure systems, risk management, and implementing effective security policies.
When earning this badge, students learn key topics such as:
- The principles of information security and their integration into the systems life cycle.
- The broad overview of security concepts, including requirements, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures.
- Designing for security.
- Risk management.
- The development and implementation of security policies.
This badge will help students to showcase their expertise in critical areas like risk management, secure system design, and security policy development. This flexible, focused program enhances your education and professional profile, with small classes ensuring a valuable learning experience. Digital badges can be shared on social media, websites, and emails, highlighting your marketable skills to employers. Earning this badge prepares you to tackle modern cybersecurity challenges and stand out in the growing field of information security.
A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.
College of Computing
Robert Adams, Ph.D.
C-2-100 Mackinac Hall
(616) 331-2060
[email protected]
gvsu.edu/computing
Career Opportunities
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 59,106.50 | 10% |
| $ 77,678.79 | 25% |
| $ 98,859.46 | 50% |
| $124,676.44 | 75% |
| $148,209.81 | 90% |
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
Top skills- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 50,826.13 | 10% |
| $ 65,904.57 | 25% |
| $ 97,148.85 | 50% |
| $123,936.08 | 75% |
| $150,793.89 | 90% |
Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.
Top skills- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Writing
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 59,106.50 | 10% |
| $ 77,678.79 | 25% |
| $ 98,859.46 | 50% |
| $124,676.44 | 75% |
| $148,209.81 | 90% |
Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.
Top skills- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Analysis
Earnings statistics
| Annual Earnings | Percentile |
|---|---|
| $ 69,207.78 | 10% |
| $ 90,916.57 | 25% |
| $119,673.44 | 50% |
| $142,624.41 | 75% |
| $168,335.03 | 90% |
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High-Tech Labs
The College of Computing offers modern, wellequipped computing facilities across both the Valley and City campuses, with specialized labs for coursework, research, and general student use. You’ll have access to Linux labs, Mac labs, hybrid Windows/Linux environments, networking and cybersecurity labs, and highperformance computing resources.
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