Students Learn the Art of Hacking

As I was looking for inspiration as to what to write about for this blog, I stumbled on a very interesting article:

The article reports in brief that University of Abertay in Dundee, Great Britain will offer a class called "Ethical Hacking and Computer Security". The university states that by offering this course to its postgraduate IT-students, it will prepare them to realize the vulnerabilities of computer networks and teach methods of how to protect against them.

This article caught my interest even though it is not directly e-learning related. It made me think of the different teaching methods and strategies that would be used during the class. It just feeds my curiosity to think how the faculty teaching the class gained their experience in the matter! ;)

Also, as a spin off, it brings to mind a wonderful perk for the field of instructional design. As ID is not related to any industry, one has the opportunity to learn about new industries, clients, cultures, business strategies (you name it) with each project that comes along. An ID team might have even built the training for the faculty teaching the "Ethical Hacking" class. SME's would be professional hackers caught red-handed... This versatility of the ID field is at the core of why it interests me, as I fear the future as the same routine day in and out.



Link to the short article in The London Independent:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20080827/ai_n28037309