SIGCITE - Special Interest Group on Cybersecurity and Information Technology Education
SIGCITE’s mission is to provide a forum for the interaction of practitioners, educators and others in the field of Cybersecurity and Information Technology Education to exchange ideas and engage in activities that advance the knowledge of its members, the curriculum and teaching of Cybersecurity and Information Technology and the development and transfer of innovative concepts and applications in teaching and pedagogy. SIGCITE is currently conducting a number of projects. With the collaboration of the ACM Education Board, it recently completed a draft model curriculum for 4 year programs, which will form the basis for model curriculum for 2 year programs. Longer terms initiatives focus the establishment of a distinct research agenda for IT and on increasing the diversity of the IT profession. Within the context of the latter, SIGCITE is currently involved in a project to attract more women into the profession. Educators from two and four year universities and colleges as well as high school teachers are welcome and would benefit from SIGCITEs activities. Practitioners in the field would also benefit from some of the technical tracks at the SIGCITE conferences and can offer valuable input for our continuing efforts to formulate and/or revise our model curricula.
SIGCITE benefits for FY 2025
Member Benefits:
- Opportunity to serve on committees related to various SIGCITE initiatives, including but not limited to:
- K-12 Outreach Initiatives
- Conference Planning Committee
- IT Education
- Growing SIGCITE.
- Subscription to the bi-annual “SIGCITE Newsletter”
- Access to SIGCITE community listservs for those interested in an ongoing discussion of IT education and research.
- Reduced registration at the annual SIGCITE conference.
- Support for attendance at the SIGCITE conference for student members.
- Some financial support for research into topics relating to information technology education.
Community Benefits
- Access to SIGCITE Website.
- Community recognition, including, but not limited to, Best SIGCITE Conference Paper awards.
- Contributions to major curriculum task forces.
- Resources regarding information technology education.