This $499,828 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Wisconsin System. The grant aims to formalize the concept of "threat perception" (TP) in software development, measure and assess students' TP, and design educational interventions to improve TP among undergraduate computer science (CS) students. The project involves developing a mechanistic model of TP, analyzing how code analysis tasks like "build it, break it, fix it" affect students' TP, and creating a curricular unit to teach TP through these project-based activities. This effort seeks to demystify the process of identifying and addressing security threats, thereby broadening participation in computer security education across all undergraduate CS students rather than just those with a specialized security focus. The award period runs from August 2024 through July 2027 and no sub-awards are planned.
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