IVC CIM Cybersecurity Center

1. Apply fundamental knowledge of computing and the current use of technology techniques, skills and tools necessary for the computing practice.
2. Demonstrate the ability to locate, critically evaluate, and solve business problems with technology solutions using qualitative and quantitative information.
3. Demonstrate a fundamental ability to identify and analyze user needs in the selection, creation, evaluation, and administration of computer-based systems.
4. Provide information technology technical assistance to computer and network users.
5. Demonstrate appreciation of the IT career field and the need to be a lifelong learner.

IVC affirms our commitment to the NCAE-C Core Values and to follow the Guiding Principles indicated under each of the three Core Values.

The Ethical Behavior Core Value 
The academic institution must encourage and support ethical behavior by students, faculty, administrators, and professional staff. It is expected that academic institutions with NCAE-C Designation will have in place all the Guiding Principles noted below.

• The academic institution has appropriate systems, policies, and procedures that reflect the support for and importance of ethical behavior for students, faculty, administrators, and professional staff in their professional and personal actions.
• The academic institution has in place published policies and procedures to support legal and ethical behaviors.
• The academic institution has systems, policies, and procedures that provide appropriate mechanisms for addressing breaches of ethical behavior.
• The academic institution has in place systems for detecting and addressing breaches of ethical behaviors, or other mechanisms to deter academic misconduct, such as honor codes, plagiarism detection tools, and disciplinary systems to manage inappropriate behavior.  

The Share Core Value
The institution enables an environment in which students, faculty, administrators, professional staff, and practitioners can share, interact, and collaborate with others in the cybersecurity field with all the Guiding Principles noted below.

• The academic institution has appropriate mechanisms for facilitating collaboration between institutions, both NCAE-C and non-NCAE-C institutions.
• The academic institution has appropriate mechanisms to share resources, instructional material, faculty, and/or facilities between institutions, both NCAE-C and non-NCAE-C institutions.
• The academic institution engages students, faculty, administrators, professional staff, and practitioners in practices of successful information/resources sharing or joint events.

The Lead by Example Core Value
The institution demonstrates a commitment to address, engage, and respond to current and emerging cybersecurity issues in the classroom, the institution itself, and outside the institution with all the Guiding Principles noted below.

• The institution leads multidisciplinary cybersecurity activities and/or programs.
• The institution leads cybersecurity outreach activities.
• The cybersecurity program functions are conducted as part of an institutional and/or college/departmental effort, beyond a single isolated professor’s efforts. This can include connection to the institution’s mission, vision and strategic plans