Douglas Byrd High – Pltw - Cyber Security Honors
Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester
Credit: 1 unit, Weight: +.5 Cybersecurity introduces the tools and concepts of cybersecurity and encourages students to create solutions that allow people to share computing resources while protecting privacy. Nationally, computational resources are vulnerable and frequently attacked; in PLTW Cybersecurity, students solve problems by understanding and closing these vulnerabilities. This course raises students’ knowledge of and commitment to ethical computing behavior. It also aims to develop students’ knowledge of and commitment to ethical computing behavior. It also aims to develop students’ skills as consumers, friends, citizens, and employees who can effectively contribute to communities with a dependable cyberinfrastructure that moves and processes information safely. Strong communication skills are necessary, and English language arts, mathematics, and science standards are reinforced. RESEARCH IN SCIENCE HONORS: RESEARCH, DISCOVERY, AND DESIGN
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
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