Formative Assessment: In this course, we incorporate a quiz that is directly linked to the reading materials. This quiz primarily focuses on key cybersecurity concepts, such as types of motivation in relation to cybersecurity behaviors.

The quiz is delivered through a Google Form, allowing students to receive immediate feedback on their performance. This feedback is essential as it highlights areas where students may need to improve and guides them on how to strengthen their understanding of the course content.

Summative Assessment: For the summative assessment, students will engage in a series of tasks, including essay-type questions, presentations, and a research report. These tasks are designed to comprehensively evaluate the students’ grasp of the course material. The final grade will be composed of scores from both the formative assessments and these summative assessments.

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Rationale for the Assessment: The formative assessments are designed to actively involve students in their learning journey, offering timely feedback that helps them recognize and address any misunderstandings early on. This ongoing feedback loop is crucial for helping students build a strong foundation in cybersecurity principles.

Summative assessments serve as a means to measure students’ overall understanding and application of the material covered throughout the course. These assessments are critical for determining final grades and ensuring that students have achieved the necessary competencies.

In designing this assessment plan, we followed a “learning cycle” approach. This involves first introducing and teaching each concept, then assessing students’ understanding through formative assessments, and finally consolidating their learning through summative assessments.