Please note that this page is not for the submission of your assessments, it has been created so that you can document the learnings/assessment outcomes from the Professional Placement. This Portfolio will provide a holistic view of your capabilities in the cyber security space and show your transferable skills from prior life experience.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO’s):
- Capability 1: Synthesise and apply Cyber Security specification knowledge, including emerging and re-emerging theories and concepts, to a range of industry contexts.
- Capability 2: Examine, analyse, implement, and articulate a range of innovation solutions to a variety of Cyber Security industry contexts.
- Capability 3: Apply specialised cognitive and certified technical skills to investigate, critically reflect and synthesise complex ideas at a pragmatic level.
- Capability 4: Effectively work in a project team environment by successfully contribute to a Cyber Security project in industry.
- Capability 5: Employ a range of oral, written, and digital literacies to transmit Cyber Security knowledge in a professional and scholarly context to a diverse audience.
- Capability 6: Apply principles of integrity and high calibre ethical behaviour in accordance with academic, industry and professional standards.
Assessment 1: Logbook Reflection on Cyber Security Activities
Task:
- Reflect on the cyber security tasks and activities recorded in the logbook throughout the internship so far.
- Provide insights on what was learned, challenges encountered, and how these experiences contributed to professional growth.
- Identify areas for further training or specialisation based on logbook entries.
Student to include a short summary of the assessment here. This may be excerpts from the assessment that you feel show your strengths. There is a file block below to upload documents.
Assessment 2:
Task: Demonstrate achievement of the six BCYS Program Learning Objectives (PLOs) with supporting evidence.
Student to include a short summary of the assessment here. This may be excerpts from the assessment that you feel show your strengths. There is a file block below to upload documents.
Assessment 3: Completion and Submission of Cyber Security Logbook
Task:
- Submit a completed logbook that documents daily/weekly cyber security activities performed during the Professional Placement.
- Each entry should outline the task, skills applied, tools used, key takeaways, and any issues faced.
- The logbook should serve as evidence of practical engagement in cyber security related work.
Student to include a short summary of the assessment here. This may be excerpts from the assessment that you feel show your strengths. There is a file block below to upload documents.
Assessment 4: Draft Report
Task: Submit a draft report that reflects on tasks and activities recorded in the logbook throughout the Professional Placement and provides a structure for the final presentation (Assessment 5 below). The report should include:
- Reflect on the cyber security tasks and activities recorded in the logbook throughout the Professional Placement.
- What you have done and learned during the Professional Placement, including Cyber Security knowledge and skills, with details. Provide with dot point example/s.
- What challenges/difficulties did you encounter during your Professional Placement. Provide with dot point examples.
- Identify future work, problem/s, cyber specialisations you would want to work on in the future. Provide dot point example/s.
Student to include a short summary of the assessment here. This may be excerpts from the assessment that you feel show your strengths. There is a file block below to upload documents.
Assessment 5: Presentation
Task: Deliver an individual Cyber Security presentation to a panel covering Professional Placement learnings, challenges, and future career goals.
Student to include a short summary of the assessment here. This may be excerpts from the assessment that you feel show your strengths. There is a file block below to upload documents.
