This research in progress will explore those OSS technologies and implementations for fields such as cyber security, systems engineering, software development, and Enterprise Architecture (EA). It is necessary to develop students in the disciplines of engineering and computer science as the states is actively working hard to increase Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. In the last decade, the United States of America (USA) has created more substantial government commands for cyber security without the appropriate personnel to fill slots. To fill those vacant requisitions a mitigation plan to prepare a generation that has been under represented with the appropriate skillets to meet an ever growing demand. The research will also address the issue of rising costs associated with technologies and specifically address how Open Source Software (OSS) allows these students to maximize their technology learning experience.

1.  
Presented by Maurice Dawson, D.Comp.Sci.
Member of ACM, IEEE, IAENG, & CIPS

2.  This research in progress will explore those OSS technologies and
implementations for fields such as cyber security, systems engineering,
software development, and Enterprise Architecture (EA). It is necessary to
develop students in the disciplines of engineering and computer science as
the states is actively working hard to increase Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. In the last decade, the United
States of America (USA) has created more substantial government
commands for cyber security without the appropriate personnel to fill slots.
To fill those vacant requisitions a mitigation plan to prepare a generation
that has been under represented with the appropriate skillets to meet an
ever growing demand. The research will also address the issue of rising
costs associated with technologies and specifically address how Open
Source Software (OSS) allows these students to maximize their technology
learning experience.
 Keywords-Linux, open source, STEM, education, cyber security

3.  Dawson, M. E., & Al
Saeed, I. (2012). Use
of Open Source
Software and
Virtualization in
Academia to Enhance
Higher Education
Everywhere. Cutting-
edge Technologies in
Higher Education, 6,
283-313.

5.  M. Dawson, R. Valdez (2012) INNOVATIVE
APPROACH TO TEACHING ARCHITECTURE &
DESIGN WITH THE UTILIZATION OF VIRTUAL
SIMULATION TOOLS, INTED2012
Proceedings, pp. 1913-1918.
 J. Wright, M. Dawson (2013) IMPORTANCE
OF INTEGRATING INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY RELATED CURRICULUM IN
AMERICAN INNER CITY SCHOOLS,
INTED2013 Proceedings, pp. 5666-5672.
 M. Dawson, I. Al Saeed, J. Wright, M. Omar
(2013) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED
LEARNING WITH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS,
INTED2013 Proceedings, pp. 5583-5589.

13.  Integrate OSS into the classroom!
o Save money!
o Provide students with the tools and resources to develop needed
skills!
o Other countries are actively integrating OSS not only into classroom
but government municipalities!

14. Contact at
maurice.dawson@aamu.edu