KU Alignment with PUPR’s Program of Study

Abstract

Academic institutions have the chance to become recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE). This recognition demonstrates that the institution meets the standards for cybersecurity curriculum. The requirements for receiving the CAE recognition are regularly updated. The most recent update was from January 2025. As part of the recognition process, the academic institution must align the degree's courses with a certain number of Knowledge Units (KUs). Additionally, the institution must choose between two categories: technical core and nontechnical core. This project mapped and aligned PUPR's Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Cybersecurity with these designation requirements, specifically the KUs. The process was carried out by using the courses of the said program, their syllabuses, the textbooks used in each course, and the KUs’ learning outcomes and their corresponding topics. This project aimed to align the educational program with the two categories: technical core and non-technical core. The result reflected favorably for the academic institution. Key Terms – CAE-CD, Cybersecurity Curriculum, Knowledge Units, Mapping.