Visual style for security development lifecycle course materials
Salo, Heikki (2020)
Salo, Heikki
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121027487
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121027487
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The objective of this thesis was to research and develop a new visual style of cybersecurity online courses for software professionals. These courses are taken by employees when the company wants to start using Security Development Lifecycle processes and get certified. These courses should be as efficient as possible to keep the employees on productive tasks.
The research started with an overview of the state of online learning and Security Development Lifecycle. The author created a survey to gather information on how the target group behaved with online learning material and what their past experiences were. Research continued with an examination of ways to use design as a motivator and to improve readability. The thesis project focused on creating an illustration style for the online courses and improvements in readability and general perception by the learners.
The thesis project produced a visual style to illustrate the abstract subject of cybersecurity with fictional characters. The author used this illustration style to create uniform but diverse cover images for the courses. The author then redesigned the content pages' color schemes and layouts for easier readability.
Redesigned courses were then tested with a group of software professionals. The testing found that the enjoyment had increased, and the learners had fewer struggles reading the course content.
The research started with an overview of the state of online learning and Security Development Lifecycle. The author created a survey to gather information on how the target group behaved with online learning material and what their past experiences were. Research continued with an examination of ways to use design as a motivator and to improve readability. The thesis project focused on creating an illustration style for the online courses and improvements in readability and general perception by the learners.
The thesis project produced a visual style to illustrate the abstract subject of cybersecurity with fictional characters. The author used this illustration style to create uniform but diverse cover images for the courses. The author then redesigned the content pages' color schemes and layouts for easier readability.
Redesigned courses were then tested with a group of software professionals. The testing found that the enjoyment had increased, and the learners had fewer struggles reading the course content.