Norwich University - Information Assurance

Norwich MSIA

By: trsims1 (Graduate) on June 19, 2008

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I finished the MSIA course work in November '07.  Completed the week long residency capstone last week. This was an important piece in solidifying my relationship with Norwich. Residency week is truely an experience in and of itself. The Norwich MSIA program has been an exceptional experience.  As a health care IT professional, it is important to maintain infosec knowledge and skills to be able implement and sustain a sound information security program to protect the privacy of patient and employee records.  The Norwich MSIA program provided solid resources and instructors to help me with this endeavor.  Working a flexible schedule, the online aspect of the Norwich MSIA program allowed me to coordinate studies and assignments and still make submission deadlines on time, even while traveling.  The instructors were amazing. As experienced and well known professionals in the field of IA, I couldn't ask for more.  Some of my instructors included Dr. Peter Stephenson, Sanford Sherizen, Rebecca Herold, and Padgett Peterson.  Certainly some well known experts in the field.  All interacted with my cohort and provided excellent feedback throughout each seminar.

Any skepticism I had early on was removed through a little research on NU.  Of course, living close by, I was very familiar with the university.  As a very prestigious institute, well known throughout the world, and an NSA center of academic excellence in IA, it just made sense for me. The case study approach allowed a smooth implementation of much needed security programs at my organization.  

The program and support staff were always responsive, helpful, and understanding throughout. I would highly recommend this program.