Paper

Security / Computer crime      

1. Statement of Purpose

   -why did you chose this topic

       2) Problem Statement

                -must use peer-reviewed literature listed in the references

                -summarize how and why other authors have addressed or failed to address this problems

        3) Research Question

                -the research question should point to a problem/process/phenomenon that has not been covered in the literature, or I believe has been covered or answered incorrectly, insufficiently, or inadequately.

         4) Literature Review

                -should show that I understand what experts in the field have written about the same or similar problem

                -assess if and how well other authors covered the topic/problem.  Positive or negative

                -criticism should point to deficiencies in authors’ claims, grounds, assumptions, warrants, backing, qualifiers, and rebuttals

          5) Research design/methodology

                -qualitative, quantitative, or mixed

                -research design explication should be short (one paragraph is fine) and should point to a method I would use to investigate the problem in depth.

                -emphasis is on the literature review!!!

           6) Thesis/proposition

                -this is what I assume the status of the problem is            

                -develop a relationship between variable (independent/dependent…. Example : cause and effect), after I discover the deficiencies in the literature and policy/practice

                -variables are key factors I want to determine and evaluate

                                -independent is often the cause

                                -dependent is the effect or outcome

         7) Analysis of the investigation

                -contrast the findings with those in your literature review.

                                -how is the analysis and findings related to the research questions and the thesis?

                                -IF, WHY, and HOW the research…. Distilled in the thesis, supports or rejects the existing literature arguments?

                                -Does it answer the research question?

                                -does it confirm or refute the thesis?

          8) Conclusion and recommendations for further research.