Chapter 1 outline for Ethical Hacking Research Topic

CHAPTER 1

In this section, you will introduce your readers to the issue you are exploring. Be sure to make your first sentence a compelling “hook.” State the major thesis that guides your study

Problem Statement

In this section you will provide a concise statement of the problem in just a few paragraphs.

Conceptual/Theoretical Framework for PhD / Statement of Context for EdD

Here you will make a case for the proposed relationship between the variables under study.

Example of Level Three Heading

It may be helpful to provide your readers with subheading to guide them through your argument. This will be even more important in Chapter 2 than in Chapter 1.

Section Headings

If you divide your section using subheading, be sure to include at least two at any given level

Research Questions

After a brief introduction, list your questions in a numbered list. These research questions, worded in exactly the same way, will be repeated at the beginning of Chapter 3.

Significance of the Study

Here, you will make a case for why the problem you have proposed to study is both interesting (contestable) and important (negative consequence will be avoided or positive consequences will ensue with the information that may be gained from your study).

Definitions of Terms

Provide your readers with constitutive definitions of any specialized terms that you use, especially those that may have multiple definitions in the literature. You may quote specific authors whose work you may be following. This is not the place to discuss operational definitions (i.e., measures of your constructs).