Multi-phase project on Successful Information Security Auditing

Topic: Successful Information Security Auditing.

Research Paper Outline (Due 26Feb17)

Instructions: You must submit an outline for approval by the end of Week 3. It must include a detailed outline of topics and subtopics, as well as an annotated bibliography. 

Submission Instructions: You are required to write an 8-10 page research paper on a topic of your choosing, related to the course concepts. The annotated bibliography must include at least three of the references you will use in your paper, written in APA style, with each one followed by a brief description of the reference.

 

Research Paper PowerPoint Presentation (Due 19Mar17)

Instructions: A PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of 10 slides outlining the following:

At a minimum include the following:

  • Detailed description of the area researched

  • Technology involved in the area

  • Future trends in the area

  • Example companies involved in the area

  • Regulatory issues surrounding the area

  • Global implications for the area

  • References (minimum of 4)

Submission Instructions: You are required to write an 8-10 page research paper on a topic of your choosing, related to the course concepts



Research Paper (Due 26Mar17)

Instructions: You are required to write an 8-10 page research paper on a topic of your choosing, related to the course concepts. Your final draft is due at the end of Week 7.

 

Submission Instructions: Be sure your paper meets the following requirements:

You will be required to write one research paper this semester. The specifications are as follows:

  1. 8-10 pages (double-spaced).

  2. Choose any topic related to the course and write about the latest developments and issues.

  3. Use at least five references outside of your textbook (you may use your textbook too, but are not required to).

  4. In addition to the required number of pages for the assignment, you must also Include a reference page (bibliography), written in APA style, and a title page. Be sure to give all of your papers a descriptive title.

  5. You must get your topic approved by the end of Week 2.

  6. You must provide a 1-page outline of your paper by the end of Week 3. Your outline must include citations to three references (other than your textbook) and a brief summary of at least three references that you will use in your paper.

  7. At Week 6 you will be working on a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the key points of the paper you are working on.

  8. Use APA Style formatting in Arial 11 or 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.

  9. Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations

  10. Your paper must be in your own words, representing original work. Paraphrases of others’ work must include attributions to the authors. Limit quotations to an average of no more than 15% of the paper, and use quotations sparingly!

This assignment has the embedded TurnItIn feature turned on. When you submit the paper, an originality report will be generated. The report must comply with the acceptable originality criteria displayed in the announcements on Academic Honesty in Week 1 of the course.