HW2: Formulation of a research problem(exercise 1)
Your Name:
Guidance:
a. Write your answers in this word document
b. Answer all the questions. If a question is not applicable, write N/A
Objective:Formulate your research problem by raising questions and issues that will guide you to critically examine various facets and implications of what you are proposing to study.
1. Name a broadarea of study ininformation security:
2. Dividethe broad area selected into five subareas
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b.
c.
d.
e.
3. What subarea above would you like to select as your research study?
4. What research questions do you hope to answerin your study? (Questions are worded in questionform)
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b.
c.
d.
e.
5. What is the main objective of your study? (useACTION-ORIENTED WORDS)
6. What are the sub-objectives of your research?(useACTION-ORIENTED WORDS)
7. Complete the following table.(use text format if needed)
Task What is
involved
Time
needed
Approx.
cost
Technical
expertise
needed
Gaps in
knowledge and
skills
Literature review
Instrument
construction
Data collection
Data analysis
Draft report
Final report
8. Whatis the relevance of this study to theory?
9. Whatis the relevance of this study to practice?
10. Operationalize your concepts.(use text format if needed)
Objectives/research
questions
Major concepts
Indicators
Variables
Unit of measurement
11. Operationally define your study population (Working definitions play a crucial role in avoiding ambiguities in the selection of a sample and help you to narrow your study population)
12. Create a new account of Zotero (http://www.zotero.com) or Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com), build a bibliography related to your research area, and provide/answer the following questions.
a. Show 10 references in APA format
b. Show 10 references in MLA format
c. Which format do you prefer and why?
