• Online, Instructor-Led

In this course, doctoral students are introduced to the purpose and nature of primary research in Information Security. Students explore the foundations and concepts of applied field research. The Qualifying Exam is administered at the end of this course.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, the student should know or be able to:

  1. To assess what constitutes a non-trivial and feasible research problem
  2. To formulate appropriate research questions for field research studies
  3. To distinguish the characteristics of dependent and independent variables
  4. To construct testable hypotheses appropriate for field research
  5. To develop an understanding of the research paradigm and how it applies to the field research process

 

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Risk Management
  • Technology R&D

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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