IT 800 Beginning Applied Research in Cybersecurity

This course prepares doctoral students for the applied research process in the cybersecurity field. Students review APA guidelines and look at the special requirements for academic writing. They start thinking of issues in the field that could benefit from additional research, and they begin to examine the literature research and writing process to develop these ideas into potential dissertation topics. Students also analyze past work and consider ethical issues that might occur during the conduct of cybersecurity research. (3)