Mini Research paper 1

 
ck a topic relevant to the information we have covered to date, including this week.  It can cover information in Chapters 1,2,3, and 9, or any of the articles presented in the readings area.  The format of your paper will need to follow the following outline in APA format (include title page, abstract page, content pages, and reference page):
INTRODUCTION

State the topic you are attempting to cover
State the issues involved
State why we should be concerned with resolving whatever issues are involved
State how answering the issues will help us
State the implications and consequences of dealing with or resolving the issues involved

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (2 sources minimal, at least 1 needs to be peer-reviewed)
Identify who has tried to answer the question before by doing the following:

Summarize how each of the sources presents and deals with the subject
Explain how each source presents and deals with its findings or results
Explain the relevancy of each source to your topic
State what you learned from each of your sources
State in what way(s) each source contributes to answering your issues

DISCUSSION

State your answer to your issue
State how and elaborate on how, explain how, illustrate how each of the sources you previously reviewed help you answer your issue
State what questions about your topic you still have that your sources may not have answered

CONCLUSIONS

Indicate how each of the sources have contributed to your conclusions (and clearly, accurately, correctly document those sources within your text)
State the implications of your conclusions
State what might be the possible consequences of your conclusions
State the significance these implications and consequences might have in the information technology / information security realm 

DOCUMENTATION

On a separate page, include a section labeled References which provides the full publication information for all the sources you used in your paper
You should have a MINIMUM of three (2) sources for your paper, at least 1 source needs to be peer-reviewed
Not meeting this minimum requirement of three (2) sources will lead to a lower evaluation of your paper for each missing source
Use APA format for documenting your sources

-For APA help: Purdue OWL
-For more details on journal types, refer to this link:  Rutgers Library