Cyber Security in America

Introduction. Identify your specific research question and sets the general context for the study.

Statement of the problem or general research question and context leading to a clear statement of the specific research question. Background and contextual material justifying why we should study this case or topic. Purpose statement.

Literature Review. Reviews the literature on a specific research question. The literature review focuses on discussing how other researchers have addressed the same of similar research questions. It introduces the study and places in larger context that includes a discussion of why it is important to study this case). It provides current state of our accumulated knowledge as it relates to your specific research question. It should include a short conclusion and transition to the Theoretical Framework section.

Theoretical Framework. The theoretical framework section develops the theories or models to be used in the study and shows how you have developed testable research hypotheses. This section includes a discussion of the gaps in the literature and how your thesis will address those gaps. It will include a justification and explanation of the theory or model that is used in the thesis.

Research Design. Describe how you will test the hypothesis and carry out your analysis. Describe the data you will use to test your hypothesis, how you will ope-rationalize and collect data on your variables, and the analytic methods that you will use, noting potential biases and limitations to your research approach.

Findings/Results/Discussion. This section describes the results of the study.