IAAS 786 - Research Techniques for Information Assurance

3 Credits
Registration Internship/Practicum Note: This class is preparatory to beginning the Information Assurance Thesis and should be completed, at minimum, the semester prior to registration for CAPS 795.

This course introduces graduate students to basic ideas for conducting research. Students will learn methods for reading technical papers, selecting research topics, devising research questions, reviewing current literature, and proposal writing. Additional topics will be discussed including methods of conducting research and working with the Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Prerequisite(s): STAT 615 or DATA 610
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Formulate an exploratory research question that guides capstone investigation.
2. Evaluate data interpretation methods in the context of cybersecurity.
3. Assess various data classification techniques that lead to a hypothesis.
4. Analyze research instruments for testing hypotheses.