Understand what a research proposal involves, the development of research work and the expected contribution.
Develop a critical spirit about scientific work.
Apply methodologies associated with research practice, including research and organization of bibliography appropriate to a research topic, selection of samples, etc.
Apply tools to support research work.
Communicate about research topics, including the formulation of hypotheses and questions.
Analyse contributions from literature and case studies.
Write a literature review paper, making use of acquired knowledge.
Reflect on the skills needed for academic and/or business careers.
Understand additional topics related to cybersecurity, not covered in depth in the study plan.
Program
Research Methods
Good practices for dissertation writing and support tools
Complementary cybersecurity topics
Applied cybersecurity: case studies
Careers and certifications in Cybersecurity
Bibliography
U.M.Mbanaso, L. Abrahams, K. C. Okafor. Research Techniques for Computer Science, Information Systems and Cybersecurity. 1st edition, Springer, 2023.
A. Lee. Successful Research Projects: A Guide for Postgraduates. 1st edition, Routledge, 2019.
T. Edgar, D. Manz. Research Methods for Cyber Security. 1st edition, Elsevier, 2017.
L.D. Bloomberg, M. Volpe. Completing your qualitative dissertation: a road map from beginning to end. 3rd edition, Sage, 2016.