Research Techniques for Computer Science, Information Systems and Cybersecurity - Kennedy Chinedu Okafor

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Résumé :
This book introduces impact-driven research paths in computer science, information systems and cybersecurity with practical insights, effective instructions, and examples. The book takes the students through the full cycle of research until the point of submission and evaluation. The book begins by providing postgraduate research students with the foundational concepts and techniques to simplify the complexities associated with choosing topics in the computer science (CS), information systems (IS) and cybersecurity (CY) research domains. The authors furnish readers with fundamentals that facilitate active quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research enquiries. The content offers important perspectives on how to think about deepening research in CS, IS and CY, noting that these subjects can be studied from computational sciences, engineering sciences, health sciences, social sciences, or interdisciplinary perspectives. This unique and contemporary book aims to benefit researchers, graduate students and engineers in the fields of computer science, information systems and cybersecurity in particular, in addition to other engineering and technology disciplines.

Biographie:
Uche M. Mbanaso (PhD) is a leading Cybersecurity subject matter expert (SME), and currently the Executive Director, Centre for Cyberspace Studies, an Associate Professor, Cybersecurity and Computing at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria, a visiting academic at the LINK Centre, Wits University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He lectures computing and cybersecurity and has extensive experience in conducting research, having secured several grants for research studies. He remains a key player in the development of Cybersecurity, having played important roles in the development of Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy, Data and Privacy Protection, and many other Cybersecurity initiatives in Africa. Luci Abrahams (PhD) is Director of the LINK Centre at Wits University, building research on digital innovation and how digital technologies and processes influence change. Studies include case studies in digital governance...

Sommaire:

Chapter 1- 21st Century Postgraduate Research.- Chapter 2- Computer Science (CS), Information Systems (IS), and Cybersecurity (CY) Research.- Chapter 3- Designing the Research Proposal, or Interim Report.- Chapter 4-Adopting a Funnel Strategy and Using Mind Mapping to Visualise the Research Design.- Chapter 5- Foundational Research Writing, Background Discussion and Literature Review.- Chapter 6- Research Philosophy, Design and Methodology.- Chapter 7- Data Collection, Presentation and Analysis.- Chapter 8- Research Management: Starting, Completing and Submitting the Final Research Report, Dissertation or Thesis.