Writing an outline/ Working bibliography
For this assignment, I would like-
1) An outline for the paper and
2) A working bibliography of at least five of your sources.
This should be one document with both parts.
Example of Bullet outline:
1. Introduction
a. Growing reliance on technology for critical functions
b. Shortage of professionals in cybersecurity
i. Challenges to increasing training programs
c. Funding programs
i. Making programs a priority
ii. Lack of empirical data to demonstrate the value of investing in education
2. Methods
a. Survey of cybersecurity professionals
b. Statistical analysis of results
3. Findings
a. Benefits from investments
i. Reducing worker shortage
ii. Improved economic outcomes
4. Discussion
a. Long term benefits from improved education
5. Limitations and ideas for future research
Example of sentence outline:
1. Introduction
a. There is a growing reliance on technology for critical infrastructure as well as business and personal functions.
b. There is a problem with improving cybersecurity capacity to protect these functions as there is a shortage of professionals in cybersecurity
i. There are many challenges to increasing training programs as the costs are prohibitive and the returns on these investments take a lot of time.
Choosing the type of outline
Both types are good, choose whatever type fits your writing style the best. The sentence outlines make it easy to write the paper since you have the first sentence of every paragraph already written!
Working Bibliography
The working bibliography usually has the reference and then the abstract of the paper or a summary you write from the article. Usually, you would add a sentence or two on where/how you could use the resource.
Example:
Shillair, R., Cotten, S. R., Tsai, H. Y. S., Alhabash, S., LaRose, R., & Rifon, N. J. (2015). Online safety begins with you and me: Convincing Internet users to protect themselves. Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 199-207.
Abstract: Serious and pervasive threats confront all Internet users. Despite frequent reports of losses due to computer security breaches, many individuals still do not follow basic safety precautions. Understanding the mental processes that motivate users to follow safe practices is key to strengthening this weak link in the security chain. Using protection motivation theory (PMT), a model within the class of social cognitive theories (SCT), we develop and assess the value of intervention strategies to enhance safe online behaviors. Furthermore, we integrate the concept of personal responsibility within the PMT approach to better understand what motivates safe, online behaviors. The online safety interventions were tested using a 2 (intervention strategy: manipulated) 2 (personal responsibility: manipulated) 2 (knowledge: measured and blocked), between subjects with random assignment to experimental conditions and online safety behavior intentions as the targeted outcome. Based on SCT principles of behavior change, two intervention strategies were developed, one that semantically explained behaviors, and one that offered the user an enactive mastery exercise. The sample was cross-sectional and representative of Internet users. Results showed a significant three-way interaction effect among personal responsibility, the intervention strategy, and prior knowledge. Enhancing a users sense of personal responsibility appears to be a necessary precursor to effective online safety interventions, but not necessarily sufficient; the intervention strategy should match the knowledge level of the user to enhance online safety behaviors. Potential strategies for designing effective online safety messages are discussed.
Use: I could use this paper to explain why improving overall cybersecurity education will improve individual protective actions in the discussion.
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