Assignment title: Information
Assignment 3 (Research Paper 2) Assignment Details
Due date: 19 September 2016
Value: 30%
Description: Research paper
Objectives: Identify and solve complex organisational problems creatively and
practically to increase the effectiveness of management processes through
the development of a security program for an organisation.
Evaluate, synthesise and critically review theoretical frameworks with other
evidence to provide solutions to real-world problems by understanding
security management models and practices.
Demonstrate an understanding of change on organisations in the global
environment and the impact of these on organisational systems by
understanding risk management.
Background
This assignment will cover all the materials that presented in chapters 5-8 of your course
textbook. Based on organisation selected in the previous assignments and depending on the
size of the selected organisation (small, medium, large), you need to develop a security program
to this organisation.
This security program should reflect on the current roles and titles of the security
personnel and make some suggestions for improvements and should include the
following:
Provide a professional plan to implement these changes incorporating training and
education requirements.
Determine if the selected organisation is already using any of ISO security standards and
provide reasons for which ISO security standard would be most suitable for the selected
organisation.
Determine and discuss the suitability of one or more information security certifications
that would assist in improving its security posture of the selected organization.
Provide risk assessment which includes the identification of the key threats for the
selected organisation and what controls could be put in place to reduce the associated
risks to an acceptable level.
To protect security of the selected organisation, you are requested to invent the current security
situation of this organisation. This will allow you to create a scenario that you can then use to
apply your knowledge of the course materials.
As mentioned in the previous assignments, you need to make sure NOT to divulge any sensitive
information of the selected organisation. If you are working in this organisation, use the internet
to determine what information is available to the public.ASSIGNMENT 3 (Research paper 2)
Your research paper should include the following sections:
Title
You are required to decide your paper's title.
Name and student number
You need to write your name and student number directly under the paper title.
Abstract
Abstract is one of the important parts of research papers. It is often the last part that you
write, but the first thing people read when they want to have a quick overview of the whole
paper. I suggest you leave writing the abstract to the end, because you will have a clearer
picture of all of your work. A good abstract should has one well-developed paragraph that
is coherent and concise, and is able to stand alone as a unit of information covers all the
essential academic elements of the full length paper. You are required to write not more the
100 words.
Introduction
In your research paper the introduction should include the following:
The current security situation of your selected organisation
What the research paper is about?
The structure of the rest of the paper
Body context
You could divide this section into several sub-sections such as
Overall security program
Professional plan of training requirements
ISO security standards
Information Security Certifications
Risk assessment
Conclusion
At the end of your research paper, a reader wants to know how to benefit from the work you
accomplished in this paper. To do that, you need to connect the paper's findings to a larger
context, such as the wider conversation about an issue as it is presented in a course or in
other published writing, or by suggest the implications of your findings or the importance
of the topic for security practice in general.
References
Formatting Your Reference List. All documents cited in your assignment must be listed in a
single alphabetical list at the end of the assignment. The following USQ Library Resources
to assist you with referencing correctly using the Harvard Referencing System:
https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing-guide
Endnote Bibliography Software for managing referencing is available to you for free as a
USQ Student: https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/endnote-bibliographic-softwareFinally, the word-count limit for the abstract, introduction, body context, and conclusion of
this research paper is set at about 3000 words.
Submission Requirements
You need to submit your assignment 3 via the assignment 3 submission link on your study
desk.
Do not email your work to the course leader. If you are unable to upload, notify the course
leader of the issue so that it may be resolved for you to upload the assignment.
Please note that all assignment items in this course must adhere to the correct Harvard citing
and referencing. For this purpose links have been provided to you on the study desk. However,
you can consult the library web site for further details and clarifications.
Note carefully University policy on Academic Misconduct such as plagiarism, collusion and
cheating. If any of these occur they will be found and dealt with by the USQ Academic Integrity
Procedures. If proven, Academic Misconduct may result in failure of an individual assessment,
the entire course or exclusion from a University program or programs.
Good Luck