COMP821 COMP821 COMP821 COMP821 COMP821 – Information SecurityInformation SecurityInformation Security Information SecurityInformation Security Information SecurityInformation SecurityInformation SecurityInformation Security Information Security Information SecurityInformation SecurityInformation SecurityInformation Security S1, 2017 RESEARCH PAPER (40%): You must write a research paper on a topic to be agreed with the lecturer. Papers must be analytical, not a mere factual description of your topic. RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES I. General Instructions Select a topic of your choice (we recommend a topic derived from the modules/themes in the paper. Given the nature of the research paper assignment this “sub-topic” tends to be narrower in scope) and submit it for approval to the lecturer. Please submit your idea (via email) before the Friday of week 5. This assignment is a research paper, not an essay, and as such, you are expected to research your topic thoroughly, describe it comprehensively, and write formally. Your paper must be typed, double spaced, on standard A4 paper. A softcopy of the paper will be checked using the turnitin.com service. Details regarding this procedure will be explained in class. The body of the text (excluding title page, end notes [if any], and bibliography) must have a word count of no more than 4,000 words. Research papers are due on Monday, May 29, at 9AM (both soft and hard copy). Late papers will be penalised 2% per day (24 hours). For example, a paper handed in on Tuesday, May 10thh before 9AM will be worth 38 % of the final mark. If handed in after 9AM it will be marked with a maximum possible grade of 36% (and so on). II. Research Procedures The research paper, if properly planned and executed, will add to the value of the course by increasing the depth of your knowledge in one or more subject areas and by familiarising you with the use of the resources of the AUT library. When researching your topic, you are expected to go beyond course readings and lectures; simply rehashing material presented in class will not be satisfactory. III. Marking Criteria Papers will be graded based on (1) the description of the issue(s) (statement of purpose, factual accuracy, whether your description is up to date); (2) your analysis of the issue(s); (3) the quality of your research (whether you find good sources, whether your sources are current and diverse); and (4) writing mechanics (correct spelling and grammar, clarity and style, citation form, and organisation). ACADEMIC INTEGRITY This course regards most seriously any acts of dishonesty relating to assessment. Any such acts will result in appropriate adjustment of the assessment mark and may lead to disciplinary action. In this course cheating includes:  plagiarism  unauthorised collaboration  examination misconduct  theft of other student’s work Plagiarism Plagiarism means borrowing from the work of another without indicating by referencing (and by quotation marks where exact phrases are borrowed) that the ideas expressed are not one’s own. Students may use the ideas and information of other authors, but this use must be acknowledged. It is not acceptable to submit an assignment which is simply paraphrasing of extracts from other authors: the work submitted must include some intellectual contribution of the student. Unauthorised Collaboration Unauthorized collaboration means joint effort between students or students and others, in preparing material submitted for assessment, except where this has been approved by the course programme. Students are encouraged to discuss matters covered in classes, but when writing an assignment, report, essay, or other piece of assessed work, the recording and treatment of the data and the expression of ideas and argument must be the student’s own work