{"id":18998,"date":"2024-04-02T17:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/research-paper-specifications_-topic-navigating-the-new-normal-the-intersection-of-blockchain-technology-cybersecurity-and-financial-markets-in-the-post-covid-19-era\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T17:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:01:04","slug":"research-paper-specifications_-topic-navigating-the-new-normal-the-intersection-of-blockchain-technology-cybersecurity-and-financial-markets-in-the-post-covid-19-era","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/research-paper-specifications_-topic-navigating-the-new-normal-the-intersection-of-blockchain-technology-cybersecurity-and-financial-markets-in-the-post-covid-19-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Paper Specifications_ topic: &#8220;Navigating the New Normal: The Intersection of Blockchain Technology, Cybersecurity, and Financial Markets in the Post-COVID-19 Era&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formatting)follow file: &lt;Ex_IT104 APA formatting&gt;<\/p>\n<div>Follow guideline) &nbsp;file:&lt;project part 1-research paoper s24&gt;- included grade criteria, guideline<\/div>\n<div>Editing &amp; adding content) File: project 1_Soomin Park&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>**&nbsp;<b style=\"color: var(--color-1); font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto;\">Research Paper Specifications (150 points &#8211; 15% of final grade)<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; cursor: auto;\">Overview<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">As part of this project, you will be required to write a paper on a new development in information technology that you find interesting or potentially beneficial. You will analyze this development, explain the technology, its benefits, and legal, ethical, and social issues related to it. You will also need to discuss the security aspects of the development and the hurdles that must be overcome to bring it to completion.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; cursor: auto;\">Project Objectives<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Assess the significance of a new development in information technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Critically evaluate new development from legal, social, ethical, and security perspectives<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Identify and evaluate sources of information on new developments in information technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Formally research a selected topic, communicate your understanding and appropriately cite your references<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; cursor: auto;\">Project Requirements<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Your research paper will be a<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">MS Word document<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>that will include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">1. Title page<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">in APA style\/format containing your full name, course number and section, date, project title, and the following GMU Honor Code statement including the active links:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&#8220;By placing this statement on my webpage, I certify that I have read and understand the GMU Honor Code on<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/masonkorea.gmu.edu\/resources-and-services\/cai\/honor-code<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and as stated, I as student member of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat, plagiarize, steal, or lie in matters related to academic work. In addition, I have received permission from the copyright holder for any copyrighted material that is displayed on my site. This includes quoting extensive amounts of text, any material copied directly from a web page and graphics\/pictures that are copyrighted. This project or subject material has not been used in another class by me or any other student. Finally, I certify that this site is not for commercial purposes, which is a violation of the George Mason Responsible Use of Computing (RUC) Policy posted on<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/publishing.gmu.edu\/communication\/copyright_fair_use\/<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>web site.&#8221;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The GMU Honor Code statement above will be left justified and double spaced. Hyperlink the GMU Honor Code and George Mason Responsible Use of Computing (RUC) Policy links.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">2. Content pages<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The content pages will be in APA style\/format. The content will be equivalent to a minimum of 1500 words. The title page is not a content page.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Double space the entire paper using 12pt, Times New Roman &#8211; the title page, content pages including quotations and notes, and the reference page including annotations. The margins of the paper will be set to Normal, i.e. 1 inch margins.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>Paragraph setting will be double space with both the &#8220;Before&#8221; and &#8220;After&#8221; spacing set to 0 pt. There will be no extra line spaces between paragraphs, and between paragraphs and headings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Divide the content into sections. You<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">MUST<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>talk about the technology and the legal, ethical and security aspects. Suggested sections and section headings are:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>introduction, background, potential benefits, legal and ethical issues, security concerns, social problems, further required research, and conclusion. You must have appropriate headings for each section in APA style\/format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Introduction section must summarize the research topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The content of the paper must demonstrate understanding of the topic via citations of the reference sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">References used to develop your understanding of the topic should be appropriately cited within these content pages using APA in-text citation formats.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Each page must have a header. The header<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">should contain the page number and the paper title in accordance with the APA format.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">3. Reference Page<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The reference page in APA style\/format is a<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">separate page<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in your research paper. This page is in addition to the four to six content pages and the title page. Any direct or indirect reference within the paper to the work of others must be appropriately cited in APA style\/format in the text.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism<\/b>. The reference page should list:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">At least<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">six<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>references relevant to research on the chosen topic (minimum)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">At least three different reference types required \u2013 web sites, papers, books, journals, magazines, newspapers, interviews, etc.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">For electronic references, you<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">must include<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">the URL as an active link<\/span><\/a><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>to the source\/database and the date you visited the page<\/span><\/span>.<b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Note:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Where a magazine, journal article or book reference has been located via a full-text online database, list the original publication details of the reference AS WELL AS the name of the database, its URL and the date the reference was accessed.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Each reference<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto;\">must be<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b>annotated. 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