You may select any topic involving fraud examination or digital evidence in computer crimes. A partial list of topics is included below. You will need to select one topic and write a 1-2-paragraph overview of how your paper will be structured, topics to be explored, and your methodology for conducting your research. You will submit your overview in Week 2. Your instructor will grade your overview and either approve your topic or ask you to clarify and resubmit your overview.
Note: You cannot use a topic or paper that you have used in another course.
Topic Suggestions
•History of computer crime investigations
•Survey of investigative tools used in computer crimes
•Professionalism in digital evidence and computer crimes
•The law and computer crimes
•Cyber terrorism
•Data mining
•Cyber stalking
•Sex offenders and the Internet
•Investigative tools for computer crimes
•Computer fraud and abuse act
•Casey's certainty scale
•Asset misappropriate schemes
•Corruption schemes
•Fraudulent financial statement schemes
•Theories for fraud motivation
Note: you may use any topic that is relevant just get approval from your professor.
List of References-Week 3
In Week 3, you will need to submit a paper listing 5-8 references that you intend to research for your paper. Note: you may not use the texts as references. This list will need to be submitted in APA format. I suggest you use the APA sixth edition resources found in Doc Sharing. This list should form the basis for your research into this topic; however, it does not mean that you cannot add any additional sources of information. Keep in mind, however, that sources listed on your References page must be cited at least once in the body of your Final Paper.
Outline-Week 4
In Week 4, you will submit a detailed outline of your Final Paper. This outline should include all major topics covered in your paper, along with subtopics addressed as well. This outline will serve as your roadmap for writing your final draft. Note: there is no format for the outline; also, the outline is not to be included in your final draft, but is a tool for your use as you construct your final draft.
First Paragraph-Week 5
In Week 5, you will submit your introductory paragraph. This paragraph should identify the issues to be discussed in your paper and "frame" the paper by introducing the main topics and explaining to your readers what area(s) your research will address. Note: this should be written using APA format.
Final Paper-Week 6
In Week 6, you will submit a Final Paper that is 10-15 pages in length, excluding the cover page, abstract, and references page. What this means is that the body of your paper should be 10-15 pages in length. Your paper must be written in APA format (based on the sixth edition) and include a minimum of five references, cited correctly in your paper. Your paper should address the main topic that you have selected and introduce thought-provoking elements into the paper based on your exhaustive research into this topic.
The elements for the final draft are listed below.
1.Separate cover sheet with running head, page number, and the following information:
?The title of the work
?Your name (Galo Ochoa)
?The name of the school (Keller University)
2.The abstract (constructed after you have finished your work)
3.Body with citations
4.Separate references sheet