Pro 1
Overview: Your final project in this course is based on a contemporary issue in the Physical Security field. This worksheet provides you the opportunity to select the issue for your project and gain instructor approval for your selection.
Prompt: Complete the following worksheet to select the contemporary issue for your project. Describe or explain this issue in your own words and explain why you selected the issue.
Instructions:
1. Select a topic from the list below that you will pursue for the final project. You will then narrow the focus of that topic to a specific issue that falls under the umbrella of your selected topic. You may suggest an issue that is not on the list but, if you choose an issue that is not on the list, YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR INSTRUCTOR TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR THAT ISSUE
BEFORE
YOU COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET.
You may consider issues you are reading about widely in academic journals and news sources. Write your selection in the space provided.
Biometrics Characteristics
Access Controls and Badges
Influence of Physical Design
Ethical Hacking
Physical Data Security
Cyber Crime
Information Technology Systems Infrastructure
My selection: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Answer the following questions about the issue you selected, typing your response in the space provided:
a. How would you identify a problem-focused aspect of the general topic in your own words? Describe the who, what, where, when, why and how.
b. Since these selections are broad categories, what specific aspect of your chosen topic are you specifically interested in researching? What is the importance of your specific topic?
c. Why did you select this issue? Why is it of interest to you personally and professionally?
3. Save this worksheet with your name as part of the file name.
4. Refer to the grading rubric below for more information.
