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1. Developing Research
Structure and Quality
in the Security Field:
An Overview
Martin Scott Catino, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Doctoral and Strategic Studies
Henley Putnam University
PART I

2. OBJECTIVE:
▪ Provide a basic structure for
developing the quality of
research in the security field
▪ Develop an understanding of the
essential parts of the research
process, or scientific method
▪ Communicate the point that
structure generates quality and
does far more than create a
template or outline

3. The 7 Steps as Systems not Just Process
▪ Background: Familiarity
▪ Research Question: Focus
▪ Purpose: Utility
▪ Hypothesis/Theory: Logical
Thinking
▪ Methodology: Effectiveness
of investigation
▪ Analysis: Depth
▪ Conclusion: Contribution

4. Which of these areas and qualities have
you used, omitted, neglected or exploited
in your research?
REFLECTION:

5. What are the consequences of omitting
any one of these in your research?
REFLECTION:

6. What are the 7 Steps of the Research
Process?
▪ Background
▪ Research Question
▪ Purpose
▪ Hypothesis/Theory
▪ Methodology
▪ Analysis
▪ Conclusion

7. CONCLUSION
▪ Developing a structured approach to security
research is important for developing quality.
▪ The seven steps of the research process offer a
valuable approach for developing the quality of
research in the security field.
▪ Each step of the seven steps develops quality of
one’s research and not just form.

8. CONTACT
INFORMATION
Martin Scott Catino, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Strategic Security
Henley Putnam University
scatino@Henley-Putnam.edu