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Topic 1.4 of Introduction to Research

The Research Process

The seven stages every research project moves through, the four standards research is judged against, and why the WannaCry attribution took seven months.

~25 min total·4 quadrants of structured content

By the end of this topic, you will

List the seven stages of the research process in order and explain why they loop back on themselves
Apply the four standing criteria -- systematic, objective, replicable, cumulative -- to evaluate a piece of research
Explain the difference between a research assumption and a hypothesis
Explain why independent replication mattered in the WannaCry attribution case

Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial

Video lectures and walkthroughs

Quadrant 2 · e-Content

Articles and case studies

research-methodology

The Research Process

Seven stages, four standing criteria, and why the WannaCry attribution to North Korea was not accepted the day the first report came out -- it took several independent labs reaching the same conclusion before anyone called it settled.

9 min read

Quadrant 3 · Web Resources

Downloadable material and curated external links

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Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment

Test your knowledge — earn a certificate on first pass

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