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Welcome to the NU Library's research guide for CYB600! On this page, we've collected resources for your assignments, including supplemental readings, and tools for your presentation and paper assignments. If you need any help navigating this guide or the Library's resources, please get in touch with us!
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols is "a detailed and visual guide to today’s TCP/IP protocol suite" which "demonstrates each protocol in action through realistic examples from modern Linux, Windows, and Mac OS environments."
Internet of Things: Architecture, Implementation, and Security
Internet of Things discusses the "implementation, security and testing" of the IoT, systems of interrelated computing devices. Includes case studies and other real-world examples.
Seminal Papers
You'll use this list of seminal papers in computer security for your paper.
Does one of the titles interest you, but there's no link to the full text? We may be able to get it for you through interlibrary loan.
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Getting familiar with PowerPoint
If you're not very familiar with PowerPoint, you might find it useful to explore O'Reilly's collection of tutorial videos and ebooks: https://learning.oreilly.com/topics/microsoft-powerpoint/
Using APA in a PowerPoint presentation
The Publication Manual doesn't provide guidance specifically for presentations, which can lead to some confusion when you're asked to create a PowerPoint in APA style! We like this example presentation, which gives you a basic idea of what you need to include in your document.
Make sure that you're following any formatting directions from your instructor, providing citations on each of your slides whenever you use information from another source, and concluding with a full list of everything you refer to (both in text, and out loud if you're giving an oral presentation!).
Reading scholarly articles quickly and efficiently
If you're new to reading scholarly articles, getting through a lot of them for a project might seem overwhelming. We like this infographic on how to get the most out articles while saving time.
APA templates and sample papers
The APA have created a sample paper that'll show you how to set up a title page, headings, a works cited list, and in-text citations. Make sure to download the student version! Note that a template has been provided for you in Blackboard.
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If you're stuck on a particular citation or formatting issue, you can contact the Library by chat or email.
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We've also got some great tutorials and handouts on our Citation Help page!
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