Research essay
Value: 50%
Length: 2000 words
The research essay is the major piece of work for the semester. It is intended to demonstrate a detailed and critical understanding of the important aspects of one of the cybercrimes covered in the unit. Students are required to select a research question (listed below), conduct independent research and write a 2000 word analytical essay.
Cyber-vigilantism
Anger and the desire for justice are understandable in the face of an unpunished wrong. Is cyber-vigilantism ever justified?
