Cyber Operations Challenge Case Study Paper

In this project, you will review a case study and apply critical thinking skills to reach conclusions based on the process of exploration, questioning, analyzing facts, and identifying what you do not know.

You are not asked to write a research paper, but to use your powers of observation, analysis, and consideration of alternative explanations to come to some basic questions: what do you know, by the facts of the scenario? What don’t you know? What questions should you ask? What alternative conclusions might be drawn from what you read in this scenario? 

You are welcome to read more about the type of case you are encountering and to use the information you find.  However, concentrate on the process of how you receive information, process it, and how you use information to develop analytical conclusions.  I was reminded today that we receive and process information rapidly, using heuristics (or cognitive shortcuts) to form impressions, draw conclusions, and make decisions.  As you know, not all impressions are true, so we must build in a practice to accept impressions as just that, but widen your apertures to consider other facts before you make decisions.  Many of our decisions are not life-changing, but it is still important to be mindful of how we find and manage information, and how we use it to reach well-reasoned conclusions.

Submit Critical Thinking Paper

The final paper should be no more than five double-spaced pages, excluding the cover page and references page(s). Organize the paper in accordance with your preparatory steps, using these subheadings:

Title of Paper (centered and bold) There is no heading named “Introduction”

Explanation of the Issue (centered and bold)