Question 3. What are the main risks to cyber security, and are states or non-state actors the
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Essay Guidelines
1. Define and discuss key concepts.
2. Take a comparative approach: Each essay question asks to compare two
concepts or answers (1. risk/threat; 2. stabilise/destabilise; 3. state/non-state
actor). What are the arguments for and against each position?
3. Keep in mind that there is not one ‘correct answer’. You are graded based on the
extent to which you can substantiate your conclusion .
4. Critical analysis: Recognise the limits of your argument and counter-arguments.
The objective is not to suggest that one answer is correct and the other wrong,
but rather to argue that one of the answers/position may have more merit than
the other. Demonstrate your capacity to consider and include competing
perspectives by various scholars.
5. Clearly structure your essay into introduction, body and conclusion.
a. The introduction should outline the broader topic and link it to the specific
purpose of the essay. Signpost the structure, key arguments to be made,
and provide a brief thesis statement.
b. The body of the essay should present the main arguments, which directly
answers the essay question.
c. The conclusion should summarise your key findings, synthesize your
thoughts, demonstrate the importance of your ideas, and enable you to
have the last word on the essay question.
6. Referencing: Choose either Oxford or Harvard (see directions in links below).
The word count includes footnotes, but excludes bibliography. Words limits can
deviate 10% either more or under the stated figure. If the number of words
exceeds the limit by more than 10%, then penalties will apply. These penalties
are 5% of the awarded mark for every 100 words over the world limit. The
percentage is taken of the total mark, i.e. if a paper was graded at a credit (65%)
and was 300 words over, it would be reduced by 15 marks to a pass (50%).
Harvard: https://libguides.mq.edu.au/content.php?pid=459099&sid=3759396
Oxford: https://libguides.mq.edu.au/content.php?pid=459099&sid=3759400