The research paper involves a thorough review of academic research literature on a specific topic or issue involving a critical infrastructure.Specifically, a local site is to be examined and discussed. The site will be specific to the area and visited at least once by the student during the semester. (Academic research literature means books and/or articles from peer-reviewed journals.)

The topic has to be approved by the instructor via email during the third week of the semester. The paper is to be 7 to 10 pages (content) in length (double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman Type with 1 inch margins) including bibliographic citations and references (minimum of4), which should follow the standard APA format and be no more than 5 years of age.