Exercise 1
Qualitative research studies are essential in coming up with crime mitigation strategies by use of artificial intelligence technologies. Qualitative research provides substantive details concerning the human behavior, varying personality characteristics, human emotions among other elements that cannot be quantified. The application of IT and use of data mining techniques to obtain information on human needs, feelings, desires, and routines is provides meaningful observations that are applicable for crime studies. However, qualitative data collection processes used to help in providing insight on human behavior are relatively time consuming and thus expensive considering that unlike quantitative methods, automation is not possible.
Reference
Ickjai Lee & Peter Phillips (2008) URBAN CRIME ANALYSIS THROUGH AREAL CATEGORIZED MULTIVARIATE ASSOCIATIONS MINING, Applied Artificial Intelligence, 22:5, 483-499, DOI: 10.1080/08839510802028496
Exercise 2
Organizations are tasked with a huge role of ensuring security of all their systems. The VPNs are critical security tools preferred to secure the access of an organization’s data from unauthorized users. A qualitative research to determine the impact of data protection and the use of VPNs to achieve crime mitigation provides essential insights on the supremacy and reliability of the security management approach. Study cases in the qualitative research process are important as they provide realistic and context-rich narratives on the application of models and tools in real-life situations. A case study allows the focus on the big to the smallest picture of a system to provide understanding of a phenomenon.
Reference
Cai, Yu (2018) “Using Case Studies To Teach Cybersecurity Courses,” Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice: Vol. 2018 : No. 2 , Article 3. Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/vol2018/iss2/3
Exercise 3
Researchers often employ a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach since it provides understanding on the contradictions arising from the separate qualitative techniques and quantitative methods. The application of sequential case studies as a mixed model approach bridges paradigms by placing emphasis on using multiple evidence sources. Case studies allow the use of varying data collection techniques that ensure an accurate focus on a particular case is provided. However, this may prove to be a challenge during data management considering the multiple data sources.
Reference
Lalor, J. G., Casey, D., Elliott, N., Coyne, I., Comiskey, C., Higgins, A., Murphy, K., Devane, D., & Begley, C. (2013). Using case study within a sequential explanatory design to evaluate the impact of specialist and advanced practice roles on clinical outcomes: the SCAPE study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-13-55