research topic summary
By the end of this course you will produce a 1,400-1,750-word executive summary on the homeland security topic of your choice. It is highly recommended you select one of the Featured Topics, in the Homeland Security Digital Library (Links to an external site.), and approach the topic from a researcher’s perspective looking to solve a problem or answer a question. In formulating your approach, consider how you plan to take what you have learned from this course into the security of your own community, state, or nation. The executive summary will also include the following elements:
- Theories underlying the origins of homeland security and how they have evolved
- Analysis regarding how public agencies have operated to secure your nation from internal and external threats
- How modern homeland security environments differ from past environments.
- Description of different systems which make up the homeland security enterprise
The term paper will be handed in by stages, to allow you to receive feedback and guidance on your work as you go along. There is one submission link for each stage; links are below. Please pay careful attention to the due dates in the syllabus.
Write a brief 200- 300-word summary of the research topic and the questions you are looking to answer or problem you are wishing to solve as you produce your final, executive summary.
