Reading, Writing, and Thinking
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NS4239: Internet, Society and Cyberconflict
Syllabus — text. Rodrigo Nieto-Gomez, Ted Lewis and Scott Jasper. This course examines the internet in its broader social and policy context with a particular focus on threats in, of, and to the internet....
Critical Infrastructure Higher Education Initiative
The Critical Infrastructure Higher Education Initiative (CI HEI) was a highly successful five year partnership between the Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS) at George Mason University and the U.S. Department of...
Self-Study Course: Counterterrorism in the United Kingdom
Course — website/web application. Paul Jonathan Smith. Updated May 2017 The following three modules address counterterrorism in the United Kingdom. Tracing the UK response to violent subnational terrorism back to its efforts against the...
Homeland Security Courses at Rosemont College
Resources from Rosemont College Syllabus: HLS-3100 Introduction to Homeland Security Course Description: This course provides an overview of the essential ideas that constitute the emerging discipline of homeland security. The objectives of the course...
Self-Study Course: Social Network Analysis
Course — website/web application. Developed in conjunction with Sean Everton, Co-Director and Michael Aspland, Faculty Associate for Research at the CORE Lab in the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School This course is...
Self-Study Course: The Global Jihadi Threat
Course — website/web application. Nadav Morag. [Updated Dec 2016] Islam is a faith of richness and complexity that has manifested itself over time in a broad variety of ways. Unfortunately, it is also used...
Profiling and Threat Assessment – CRJ346 at Oakland University
Syllabus — text. Daniel B. Kennedy, Ph.D. Oakland University An examination of criminal profiling including crime scene profiling (inductive and deductive), psychological profiling, and suspect-based profiling. Misuse of ethnic and racial profiling, and advantages...
NS2013: Research and Writing for Homeland Security
Syllabus — text. Lauren Wollman and John Rollins. The purpose of the research sequence (NS 2013 and NS 4081) is to advance your critical thinking, research and inquiry skills; you will use these skills...
IS4010: Technology in Homeland Security
Syllabus — text. Richard Bergin, John Rollins and Tom Housel. In today’s Information Age, Homeland Security professionals and the agencies they lead are more dependent than ever on technology to strengthen national preparedness. The...
NS3180: Introduction to Homeland Security
Syllabus — text. Chris Bellavita and Nadav Morag. This course provides an overview of the essential ideas that constitute the emerging discipline of homeland security. It has two central objectives: to expand the way...
NS4232: Knowledge into Practice: A Homeland Security Capstone Course
Syllabus — text. Chris Bellavita. This course is intended to provide participants the opportunity to expand their ability to enact the knowledge and technical learning acquired in the courses leading up to the capstone....