Instructions
You must use the template I provided for this assignment since it will make it a lot easier for you. Failure to do so will result in a return of your paper for you to redo, a reduction in points, or both.
The first assignment has three parts.
The first part involves picking something you found interesting from weeks one and two, exploring it beyond the readings, and expanding on it in a paper. This section of your paper needs to be at least three pages long and cannot be about something you wrote directly about in a forum.
The second part involves picking one of the critical infrastructures you learned in week three and writing about it using the six guidelines below. You cannot write about the critical infrastructure you wrote about in the forum.
The third part involves picking one of the critical infrastructures that you learned about in week four and writing about it using the six guidelines below. You cannot write about the critical infrastructure you wrote about in the forum.
It is up to you to decide what will be the most interesting for you!
You need to use the following outline for each of the two critical infrastructures:
- Provide a Hypothetical Threat (cyber, natural disaster, or physical)
- Brief background on the Critical Infrastructure as it relates to National Security
- Elaborate on the known Risks/Threats/Hazards/Vulnerabilities from the Hypothetical Threat
- Explain how damage from the Hypothetical Threat could impact the Dependencies/Interdependencies between critical infrastructure sectors
- Existing Resiliency related to the Continuity of Operations
- Consider how to Minimize Disruption that improves First Responder Safety.
Technical Requirements
- Write at least seven pages, per the guidance above, and include the title page, an abstract, and a reference page (these last three items are not part of the total page count).
- Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least two sources per content page.
- Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double-spaced.
- Students will follow the current APA Style (7th Edition) as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
- Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
- All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.