Main Content
Course Introduction
Methodology, Scope and Approach
Methodology
The methodology used throughout this course is designed to familiarize you with the main issues and challenges facing state, regional, and municipality elected/appointed officials currently working on homeland security-related issues, activities, and programs. You’ll demonstrate your degree of understanding through a series of graded activities–each focused on a major, contemporary homeland security-related topic.
Scope
This course pursues knowledge derived from individual research, analysis, critical thinking, and assessment of the key federal statutes and executive branch vision, policies, strategies, and protocols impacting the public[1] and private sectors.[2]
Approach
The approach used in this course comprises a combination of video lecture, online discussion forum, collaborative learning, and personal interviews (as required) with local homeland security-related officials and stakeholders.
[1] The term "public sector" refers to federal, state, county, regional, and local units of government; public corporations; and quasi-autonomous nongovernment organizations.
[2] The term "private sector" refers to resources owned/operated by individuals or group-owned private enterprises.