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  • Course Starts
  • Course Ends
  • Course Length: 16 weeks

Getting Started Lesson Parts A and B

Gettings Started

Timeframe:

Week 1

Readings:

Assignments:

  1. VoiceThread
  2. Read the information in the Getting Started Lesson Parts A and B thoroughly.
  3. Getting Started Part B Discussion
  4. Read the syllabus thoroughly
  5. Familiarize yourself with APA style

Lesson 1

Lesson 1

Timeframe:

Week 2

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 1 Discussion Forum 
  • Watch the interview with Bert Tussing

Lesson 2

Lesson 2

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Week 3

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 2 Discussion Forum

Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Timeframe:

Week 4

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 3 Discussion Forum
  • Watch: Viewpoints: Center for Homeland Defense and Security

Reminder: Your first Topic Paper is due next week.

Lesson 4

Lesson 4

Timeframe:

Week 5

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 4 Discussion Forum
  • Topic Paper #1

Lesson 5

Lesson 5

Timeframe:

Week 6

Readings:

  •  Joint Publication 3-28, Defense Support of Civil Authorities (2018).
    • Executive Summary
    • Chapters I-V
    • Appendices B-J;
    • Glossary Part II
  • Joint Publication 3-28 (JT Pub 3-28), Defense Support of Civil Authorities:
    • provides overarching guidelines and principles to assist military commanders and their staffs in planning, conducting, and assessing defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) activities;
    • sets forth joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in DSCA operations;
    • provides the doctrinal basis for interagency coordination during DSCA operations;
    • provides military guidance for the exercise of authority by combatant commanders (COCOM) and other joint force commanders (JFCs;
    • prescribes joint doctrine for operations, education, and training; and
    • provides military guidance for use by the Armed Forces in preparing their appropriate plans. 
  • The Soldier & the State (Huntington, 1957/1985). Chapter 9: The Creation of the American Military Profession

Assignments:

  • Lesson 5 Discussion Forum

Lesson 6

Lesson 6

Timeframe:

Week 7

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 6 Discussion Forum

Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Timeframe:

Week 8

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 7 Discussion Forum

Semester Break

Lesson 8

Lesson 8

Timeframe:

Week 10

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 8 Discussion Forum

Reminder: Your second topic paper is due next week. 

Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Timeframe:

Week 11

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 9 Discussion Forum
  • Topic Paper #2

Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Timeframe:

Week 12

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 10 Discussion Forum

Lesson 11

Lesson 11

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Week 13

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 11 Discussion Forum
  • Begin work on your Hurricane Sandy Case Study Analysis assignment.

Lesson 12

Lesson 12

Timeframe:

Week 14

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 12 Discussion Forum
  • Reminder: Hurricane Sandy Case Study Analysis due next week

Lesson 13

Lesson 13

Timeframe:

Week 15

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Lesson 13 Discussion Forum
  • Hurricane Sandy Case Study Analysis due
  • Reminder: FEMA IS-75 Military Resources in Emergency Management due next week  

Lesson 14

Lesson 14

Timeframe:

Week 16

Readings

Assignments:

  • Lesson 14 Discussion Forum
  • FEMA IS-75 Military Resources in Emergency Management due  

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