Sample Course Schedule and Assignment Due Dates

NOTE: All assignments, including weekly discussion forum posting, will be due no later than 11:59 pm EST/EDT, Sunday evenings unless otherwise specifically stated.

Course Introduction (Week 1)
Readings & Assignments:	View the Getting Started Lesson and complete the following: Self introduction in the Discussion Forum Student Questionnaire Form Academic Integrity Statement Library registration Learning Style Discussion Forum

Lesson 1 - The Strategic Setting (Week 2)
Readings:	The US Declaration of Independence The Constitution of the United States of America The Bill of Rights The Federalist Papers
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 1 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 1 Dropbox

Lesson 2 - The Legal Basis for U.S. Homeland Security Initiatives (Week 3)
Readings:	Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT)  Homeland Security Act of 2002 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 2 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 2 Dropbox

Lesson 3 - Other Shapers of Homeland Security Initiaves (Week 4)
Readings:	National Security Presidential Directives (NSPD), George W. Bush Administration Executive Orders, George W. Bush Administration. National Security Strategy, George W. Bush Administration, Sept 2002. National Security Strategy, Barack H. Obama Administration, May 2010. National Strategy for Homeland Security, George W. Bush Administration, 5 October 2007.
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 3 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 3 Dropbox

Lesson 4 - Constraints & Restraints (Week 5)
Readings:	USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 Homeland Security Act of 2002 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 REAL ID Act of 2005
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 4 Discussion Forum Begin working in your groups to prepare to submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 4 Dropbox by the end of next week

Group Work Week (Week 6)
Assignments:	Submit your group assignment to the  Lesson 4 Dropbox

Lesson 5 - Directives & Strategies (Week 7)
Readings:	National Security Strategy National Strategy for Homeland Security HSPD-5: Management of Domestic Incidents HSPD-7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection HSPD-8: National Preparedness HSPD-8 Annex 1: National Planning
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 5 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 5 Dropbox

Lesson 6 - National Preparedness (Week 8)
Readings:	Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 (HSPD-8) Presidential Decision Directive 8 (PDD-8), National Preparedness
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 6 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 6 Dropbox

Lesson 7 - Homeland Security Grant Programs (Week 9)
Readings	**The sections you are required to read in each of these documents is specifically outlined in the Lesson** USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 762) as amended Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 5196c) as amended Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 Overview of all current DHS Grants - http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/grants/
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 7 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 7 Dropbox

Lesson 8 - The DHS Risk Assessment Methodology (Week 10)
Readings:	**The sections you are required to read in each of these documents is specifically outlined in the Lesson** CRS Report for Congress: The Department of Homeland Security’s Risk Assessment Methodology: Evolution, Issues, and Options for Congress (2 February 2007) Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (January 2009) Target Capabilities List User’s Guide, 7 February 2009 “Identifying Vulnerability -  Enhancing Organizational Security in the Post 9-11 World,” Michael Taylor, 2002
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 8 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 8 Dropbox

Lesson 9 - Intelligence & Information Sharing (Week 11)
Readings:	**The sections you are required to read in each of these documents is specifically outlined in the Lesson** USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Title IX—Improved Intelligence) National Security Act of 1947 as amended. Homeland Security Act of 2002 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 Executive Order 12333--United States intelligence activities Part 2-- Conduct of Intelligence Activities National Strategies National Security Strategy 2010, “Intelligence,” The National Intelligence Strategy of the United States, 2009 US Intelligence Community Information Sharing Strategy, 22 February 2008
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 9 Discussion Forum Begin working in your groups to prepare to submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 9 Dropbox by the end of next week

Group Work Week (Week 13)
Assignments:	Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 9 Dropbox

Lesson 10 - Critical Infrastructure Protection (Week 14)
Readings:	**The sections you are required to read in each of these documents is specifically outlined in the Lesson** Executive Orders EO 1233, Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age, October 16, 2001 National Strategies National Security Strategy 2010, “Intelligence,” pp. 2, 10, 18, 19, 27, 31 and 42 The National Intelligence Strategy of the United States, 2009, p. 9. US Intelligence Community Information Sharing Strategy, 22 February 2008, p. 7. National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), January 2009, “Executive Summary” USA PATRIOT Act of 2001,  focus on and analyze Congressional intent: Homeland Security Act of 2002, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 10 Discussion Forum Submit your graded assignment to the Lesson 10 Dropbox

Lesson 11 - Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (Week 15)
Readings:	Homeland Security Act of 2002 Let’s refine our search process and cut down the amount of research time required in this reading. Search for language related to “exercises” as it relates to training, exercising and evaluating capabilities of first responders, etc. Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 Search for language to “exercises” as it relates to training, exercising and evaluating capabilities of first responders, etc. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Scan the “What’s New” section, upper left section of Home Page. If this is your first time to a DHS/FEMA web page, spend a few minutes becoming acquainted with the type of information available on the HSEEP.
Assignments:	Satisfactorily complete and provide documentation of completion of IS-120a An Introduction to Exercises by uploading your certificate to the dropbox.

Lesson 12 - Conclusions & Reflections (Week 16)
Readings:	Review all previous course readings
Assignments:	Participate in the Lesson 12 Discussion Forum Submit your final Term Paper to the Lesson 12 Dropbox