• None

• Review Academic Integrity Policy

Readings

• "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001" (USA PATRIOT Act of 2001)

Title VII - Increased Information Sharing for Critical Infrastructure Protection 
Title X - Miscellaneous, Section 1016 (a-c): Critical infrastructures protection

• Homeland Security Act of 2002"

Title II - Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Subtitle B - Critical Infrastructure Information, Sections 211-215

• "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004"

Sec. 7306. Critical infrastructure and readiness assessments
Sec 1016. Information Sharing (Title I—Reform of the Intelligence Community)

• "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007"

Title I - Homeland Security Grants
Title X - Improving Critical Infrastructure Security, Sections 1001-1002

• Participate in the Post 9/11 Statutes Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening. Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 01 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper focused on one of the four post 9/11 laws you will learn about in Lesson 1.

Readings

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7  - Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection
• Executive Order 13231 - Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
• Presidential Policy Directive 21 - Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience 
• Executive Order 13636 - Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity 
• 2014 Executive Order 13636 Privacy and Civil Liberties Assessment Report
• The Privacy and Civil Liberties Assessment Report: What Does It Really Tell Us? A Chief Privacy Officer's Perspective ​

• Participate in the Vision and Policies Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening. Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 02 Graded Assignment (Essay).You are responsible for writing a paper focused on critical infrastructure protection related to presidential directives and executive orders.

Readings

• The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets.

• Participate in the National Strategies Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts. Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening. Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 03 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper and handout assessing the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets.

Readings

• National Infrastructure Protection Plan, 2006
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan Partnering to enhance protection and resiliency 2009
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013, Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
• DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection
• Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007
• Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
• DHS Sector Specific Plans
• A Review of Power Outages and Restoration 

• Participate in the NIPP Analysis Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening. Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 04 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on one of the CIKR studied this week.

Readings

• National Infrastructure Protection Plan, 2006
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan Partnering to enhance protection and resiliency 2009
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013, Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
• Government Shutdown Defied, Grand Canyon Reopens For a Week
• Secretary Jewell, NPS Director Release New Report Showing National Parks Remain Strong Economic Engines, Support 243,000 Jobs Nationwide

• Participate in the Private Sector Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts. Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening. Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 05 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on one of the CIKR studied this week.

Readings

• Students are required to read: 

  • National Protection and Programs Directorate
  • Office of Infrastructure Protection
  • Sector Outreach and Programs Division
• In addition to the required readings, the following is a list of resources that provide additional background information. While you are not required to read them, I encourage you to glance through them.
  • Federal Protective Services
  • Office of Biometric Identity Management
  • Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis
  • Office of Cybersecurity and Communications
  • Infrastructure Information Collection Division
  • Infrastructure Security Compliance Division
  • National Infrastructure Coordinating Center
  • Protection Security Coordination Division

• Complete Mid-Course Survey
• Participate in the NPPD Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening. Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 06 Graded Assignement (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on the chemical sector this week.

Readings

• Homeland Security Grant Program 
• ​Transit Security Grant Program 
• Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program 
• American Public Transportation Association 2014 Annual Report 

• Participate in the Port Security Grant Program Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening.  Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 07 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on mass transit security grants this week.

• None

• No Assignments 

Readings

• 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 13, How to Do It?  A Different Way of Organizing the Goverment
• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
• Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
• Fusion Centers
• 2012 National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding, 
• 2011 DHS IG Report Relationships Between Fusion Centers and Emergency Operations Centers

• Participate in the Information Sharing Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening.  Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete the Lesson 08 Graded Assignment (Essay).  You are responsible for writing an information paper focused on your state fusion center and Ebola.

Readings

• Students are required to read:

  • DHS Cybersecurity
  • National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
  • Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

• In addition to the required readings, the following is a list of resources that provide additional background information. While you are not required to read them, I encourage you to glance through them.

  • Officials Warned 500 Million Financial Records Hacked
  • Memos Justifying Bush-era Justifying Warrantless Wiretapping Released
  • Twitter Sues U.S. Justice Department for right to reveal surveillance requests
  • Let's Pass Cybersecurity Legislation
  • Protecting Cyber Networks Act

• Participate in Cyber Security Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening.  Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete the Lesson 09 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on cybersecurity this week.

Readings

• Students are required to read: 

  • Government Accountability Office
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection: More Comprehensive Planning Would Enhance the Cybersecurity of Public Safety Entities' Emerging Technology
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection, Observations on Key Factors in DHS's Implementation of Its Partnership Approach

• Participate in the GAO Investigation Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts. Your original post should be posted by Thursday evening.  Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 10 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on the Government Accountability Office this week.

Readings

• Students are required to read: 

  • National Infrastructure Protection Plan
  • Healthcare and Public Health Sector-Specific Plan

• Participate in the Ebola Questions Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts.  Your original post should be posted by Wednesday evening.  Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 11 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on Ebola this week. The paper you write will be directly related to the role you have in the group project.

Readings

• Students are required to read: 

  • National Infrastructure Protection Plan
  • Healthcare and Public Health Sector-Specific Plan
  • Under Pressure, Cuomo Says Ebola Quarantines Can Be Spent at Home
  • Bike-riding Nurse Defies Ebola Quarantine, on Collision Course With Governor
  • Family of Dallas Ebola Victim Settles with Hospital That Treated Him
  • Salt Shipment to NJ Costs $700,000 More By Barge Than By Ship, Transportation Chief Says

• Participate in the Ebola Issues Discussion Forum. You are responsible for posting one entry in the discussion forum and responding to at least two of your classmate's posts. Your original post should be posted by Wednesday evening.  Please note that your responses should include references to information you are citing.
• Complete Lesson 12 Graded Assignment (Essay). You are responsible for writing a paper on Ebola this week. The paper you write will be directly related to the role you have in the group project.

Readings

• Foreign Powers Steal Data on Critical U.S. Infrastructure, NSA Chief Says 

• Complete the Term Paper