By the end of this course you will produce a 1,400-1,750-word research paper on the homeland security topic of your choice. Approach the topic from a researcher’s perspective looking to solve a problem or answer a question. In formulating your approach, consider how you plan to take what you have learned from this course into the security of your own community, state, or nation.
The research paper will also include the following elements:
Theories underlying the origins of homeland security and how they have evolved
Analysis regarding how public agencies have operated to secure your nation from internal and external threats
How modern homeland security environments differ from past environments.
Description of different systems which make up the homeland security enterprise
