Research and Writing for Homeland Security

Catalog description

The purpose of the Homeland Security research and writing requirement is to advance critical thinking, research, writing and inquiry skills, specifically geared to homeland security issues. Students will be required to learn the steps of the research process, review and summarize professional and governmental report/ literature, formulate and support an argument or hypothesis, create a research design/strategy, specific to homeland security, and formulate a plan for the design. Student will work on a semester long writing project which will focus on a critical issue in homeland security and will apply the research and writing skills gained throughout the semester to their final submission. Prerequisite(s): HSEC 200