This module taught you about analyzing and interpreting data. In addition, this module taught you how to plan the data collection process and how analyzing data for qualitative research, analyzing data for quantitative research, and analyzing data for mixed methods applied research studies differ. Using your textbook, and any University online library resources, and other scholarly sources, create a data collection and analysis plan. Specifically, […]

This summative assignment represents the Capstone Project of the entire Homeland Security and Emergency Management degree program. For this assignment, conduct research on a Homeland Security and Emergency Management topic utilizing the steps of the scientific method. This assignment will have incremental assignments to submit during Week 1 and Week 2 of this course in order to ensure that you are progressing in proper research […]

It’s easy to get confused by the concepts of test or measurement validity and reliability.  They’re both really important concepts in research, so let’s look at them in closer detail.  I’m going to use a silly, but hopefully memorable, example.     Let’s say you’re doing a study about how two groups (let’s say happy clowns and sad clowns) compare in their ability to parallel park.    You […]

Are recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings consistent with the Founding Fathers’ intentions for the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, and what role does the common phrase “separation of church and state” play in political discourse related to constitutional interpretation? Include in your discussion whether and/or to what extent separation of church and state is consistent with biblical principles. Historical, legal and academic sources are appropriate sources […]

Are recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings consistent with the Founding Fathers’ intentions for the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, and what role does the common phrase “separation of church and state” play in political discourse related to constitutional interpretation? Include in your discussion whether and/or to what extent separation of church and state is consistent with biblical principles. Historical, legal and academic sources are appropriate sources […]

Are recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings consistent with the Founding Fathers’ intentions for the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, and what role does the common phrase “separation of church and state” play in political discourse related to constitutional interpretation? Include in your discussion whether and/or to what extent separation of church and state is consistent with biblical principles. Historical, legal and academic sources are appropriate sources […]

 Because different disciplines in public safety have slightly different authority, missions, and goals, those disciplines will, at times, have conflicts.  Similarly, public safety entities from different levels of government will often have conflicts over jurisdiction.  From your experience in the field of public safety, classes you’ve had, or research you’ve done, discuss a conflict in public safety between disciplines or jurisdictions over authority.  Discuss how […]

 From the perspective of the public safety field you’re in, aspire to be in, or have researched, discuss what activity(s) performed by someone in that field are most likely to result in claims of civil liability against the individual, organization, or both.  What, if any measures could be taken by the individual or organization to minimize those risks.  What factors could leave an individual personally […]

In order to determine public opinion, politicians rely heavily on polling to determine what their voters support.  I will provide you a link to a collection of polls.    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/  I want you to click one of these polls, which will provide to you a report with more details about the poll.  To do this, I want you to click the polling company that polled the state or the […]

 In Poverty, Minority Economic Discrimination and Domestic Terrorism, Piazza describes how, post-9/11, a major thrust of President Bush’s foreign policy was using US foreign aid to promote economic development in poor countries, as well as democratic change in illiberal countries, with the aim of reducing violent radicalism. This framework also drove Obama administration counterterrorism initiatives. How do Piazza’s findings impact this approach to reducing terrorism? […]