EDM502 Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability
Module 1 Case
§ For this Case
Assignment, you are to answer the following:
§ Explain
interconnectivity of infrastructures (e.g., airlines and the power grid) with
specific examples. Do interconnectivities increase the vulnerability of major
infrastructures?
§ Should a CIP
management model be centralized, decentralized, or a combination? Propose a
relevant management practice model that supports your position.
§ Comment on critical
infrastructures in your town, state, or area of deployment. Number, Type(s)?
How protected?
o Assignment
Expectations
§ Length: This Case
Assignment should be at least 3 pages not counting the title page and
references.
§ References: At
least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g.
peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted
material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these
assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of
others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be
enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also
listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in
APA format).
§ Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.
§ Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standards guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity.
§ The following items
will be assessed in particular:
§ Relevance: All
content is connected to the question.
§ Precision: Specific
question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and
accurate.
§ Depth of
discussion: Student presents and integrates points that lead to deeper issues.
§ Breadth: Multiple
perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered.
§ Evidence: Points
are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
§ Logic: Presented
discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises,
statements, or factual information.
§ Clarity: Writing is
concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
§ Objectivity:
Student avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
Module 1 SLP
Critical
Infrastructure Vulnerability and Protection: An Introduction
§ The purpose of this
session long project (Modules 1–4) is to provide you with the opportunity to
prepare a paper or report on CIP that is of particular interest to you
community, state, or the United States in general. The following information is
essential in ensuring your success with this course component.
§ The project is to
include at least the following information:
§ Rationale for
choosing your topic.
§ Review of the
literature.
§ Implications for
you community, state, or the United States in general.
o Session Long
Project
§ For this first
module you are to examine the literature (given to you in background
information or search the internet) and consider on what topic you will focus
for your CIP project. Prepare a two (2) page proposal depicting how you will
approach and on what you will be focusing in this project.
§ To begin your SLP,
in this first module, you are to proceed accordingly:
§ Begin browsing
through the literature that relate to your topic of interest. The topic should
be important to you or at least to the United States in general
§ Finally, develop a
preliminary draft introduction to your review in one or two pages including a
reasonably articulated topic to the literature and a sound rationale or problem
statement on why you have selected this topic in CIP.
§ While your
introduction is not “set in stone” and you may be fine-tuning this
along the way, this introduction is to be written in a scholarly
manner–illustrating careful thought and insight toward the focus of your
project.
o SLP Assignment Expectations
o To ensure your
success and meaningful learning with this course component, please be sure to
read the following information carefully. Each of the options above is from
professional sources from, for example, scholarly journals, reports, and
empirical studies.
o Approximate number
of scholarly sources from which to draw, cite, and reference is 10.
o Approximate number
of pages: 15 including title page and reference list
o Writing format and
style: APA formatting is encouraged. The following are just one of the APA
formatting resources:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html
o Organizing your
Time
o The following is a
general overview of how you will be submitting your SLP work. This information
is provided for you on each module’s SLP page in detail
§ Module 1:
Preliminary Introduction to your Review (SLP 1)
§ For this first
module you are to examine the literature (given to you in background
information or search the internet) and consider on what topic you will focus
for your CIP project. Prepare a two pages proposal depicting how you will
approach and on what you will be focusing in this project
§ Module 2: Tentative
Reference List of 10 or more scholarly sources including reports, studies,
and-or manuals.
§ Submit a tentative
reference list of 10 or more sources that you will be citing, reviewing, and
referencing in your final paper. Briefly describe the contents of each article
in a few sentences (APA formatting recommended).
§ Choose 5 from the
10 references and explain in some detail its contents and relevancy to your
whole report.
§ Module 3: Draft
Paper Submission.
§ Submit your draft
copy of your report for a critique prior to final submission.
§ Module 4: Completed
session long project
§ Hand in your
project containing a brief introduction, body with the guiding concepts, and
conclusion (15 pages–Including title page and reference list).
Module 2
Case
Case Assignment
§ This Case
Assignment examines Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and
intergovernmental approaches to safeguarding and to responses to natural
disasters.
§ Read pp. 71-75.
National Infrastructure Protection Plan (2009).
§ A category five
hurricane hit the town of Jacksonville, Florida
devastated the town crippling infrastructure including power to homes
and businesses. The telephone lines were also destroyed. To add to the
monumental task of locating, triaging, and securing the safety of citizens,
looters have been stealing cooper from the inactive power lines. Motorists no
longer guided by traffic lights, have been negotiating pedestrians and massive
debris in the streets; the town is in chaos.
§ Explain the
coordinated responses necessary to protect critical infrastructure and key
resources (CIKR). Which agencies would be involved to restore normalcy in the
Florida town? Note: There is no one answer.
§ Go to GIS Lounge.
Look up explanation of GIS and Remote Sensing.
§ Discuss the
combination of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geospatial Information System (GIS) in
the transportation infrastructure protection, and flood risks of major rivers.
o Assignment
Expectations
§ Length: This Case
Assignment should be at least 3-5 pages not counting the title page and
references.
§ References: At
least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g.
peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted
material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these
assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of
others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be
enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also
listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in
APA format).
§ Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.
§ Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standards guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity.
§ The following items
will be assessed in particular:
§ Relevance: All
content is connected to the question.
§ Precision: Specific
question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and
accurate.
§ Depth of
discussion: Student presents and integrates points that lead to deeper issues.
§ Breadth: Multiple
perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered.
§ Evidence: Points
are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
§ Logic: Presented
discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises,
statements, or factual information.
§ Clarity: Writing is
concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
§ Objectivity:
Student avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
Module 2 SLP
o Natural Disasters
and Infrastructure Damage
§ Tentative Reference
List of 10 or more scholarly sources including reports, studies, and-or
manuals. Please avoid non-scholarly sources such as Wikipedia, newspaper
articles, and blogs. Choose 5 from the 10 references that you submitted in the
previous SLP and explain in some detail its contents and relevancy to your
whole report.
§ For Module 2 SLP:
Submit a tentative reference list of 10 or more sources (in alphabetical order)
that you will be citing, reviewing, and referencing in your final paper.
Briefly describe the contents of each article in a few sentences (APA
formatting recommended).
§ As your SLP begins
to take shape, be sure to revisit the Session Long Project Overview at the SLP
page of module 1 to keep you going on the right direction.
o SLP Assignment
Expectations
§ Sources are to be
presented in alphabetical order.
§ Sources are to be
formatted in an academic writing style (e.g., APA).
§ Sources must be
scholarly.
Module 3 Case
Infrastructure
Protection, Vulnerability Analysis, and Network Architectures
Case Assignment
§ Read the required
literature and especially review the videos.
§ Critical
Infrastructure Protection Module: Energy Supply Chain
§ Energy
Vulnerability Analysis
§ Critical
Infrastructure: Vulnerability Analysis and Protection: SCADA Structure
§ SCADA Vulnerability
Analysis
§ Permission granted
by Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security,
28JAN11.
§ Read the required
literature, especially National Infrastructure Protection Plan (2009), pp.
76-79; and, Sector-Specific Plans (SSPs), Department of Homeland Security.
§ Answer the
following:
§ Why are refinery
and storage stages more vulnerable than at other supply chain components?
§ IT-ISAC: Explain
what this is and its role in IT and computer products.
§ “SCADA protection
is scattered among governmental agencies and commercial groups.” Give some
examples of overlap.
§ Explain the
relationship of National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and
Sector-Specific Plans (SSPs). Also, their relationship with Department of
Homeland Security.
§ Explain the
function of an SSP; choose a particular SSP and describe its purpose. Also, why
did you choose that particular plan?
o Assignment
Expectations
§ Length: This Case
Assignment should be at least 5-8 pages not counting the title page and
references.
§ References: At
least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g.
peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted
material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these
assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of
others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be
enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also listed
at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in APA
format).
§ Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.
§ Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standards guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity.
§ The following items
will be assessed in particular:
§ Relevance: All
content is connected to the question.
§ Precision: Specific
question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and
accurate.
§ Depth of
discussion: Student presents and integrates points that lead to deeper issues.
§ Breadth: Multiple
perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered.
§ Evidence: Points
are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
§ Logic: Presented
discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises,
statements, or factual information.
§ Clarity: Writing is
concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
§ Objectivity:
Student avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
Module 3 SLP
o INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION,
VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS, AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURES
§ Draft Paper
Submission
§ Submit your draft
copy of your report for a critique prior to final submission.
§ The Draft copy will
not be critiqued for English or punctuation. Suggestions will be made to
incorporate in the final report.
o SLP Assignment
Expectations
§ Length: This Case
Assignment should be at least 10 pages not counting the title page and references.
§ References: At
least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g.
peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted
material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these
assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of
others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be
enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also
listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in
APA format).
§ Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.
§ The following items
will be assessed in particular:
§ Relevance: All
content is connected to the question.
§ Precision: Specific
question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and
accurate.
§ Depth of
discussion: Student presents and integrates points that lead to deeper issues.
§ Breadth: Multiple
perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered.
§ Evidence: Points
are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
§ Logic: Presented
discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises,
statements, or factual information.
§ Objectivity:
Student avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
Module 4
Case
International Cooperation
Case Assignment
§ After reading the
required literature, comment on two of the following:
§ Read Resolution
2341 of United Nations Security Council on the protection of critical
infrastructure from terrorist attacks. Answer the following: Who are the member
countries of the UNSC? Comment on the UNSC’s handling of Iran’s nuclear
program.
§ Go to required
website: International Engagement Results, Department of Homeland Security.
Click “International Partnerships.” From the list of agreements, pick one and
comment, using examples such as an agreement with a specific country.
§ Read What Is
Container Security Initiative (CSI) and How Does It Work? Answer the following:
What are the possible ways shipping containers pose a security risk? A critical
infrastructure risk?
§ Comment on the most
recent natural or man-made disaster and the effects on critical infrastructure,
answering: When? Where? What? Why? How?
o Assignment
Expectations
§ Length: This Case
Assignment should be at least 3 pages not counting the title page and
references.
§ References: At
least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g.
peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted
material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these
assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of
others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be
enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also
listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in
APA format).
§ Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.
§ Grammar and
Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are
expected to adhere to standards guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact
clarity
§ The following items
will be assessed in particular:
§ Relevance: All
content is connected to the question.
§ Precision: Specific
question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and
accurate.
§ Depth of
discussion: Student presents and integrates points that lead to deeper issues.
§ Breadth: Multiple
perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered.
§ Evidence: Points
are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
§ Logic: Presented
discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises,
statements, or factual information.
§ Clarity: Writing is
concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
§ Objectivity:
Student avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
Module 4 SLP
o INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
o Your final report
is due. Please check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar prior to
submission.
o SLP Assignment
Expectations
§ Length: This Case
Assignment should be at least 10-15 pages not counting the title page and
references.
§ References: At
least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g.
peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted
material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these
assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of
others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be
enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also
listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in
APA format).
§ Organization:
Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.
§ The following items
will be assessed in particular:
§ Relevance: All
content is connected to the question.
§ Precision: Specific
question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and
accurate.
§ Depth of
discussion: Student presents and integrates points that lead to deeper issues.
§ Breadth: Multiple
perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered.
§ Evidence: Points
are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
§ Logic: Presented
discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises,
statements, or factual information.
§ Objectivity:
Student avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
