Discuss Foundations of homeland security.

Module 1 – SLPFOUNDATIONS OF MODERN HOMELAND SECURITYThere are two parts to this assignment:Part 1. From your reading, Securing Our Skies: Oversight of Aviation Credentials, choose one of the five security lines of effort and elaborate on it. Remember to support your statements with quotations.Security Screening and InspectionVetting of Employees and Security Threat AssessmentsInternal Controls and Auditing of Airport-Issued CredentialsRisk-Based Security for Higher Risk Populations and IntelligenceSecurity Awareness and VigilancePart 2. From your reading, Report of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on Insider Threat at Airports, go to page 7. Pick two of the nine bullet point items about “recognized practices” and briefly comment on them. Remember to support your statements with quotations. SLP Assignment ExpectationsAssignments should be at least 3 full pages double-spaced, not counting the cover or reference page. Paper format: (a) Cover page, (b) Header, (c) Body. Submit your assignment by the last day of this module.Properly cite the quotations that you use to support your statements. For more information, please consult the Purdue University OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/Relevance: All content is connected to the question.Precision: Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate.Depth of discussion: Points that lead to deeper issues are presented and integrated.Breadth: Multiple perspectives and references, multiple issues/factors considered.Evidence: Points are well supported with facts, statistics, and references.

How do you trust that the information you are reading is accurate?

Step I:Click on the link below to watch a twenty-minute TED TALK video called “Jimmy Wales: The Birth of Wikipedia.”http://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspreadThen, address the following questions (feel free to number your responses but I prefer you write them in paragraphs with complete sentences).Who owns Wikipedia?What is the goal of the Wikimedia Foundation?Who writes the content$WIKI_REFERENCE$/pages/ for Wikipedia? How much money do they make? Who is in charge of Wikipedia, and how much money does it take to run Wikipedia?What is the free licensing model and why is it revolutionary?Why does Jimmy Wales state that Wikipedia is more popular than the New York Times website? Why do YOU think Wikipedia is more popular than the New York Times website?What is a quality test? Who is responsible for one?What does “vandalism” on Wikipedia look like? How is vandalism handled? Who might (and why) someone vandalize a Wikipedia page?What is a “neutral point of view policy” and why is it important for Wikipedia?Why is Google essential for Wikipedia?Why would professors encourage the use of Wikipedia? Why might they discourage it?Why do you use Wikipedia (BE HONEST!)? If you have never used it before, why not?According to Jimmy Wales, what is the next big think in education? Why is his idea important, especially given the textbook’s concerns regarding education, the media, and the economy?Step II:Next, log onto www.wikipedia.org and type “social problems” into the search engine.Then, address the following questions regarding the “social problems” page (feel free to number your responses but I prefer you write them in paragraphs with complete sentences):What are the “multiple issues” currently with this particular Wikipedia page (what needs help/fixing)?Why does the page use the term “issue” rather than “problem”?What are the main “generic types” of social issues listed on the page? What do you notice about the social issues listed? Spend some time scrolling through them.Choose one of the “generic types” of social issues to click on. What did you choose, what additional information were you able to learn from the page, and where did the additional links for that particular social issue take you? How do you trust that the information you are reading is accurate?Near the bottom of the page, there is a link under “See Also” for “Social Problems.” Click on this link.Spend some time perusing this site. It is for the journal called Social Problems. In a few sentences, discuss the journal’s purpose, relationship to Sociology, and importance for students.Near the bottom of the page, there is a link under “See Also” for “The Society for the Study of Social Problems.” Click on this link.Spend some time perusing this site. It is for an organization called SSSP. What are the particulars of the organization (what is it for, who is responsible for it, why does it exist), its relationship to Sociology, and its importance for students?TED Talks and Wikipedia are part of the institution we call “Media.” What is the importance of the media in today’s society, and how do resources like TED Talk videos and Wikipedia pages relate to C. Wright Mills’ concept of the Sociological Imagination? What might he say about Wikipedia? What might he say about TED Talks?

Discuss Cyber Threats Municipalities Face When Employees Work Remotely.

Municipalities in the United StatesNeeds intro1) identify the ongoing challenges – how do they risk assess, how do they develop/implement key policies and processes (Incident Response Plans, Business Recovery/Continuity, integrating with cloud services, classifying & protecting important systems and data, etc.)2) layer on the immediate challenges of moving to work at home – specifically from a systems/data security and privacy perspective.3) Wrap it up with a vision/recommendations on how this type of business can get ahead of the changing cyber environment. Sharing cyber talent? Coming together with other businesses in the same situation? Industry associations?

You should find multiple sources reporting the same information to ensure that your assessment of the reporting is accurate.

1. Submit a 2-page analysis of an article that cites an example of unethical behavior as related to corporate or an individual’s behavior in the use of technology/data or unethical manipulation of such. Your analysis should include a summary of the article, your analysis of the ethical problem presented in the article. The ethical problem should be clearly stated. Do not assume that your summary makes the ethical problem self-evident.
2. Article Selection: It is recommended that you choose a topic that is related to your major; however, the topic must incorporate technology. This should be a specific event, not an article such as “Five Ways Companies are Unethical with Data”. Such an article may be a good starting place but will not be sufficient for this assignment. The article will be current – from within the past 3 years. You can likely find an example from as recent as this week/month. As this may be a news article, be sure that you are using a valid source of news. You should find multiple sources reporting the same information to ensure that your assessment of the reporting is accurate. Feel free to cite from these additional sources as well as your main article.

Recommend a technology architecture for supporting the business activities of the company.

1) You are responsible for the design of a new order entry and sales analysis system for a national chain of auto part stores.2) Each store has a PC that supports office functions.3) The company also has regional managers who travel from store to store working with the local managers to promote sales.4) There are four national offices for the regional managers, who each spend about 1 day a week in their office and 4 on the road.5) Stores place orders to replenish stock daily, based on sales history and inventory levels.6) The company uses the Internet to connect store PCs into the company’s main computer.7) Each regional manager has a laptop computer to also connect with stores and the head office.Task: To recommend a technology architecture for supporting the business activities of the company.

Discuss the contribution of operations management to the achievement of organizational objectives.

1. The contribution of operations management to the achievement of organisational objectives: 5 Marks
• strategic objectives, at least two of:
-cost
-quality
-differentiation
-responsiveness

2. The relationship of operations management to other main organisational functions (these can include marketing and sales, accounting, information communication technology services (ICTS), administration, etc). Remember that you can use an example of a real business to help illustrate your answer. 5 Marks

3. The role and responsibilities of the operations manager 10 marks