Ashford HSM 305 Full Week 1: Assignment, Quiz, Discussions

HSM 305 Survey of Homeland Security & Emergency Management 

Ashford - March 2016

HSM 305 Week 1 Assignment: A Comparative Study of Extreme Islamic Terrorist Groups

HSM 305 Week 1 Discussion 1 - Strategic Goals 

Identify the five strategic goals of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and discuss their relative importance. Which goals are the most significant and why? Support your response with your readings from Chapter 4 and the Homeland Security strategic plan.

HSM 305 Week 1 Discussion 2 - Homeland Security Organization

Discuss the issue of the inclusion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Would you have allowed it to remain an independent agency reporting directly to the President? Support your assertion with references to your readings and research.

HSM 305 Week 1 Quiz Solutions

Question 1: Which is not a component of ICE

Question 2: The Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection is responsible for identifying and assessing the nature and scope of terrorist threats to the nation and detect such threats.

Question 3: Which agency is responsible for protecting the US borders from invasive pests and diseases

Question 4: Which is not a Goal of DHS Mission 5 (Ensuring Resilience to Disasters)

Question 5: What is not a part of the Department of Homeland Security

Question 6: The acronym ICE is defined as:

Question 7: Which is not one of the four mechanisms that the EPA supports federal counterterrorism programs with:            

Question 8: Manage Risks to Critical Infrastructure, Key Leaders, and Events is a Goal of Mission 1

Question 9: Which of the following is not a signatory to the National Response Plan

Question 10: Increasing overall preparedness, particularly for catastrophic events was one of the six point agenda items in Secretary Chertoff’s DHS reorganization plan.