Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Friday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Tuesday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Click on the following link(s) for the Phase 5 Reading Assignment:

· U.S. Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Tuesday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Compare and contrast two ideas, concepts or topics you have learned in this course and reflect on how it relates to the course objectives. In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Reading Assignment

You can find links to the following articles in the Phase 5 Assignment Descriptions:

· U.S. Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism

Assignment Objectives

· Evaluate the most current information on technologies used by Homeland Security and Emergency Management agencies.

· Evaluate the current information on terrorist organizations.

· Evaluate information on contemporary or emergent threats.

· Review and analyze US responses to homeland security threats in recent history.

Other Information

Compare and contrast two of this topics

!. Domestis terrorists

2. International Terrorists

3.Cyber security (CBRN)

4. U.S. Threats