NIPP

Points: 50

Assignment 1: NIPP

Criteria

Unacceptable Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D

Fair 70-79% C

Proficient 80-89% B

Exemplary 90-100% A

1. Analyze the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework and conclude how it has been designed to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure. Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework and did not submit or incompletely concluded how it has been designed to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Insufficiently analyzed the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework and insufficiently concluded how it has been designed to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Partially analyzed the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework and partially concluded how it has been designed to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Satisfactorily analyzed the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework and satisfactorily concluded how it has been designed to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Thoroughly analyzed the National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework and thoroughly concluded how it has been designed to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

2. Determine the purpose of the feedback loop design and argue how it strengthens or weakens the model. Justify your response.   Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely determined the purpose of the feedback loop design and did not submit or incompletely argued how it strengthens or weakens the model. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.  

Insufficiently determined the purpose of the feedback loop design and insufficiently argued how it strengthens or weakens the model. Insufficiently justified your response.  

Partially determined the purpose of the feedback loop design and partially argued how it strengthens or weakens the model. Partially justified your response.  

Satisfactorily determined the purpose of the feedback loop design and satisfactorily argued how it strengthens or weakens the model. Satisfactorily justified your response.  

Thoroughly determined the purpose of the feedback loop design and thoroughly argued how it strengthens or weakens the model. Thoroughly justified your response.  

3. Decide if taking a “risk management” approach is suitable for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure. Support your response. Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely decided if taking a “risk management” approach is suitable for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure.  Did not submit or incompletely supported your response.

Insufficiently decided if taking a “risk management” approach is suitable for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure.  Insufficiently supported your response.

Partially decided if taking a “risk management” approach is suitable for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure.  Partially supported your response.

Satisfactorily decided if taking a “risk management” approach is suitable for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure.  Satisfactorily supported your response.

Thoroughly decided if taking a “risk management” approach is suitable for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure.  Thoroughly supported your response.

4. Choose the one (1) step that is the most important or has the greatest impact on the other steps of the Risk Management Framework and describe why. Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely chose the one (1) step that is the most important or has the greatest impact on the other steps of the Risk Management Framework and did not submit or incompletely described why.

Insufficiently chose the one (1) step that is the most important or has the greatest impact on the other steps of the Risk Management Framework and insufficiently described why.

Partially chose the one (1) step that is the most important or has the greatest impact on the other steps of the Risk Management Framework and partially described why.

Satisfactorily chose the one (1) step that is the most important or has the greatest impact on the other steps of the Risk Management Framework and satisfactorily described why.

Thoroughly chose the one (1) step that is the most important or has the greatest impact on the other steps of the Risk Management Framework and thoroughly described why.

5. Discuss two (2) criticisms of the NIPP model and suggest ways of dealing with those criticisms. Weight:15%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed two (2) criticisms of the NIPP model and did not submit or incompletely suggested ways of dealing with those criticisms.

Insufficiently discussed two (2) criticisms of the NIPP model and insufficiently suggested ways of dealing with those criticisms.

Partially discussed two (2) criticisms of the NIPP model and partially suggested ways of dealing with those criticisms.

Satisfactorily discussed two (2) criticisms of the NIPP model and satisfactorily suggested ways of dealing with those criticisms.

Thoroughly discussed two (2) criticisms of the NIPP model and thoroughly suggested ways of dealing with those criticisms.

6. 3 references Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present