Question Description
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.
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-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.
SLP Assignment Expectations
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.
- Approximate number of scholarly sources from which to draw, cite, and reference is 10.
- Approximate number of pages: 15 including title page and reference list
- Writing format and style: APA formatting is encouraged. The following is just one of the APA formatting resources: Retrieved from http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strateg…
Organizing your Time
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).
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Background
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITY AND PROTECTION: AN INTRODUCTION
Reading Expectation:
Though you may find some of your readings technical, you are not responsible for detailed knowledge, formulas, or other scientifically oriented material. The expectation is that you have a general working knowledge of the material.
Required Reading
InfraGard factsheet. (2018). FBI: Office of Private Sector. Retrieved from https://www.infragard.org/Files/INFRAGARD_Factshee…
Krambeck, D. (2015). An introduction to SCADA systems. All About Circuits. Retrieved from https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-article…
Mandel, M., & McCormick, E. (2018). FERC approves supply chain risk reliability standards. Troutman Sanders. Retrieved from https://www.troutmansandersenergyreport.com/2018/1…
NIPP 2013: Partnering for infrastructure security and resilience. (2013). DHS.gov. retrieved from https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publicati… Read pages 1-14
Resiliency rules: 7 Steps for critical infrastructure protection. (2007). Slideserve. Retrieved from https://www.slideserve.com/sierra/resiliency-rules
Required Websites
Critical Infrastructure Sectors. https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/critical-infrastructure-s…
Information Sharing: A Vital Resource for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/information-sharing-vital…
InfraGard. https://www.infragard.org/
National Infrastructure Protection Plan. https://www.dhs.gov/cisa/national-infrastructure-p…
Required Videos
TV6 & FOX UP. (2017, August 9). InfraGard [Video file]. Retrieved from
RealPars. (2019, June 3). What is SCADA? [Video file]. Retrieved from
This is an 8-minute video.