The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made a number of strides in recent years, including 2011. Explain how the DHS has changed from its inception in 2001 to what it has become today. Describe how the relationships between the DHS and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have transformed over the years.

Term Paper: DHS Progress
Due Week 10 and worth 100 point
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made a number of strides in recent years, including 2011. Explain how the DHS has changed from its inception in 2001 to what it has become today.
Describe how the relationships between the DHS and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have transformed over the years.The department’s organization and cooperation with other agencies continues to strengthen. Read the article discussing the success of the DHS in 2011 located athttp://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/20111222-dhs-progress-2011.shtm.
Write a (11-14) page paper in which you:

Explain how the DHS has changed from its inception in 2001 to what it has become today.
Describe how the relationships between the DHS and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have transformed over the years.
Analyze the current structure of the DHS and other agencies protecting the United States from internal and external threats. Suggest three (3) changes to the current structure of the DHS and justify your suggestions.
Describe the top three (3) characteristics of homeland security that the United States needs to address in the immediate future and why.
Discuss the existing roadblocks that are preventing the DHS from addressing these top concerns.
Predict the role cyber terrorism could play in future attacks against the United States and its allies. Describe what you consider to be the largest cyber threat(s) to the nation.
Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the foundations of homeland security.
Analyze the role of intelligence and counterterrorism activities among federal agencies.
List and describe the various types of and practice of cybercrime.
Summarize border security and immigration issues.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in homeland security.
Write clearly and concisely about topics related to Homeland Security Organization and Administration using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Explain the value of web analytics as well as the measurable business value for using conversion metrics.

In this initial project assignment, you will select and provide background information for your client for whom you will complete a web analytics and conversion optimization strategy. In addition, you must discuss the types of metrics that will be used to help determine success for your strategy.

This phase of the project will be in two parts. These parts can be delivered in one document as long as they are labeled Part One and Part Two within the document.

 
In a 2 – 4 page document, complete the following:
Part One – Client Overview 
You will perform competitive analysis for your client by performing the following:

Provide a detailed description of the selected client. 

The description should include adequate background information to acquaint your peers about the client.

Define a unique value proposition (UVP) for the client.
Identify the top three competitors for your client. 

Create a list of their names and Web sites

Explain the value of web analytics as well as the measurable business value for using conversion metrics.
Site Overview-provide a basic analysis of the site for your selected client.

Part Two – SWOT Analysis

Perform a SWOT analysis for your client and your client’s top three competitors. 

You may not find all the information you need for the competitors. Make and state plausible assumptions.

Provide an overview of potential opportunities (at least three) in which your selected client should be utilizing web analytics tools.

Any sources must be cited in APA format.

Describe a situation where you were a leader or responsible for the success of a project at work or in your home. What leadership role had the greatest impact on the success of the project? Why?

 Effective governance and leadership are critical factors for the success of a team or organization. However, these roles come with many challenges, and the ability to overcome these challenges is the key.
For this assignment, respond to the following:

Describe a situation where you were a leader or responsible for the success of a project at work or in your home. What leadership role had the greatest impact on the success of the project? Why?

You are one of the employees who just received the diversity training manual from the human resources department. Being a member of a minority, you are very interested in the section on Affirmative Action.   You decide to study the Bakke v. Regents case a little further. Click here to read the case.  http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265   Discuss your opinions on the original intent of Affirmative Action, whether you think its intent was fair, and what your current opinion of it is. Use objective reasoning (rather than subjective judgments) as you frame your answer.

You are one of the employees who just received the diversity training manual from the human resources department. Being a member of a minority, you are very interested in the section on Affirmative Action.
 
You decide to study the Bakke v. Regents case a little further. Click here to read the case.  http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265
 
Discuss your opinions on the original intent of Affirmative Action, whether you think its intent was fair, and what your current opinion of it is. Use objective reasoning (rather than subjective judgments) as you frame your answer.
Reference
 
University of California Regents v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978). Retrieved from the FindLaw Web site: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265
 

What do you think are the key items and issues that need to be implemented to manage a system engineering organization created for a project implementation?

Systems engineering organizations are often created for just one project.

What do you think are the key items and issues that need to be implemented to manage a system engineering organization created for a project implementation?
Consider the following in your response:

The major aspects of organizing and staffing a team.
Processes that are needed
How the project is staffed
Where personnel will be located
How personnel will be trained
Tools that will be needed

Compare Psalm 23 and The Sermon on the Mount. The works have similar themes, or messages. What is the main idea of each work? How are the works alike? How are they different? How is the style, or genre, of each work appropriate to its purpose?

Answer the following question in a clear, well-crafted paper Be sure to cite specific details from the text in your answer. 
1.) Compare Psalm 23 and The Sermon on the Mount. The works have similar themes, or messages. What is the main idea of each work? How are the works alike? How are they different? How is the style, or genre, of each work appropriate to its purpose? (These questions are meant to give you some guidance to compare the two works, but you will need to choose one or two of these questions to answer, or create your own comparison. You can’t answer all of these questions well in 1-2 pages.) 
Save your assignment as a Word(.doc) document and submit as an attachment below.

  Write a proposa, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following:   How you intend to ensure the organization’s vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan.  Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis  Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis  

 
Write a proposa, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following: 
 How you intend to ensure the organization’s vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan. 
Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis 
Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis

choose two of the Nine Tenets of the Code of Ethics for Nurses and describe how you will personally apply each tenet in the practice setting with your patients. Describe in detail the purpose of the tenet and provide examples of the tenet applied in practice. Explain why it is important to uphold the tenet in maximizing the quality of patient care, and identify how it enhances your own practice as a nurse.

Reviewing Appendix B in Butts, choose two of the Nine Tenets of the Code of Ethics for Nurses and describe how you will personally apply each tenet in the practice setting with your patients. Describe in detail the purpose of the tenet and provide examples of the tenet applied in practice. Explain why it is important to uphold the tenet in maximizing the quality of patient care, and identify how it enhances your own practice as a nurse.This is the specific book reference: Butts, J. B. (2015). Nursing Ethics (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Explain how you serve the council even though their ideas might differ from the public good. Can you argue that serving the council’s decision is serving the public good? Part II.  If you were the city manager in the situation from the first DQ. Would you implement the policy? Explain why. Discuss the challenges that might occur if someone did choose to implement the policy. 

each with 1 reference
Part I. Reread the memo about fair housing – see attached memo
Explain how you serve the council even though their ideas might differ from the public good. Can you argue that serving the council’s decision is serving the public good?
Part II.  If you were the city manager in the situation from the first DQ. Would you implement the policy? Explain why. Discuss the challenges that might occur if someone did choose to implement the policy. 

Do you prefer to work in groups or alone? Why? 2) How will you use the information learned in this class to further yourself personally and academically?  3) How will you use the information learned in this class to further yourself professionally?

1) Do you prefer to work in groups or alone? Why?
2) How will you use the information learned in this class to further yourself personally and academically? 
3) How will you use the information learned in this class to further yourself professionally?
This course (HUM 6100 Group Theories & Human Systems) will explore group theories and groups as human systems. Students will study how large and small groups are utilized in human service organizations. The students will also gain an understanding of group dynamics and functionality for the application of research and theory relating to large and small groups and human social systems for the enhancement of service delivery. The emphasis is on integrating theory and concepts from the behavioral and social sciences as a basis for understanding group systems theory and human behavior within human services and society.