WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Winter-2011
Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically
challenging, learning centered, and distinctively Christian environment for
professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.
Understanding Terrorism & Its History (PUAD 5310)
Instructor: Dr. Paul Lankford
Class Time and Location: Virtual Campus
Office Hours: On-line
Contact Information: 210-826-7595 (Leave a Message) E-mail
paul.lankford@wayland.wbu.edu
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Catalog Description: The relationship between terrorism and homeland
security; origins and criminology of modern-day domestic and international
terrorism; civil liberties, the media, and the bureaucracy of the Department
of Homeland Security.
There is no prerequisite for this course for graduate-level Students
Textbook: “Terrorism & Homeland Security, Seventh Edition, by Jonathan R.
White. Wadsworth, ISBN # 978-0-495-91336-8.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Website:
www.dhs.gov
Course Outline:
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Chapters 1 and 2
Approval of Research Paper Topics and Chapter 3
Chapter 4, and Readings in “America Alone”
Chapter 5 and 6
Chapter 7 and 8,
MIDTERM EXAM
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE, and Chapter 9
Chapter 10, 11 and 12
Chapter 13, 14 and 15
Chapter 16, and 17
FINAL EXAM
Winter 2011 Term: Nov. 7 to Feb. 11, 2012
Thanksgiving Holiday: Nov. 21-26, 2011
Christmas Holiday: Dec. 19-31, 2011
MIDTERM EXAM will cover Chapters 1-8 in “Terrorism & Homeland Security” text.
RESEARCH PAPERS must conform to APA Style Book, and turned in on time. Late
papers will be docked 1 letter grade for each day late. Papers must be
mailed by U.S. Mail to Dr. Paul Lankford, Wayland Baptist University, San
Antonio Campus, 11550 IH-35 N. San Antonio, TX 78233.
FINAL EXAM will cover Chapters 9-17 in “Terrorism & Homeland Security” text.
Course requirements: Students must answer weekly in “Assignments” 4
discussion-type questions, which will be assigned each week and are worth 10
points each week for 10 weeks. Total points for weekly assignments is 100.
Additionally, students will be given a midterm exam and a final exam on text
material. Also, students must complete a 12-page research paper on a specific
terrorist organization. Each exam will be worth 100 points. The research
paper will be valued at 100 points.
Grading Requirements:
Weekly assignments=100 possible points(discussion questions), research
paper=100 possible points, midterm exam=100 possible points, and final
exam=100 possible points for a total of 400 possible points for the course.
Course outcome competencies: Upon successful completion of this course, each
student will understand and be able to describe:
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An understanding of the history of homeland security in the U.S.A.
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a knowledge of the various definitions of terrorism;
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who state-sponsored terrorist are ;
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who domestic terrorist are;
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who international terror organizations are;
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a working knowledge of the goals of terror actions;
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the impact of September 11, 2001 on our society and on our daily lives.
The University has a standard grade scale:
A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP
= withdrew passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may
be given within the last two weeks of a long term or within the last two days
of a microterm to a student who is passing, but has not completed a term
paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the student’s
control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed
prior to the last day of the next long (10 to 15 weeks) term, unless the
instructor designates an earlier date for completion. If the work is not
completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to an F.
Attendance: Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses
should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be
explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work
may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by
the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and
file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean. Any student who
misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may
receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each
course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a
part of the University’s attendance policy.
Additional attendance policies: Students are required to comply with all
attendance policies of the Virtual Campus.
Instructor's policy on Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism will not be tolerated;
students will receive an F for presenting another’s work as their own.
Cheating on an exam will result in a zero on the exam.
Service for the Disabled: It is University policy that no otherwise qualified
disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in
the University. Students should inform the instructor of existing
disabilities at the first class meeting.