WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Spring 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.
SYLLABUS**
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Anyone wanting to reproduce or other use this SYLLABUS, in whole or in part,
must seek in writing the written permission of Dr. Paul Lankford.
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The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction PUAD 5312VC01
Instructor: Paul Lankford, J.D.
Class Time and Location: Virtual Campus
Office Hours: On-line daily
Discussion Board: Daily
Contact Information: Phone: 806-291-1173
e-mail: lankfordp@wbu.edu
Assignments and tests will be taken on-line via Discussion Board and Digital
Drop Box.
Catalog Description: “A study of the history and severity of the threat posed
by Weapons of Mass Destruction; how new forms of terrorism and WMD’s affect
the post-911 security environment.”
There is no prerequisite for this course except admission to the MPA program.
Textbook: Primary text (PT) is: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, by
Russel D. Howard and James J.F. Forest, McGraw Hill,2005. Reference Text
(RT) A Devil’s Triangle, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Rogue
States, by Peter Brookes, Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.
Course Outline:
WEEK:
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
April
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Chapters 1.1 and 1.2 of Primary Text (PT)
Approval of Research Paper Topics & (PT) Chapters 1.3 & 1.4
Chapters 2.1 and 2.2 (PT) and Read “DEVIL’S TRIANGLE”
Spring Break
Chapters 2.3 and 2.4 (PT)
Chapter 2.5 and 2.6 (PT)
MIDTERM EXAM
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE, and Chapter 2.7 (PT), Case Studies 1&2
Chapter 2.8 and Case Studies 3 & 4 (PT)
Chapters 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 & “DEVIL’S TRIANGLE” (RT)
Chapters 3.4 & case studies 1,2,3 & “DEVIL’S TRIANGLE” (RT)
Chapters 4.1 Through 4.4 (PT) and “DEVIL’S TRIANGLE” (RT)
FINAL EXAM
Weekly Assignments: Each student will answer 4 questions per week, which
will be posted under Discussion Board on Blackboard. Each weekly assignment
is worth 10 point for a total of 100 points. An assignment scored Excellent
receives 10 points, an assignment scored Good receives 9 points, and an
assignment scored fair receives 8 points. Any assignment receiving below a
“fair” must be resubmitted.
toatling 100 points.
There are 10 assignments worth 10 points each,
MIDTERM EXAM will cover Chapters 1.1 through 2.6 in text Weapons of Mass
Destruction and Terrorism. The midterm exam will consist of four discussion
type questions worth 25 points each for a total of 100 points. Answers to the
midterm exam and the final exam are posted in the Digital Drop Box.
RESEARCH PAPERS must conform to APA Style Book, and turned in on time.
Students will mail their research papers via U.S. Mail by midnight on April
13, 2009 to: Dr. Paul Lankford, CMB 259, Wayland Baptist University, 1900 W.
7th St. Plainview, TX 79072. Students will be expected to explore one of the
following research topics: nuclear terrorism, radiological dispersal
devices, sabotage of nuclear facilities and other critical infrastructure,
bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, food security and agricultural terrorism,
and cyber terrorism, and financial terrorism.
Papers must be a minimum of
12 pages in length. Late papers will be counted off one letter grade per day
the paper is late.
FINAL EXAM will cover Chapters 2.7 through 4.4 in PT and Chapters 1-17 in
“DEVIL’S TRIANGLE.”
The test will consist of 4 discussion type questions
worth 25 points each for a total of 100 points. Answers to the final exam
must be posted in the Digital Drop Box.
Course requirements: Students will be given a weekly assignment of 4
discussion questions to be answered on Blackboard under Discussion Board.
Students will be given a midterm exam and a final exam on presented text
material. Additionally, students must complete a research paper on a
specific terrorist organization. Each of the 10 weekly assignments are worth
10 point each for a total of 100 points. Each exam will be worth 100 points.
The research paper will be valued at 100 points also for a total of 400
possible points for the course. Late research papers will be docked one
letter grade for each day they are late.
Course outcome competencies: Upon successful completion of this course, each
student will understand and be able to list and discuss:

the history of domestic and international terrorism,

the international rogue states’ connection to terrorism;

how the Department of Homeland Security counters wmd’s;

primary weapons of mass destruction developed by international and
domestic terrorist organizations;

the primary political goals of terror organizations.
Method of determining course grade: 10 weekly Assignments worth 10 points
each= 100 points, Midterm Exam=100 points, Final Exam=100 points, and the
research paper=100 points. Total points for the semester is 400.
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 on that assignment 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.