CSU MHS5201 Unit IV Scholarly Activity Latest 2021

Completion of FEMA Course Plus Reflection Paper

This assignment involves completion of a course offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For this assignment, you will submit both a completion certificate of the training and a reflection paper.

The purpose of this course is to introduce those with critical infrastructure security and resilience duties and responsibilities to the information and resources available to them in the execution of the mission to protect and improve resilience in the nation’s critical infrastructure. According to FEMA, the training takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Click on the following link, and when the web page opens, click “Interactive Web Based Course” to begin the course. Ascreen capture of the FEMA Training Screenthat highlights the link in red if you have difficulty locating it is provided.

Emergency Management Institute. (2013, October 31).IS-916: Critical infrastructure security: Theft and diversion – What you can do. Federal Emergency Management Agency.https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-916

At the conclusion of the training, complete the final exam by clicking the “Take the Exam” link. You can also access the final exam on the course homepage by clicking the “Take Final Exam Online” link. Before you can take the test, FEMA requires all students to have a FEMA student identification (SID) number. If you do not have a FEMA SID number, you can register for a SID by clicking the link below.

Center for Domestic Preparedness. (n.d.).Student identification system. Federal Emergency Mangement Agency. https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

Include the following components with your submission for this assignment.

Include the completion certificate for the completed training module. Certificates can take up to 24 to 48 hours to receive. If you do not receive the certificate, please upload the confirmation e-mail that you receive from the Emergency Management Institute stating that you completed the course.

Write a 150-word (approximately 1–2 paragraphs) reflection essay discussing what you learned about critical infrastructure security and what you found to be most interesting and important in the training module. Also, how might the concepts of non-proliferation and counter proliferation play a role in critical infrastructure security and resilience? Even though the reflection essay is a short assignment, you do still need to include a title page with your name on it. 

When you are ready to submit this assignment, remember to include both documents: the completion certificate for the training module and the 150-word essay. To submit two documents, click on the name of the assignment in Blackboard. Click “Browse My Computer,” and attach the first file. Then for the second file, click “Browse My Computer” again, and attach the second file. Attach the essay as a Microsoft Word document. Do NOT type or paste the essay into the text box in the assignment submission area.