Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: CDSE-0023 Organization's ID: ED201 Organization: Center for Development of Security Excellence Location: Online Length: 16 weeks (35 hours) Dates Offered: 7/1/2021 - 6/30/2024 8/1/2018 - 6/30/2021 8/1/2015 - 7/31/2018 11/1/2012 - 7/31/2015 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 6 English Composition or Research Writing Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to focus primarily on the formal writing and communication tasks that security professionals are required to perform as part of their jobs and to be successful as a student in a college-level or graduate course. Learning Outcomes: Write grammatically and with correct usage in accordance with The Elements of Style and The Chicago Manual of Style Compose a peer review of another student's writing in accordance with 'Conducting Peer Reviews' and other required readings and lesson presentations Write an academic research paper/report on a complex, security-related topic using Chicago style Write strong sentences in accordance with The Elements of Style and other guidelines for government writing as listed under Required Readings Revise writing by using revision techniques and completing the revision process as outlined in the required lesson presentations and The Tongue and Quill, Chapter 8 Evaluate appropriate research and analysis into a formal academic research paper, following the guidelines of The Chicago Manual of Style Write an effective recommendation as outlined in the description for the assignment using the guidelines under Required Readings Create an annotated bibliography for the Final Research Paper using The Chicago Manual of Style Evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of a written statement from an investigative interview Write an incident report based on the results of an investigation, using the fundamentals of effective writing General Topics: Communication basics Audience and purpose analysis Oral communication basics Writing basics Research (methods, citation) Elements of rhetoric Analysis (types, methods, considerations) Chicago Manual of Style Presentation of ideas (format and structure of technical reports) Annotated bibliography Survey of DoD writing products Taking a written statement Incident/security violation reports Policy writing Legal case analysis (issues-role-analysis-conclusion) Research paper Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Discussion Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations Written Papers Minimum Passing Score: 80% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Center for Development of Security Excellence Assessment and Evaluation of Department of Defense Security Programs (CDSE-0028) Basic Industrial Security for the Government Security Specialist Program (CDSE-0029) Budgeting and Financial Management for Security Programs (CDSE-0030) Constitutional Law and Its Application to Department of Defense Security (CDSE-0025) Cybersecurity and the Oversight of Information System Security (CDSE-0040) DOD Security Specialist Course (CDSE-0031) Effective Communication in DoD Security (CDSE-0037) Federal Background Investigator Training Program (FBITP) (NBIB-0001) Foundations of Insider Threat Management (CDSE-0046) FSO Orientation for Non-Possessing Facilities Curriculum (CDSE-0004) View All Courses Page Content