Assignment 4 – Religion and Americans: Moral Implications. One of the more common arguments I hear when discussing ethics, morals, and values is that in the United States we were founded on religious, primarily Christian, teachings. If this is true are we discounting the teachings of Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Confucianism, Hinduism, and the Baha’i faith? If we profess to be a moral civilization and derive […]

  Unit III Essay Connected Vehicle Technology For this assignment, research the 2016 deployment of connected vehicle technology (CVT) at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, and write a two-page essay detailing your thoughts on how this method of safety technology compares with current onboard vehicle monitoring systems within fleets. Make certain to address the following elements in your essay: List and describe at least […]

Air traffic management (ATM) is a system (e.g., NextGen and SESAR) and, as such, inherits a life cycle related to benefits, costs, effectiveness, and other considerations. Present your view as to whether present ATM systems are either in catch-up mode or are securely embarked into futuristic modes for safer and more efficient commercial airline operations. Further, indicate the implications associated with your view about how […]

 Review the included ISACA built risk case.  You will need to complete the tasks identified in the later part of these slides labeled To Do.  Re-evaluate the probability and risk level for all of the rows in table 2.  When you make your decision on the new probability rating, you will need to justify this with one to two articles.  When you identify the new risk level, […]

For this project, you will select a state, national, or international policy in which the United States is involved to critically analyze, interview a stakeholder of the policy, perform substantial research on the impacted populations, evaluate the policy for ethical adherence, and ultimately advocate for or against the policy using research to support your claims. You are expected to communicate with a stakeholder through an […]

 Course Capstone Project You are an emergency manager of a village and a new mayor was elected who does not want to spend time on interagency emergency planning. Create a PowerPoint Presentation convincing the new mayor of the benefits of interagency emergency planning, why it is important, and how the community will benefit from interagency emergency planning. You are expected to make a convincing argument […]

This discussion focuses on what information and insights can be gained from data that is collected and shared.  There are many tools that take vast arrays of data and create information in a form that helps us better understand what the data tells us.  One group of tools are called data visualization tools.  Visit the website below and select one of the methods of data display […]

From your readings about El Niño and La Niña you know that changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns can affect the weather not only locally, but on a global scale.  To learn more about how changes in how the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans redistribute heat (after all, that’s what weather systems ultimately do) can affect not just weather but history, watch the documentary Why Ancient Egypt Fell about […]

 Unit IVEssay Hazard Analysis Techniques Imagine you are the safety manager for a large company that manufactures cardboard products. The organization has been developing a risk management process over the past year, and has determined that Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Bow-Tie Analysis are the possible choices for the risk assessment technique to be used. You have been asked to provide […]

Science is the study of how the universe works using the scientific method as a framework for asking questions. Throughout history, humans have built up a body of scientific knowledge and have used this knowledge to develop technologies to make life easier or to broaden their knowledge. Scientific discovery drives technological advances and sometimes, as new technologies are developed, they enable scientists to answer questions […]