Assignment:
In Units, a critical review of a terrorism/domestic preparedness or homeland security journal article is due. The critical review of a journal article is an evaluation of the article's strengths, weaknesses and validity. It is used to inform readers of an article's value through explanation, interpretation and analysis. The reviewer must present information that will allow the reader to make a value judgement about the article. In doing so, the student will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of information relevant to terrorism and domestic preparedness and homeland security. Assignment details are provided in the course content.
Standards:
The Journal Article Critical Reviews must be 1,000 to 1,500 words in length. The general format of will consist of an executive summary or generalized overview of the homeland security issue being examined, followed by an executive summary as to what the article revealed relevant to the issue, and conclude with your critical analysis and review of the author's findings and/or conclusions. The article reviews can be research-based or expository, as long as they are current (published within the last 3-5 years) and relevant to terrorism and domestic preparedness and homeland security issue. Each will be submitted in the Canvas course room for grading.
As this is a critical review, you should be able to critique the author's work and its relevance, implications, and application to homeland security. Your reviews will adhere to the APA Style guidelines in all respects. Refer to the Journal Article Review - How todocument, in the student documents section in the Canvas course room.