Assignment Description

Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Friday of each week.

Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus.

NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following:

Aviation security has the most publicly visible security measures of any critical infrastructure segment. Research and develop a 400-600 word post that discusses hits and misses in aviation security policy. Include in your discussion the following topics:

• What aspects of aviation security should be addressed in terms of strengthening them? Where do you see weaknesses?

• How would you balance the need for security with the need to get passengers through security efficiently and quickly? What messages would you develop to gain the public's cooperation while undergoing screening measures?

Please correctly reference the two documents in the reading assignment when making any claims about what works and what does not work in aviation security policy.