Thesis Statement: This research seeks to explore the primary challenges and the strengths of Homeland
Security. It also highlights the various actions that the department has taken to strengthen its operations and
mission.
References
Lawson, C., Bersin, A., & Kayyem, J. N. (Eds.). (2020). Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security for the Twenty-First
Century. MIT Press.
White, J. R. (2016). Terrorism and homeland security. Cengage Learning. )
An outline of your research design including introductory points, major topical points, and sub-points for each,
and concluding points.
IMPORTANT NOTE: A brief narrative statement (sentence or two) is expected for each point and sub-point
within your paper. The goal is to tell us where you are going intellectually with that topic point and how it relates
to your research question and thesis statement (See example of typical outline attached).
Technical Requirements
Your paper must be at a minimum of 2 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the
minimum limit).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per
page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work
submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize
books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.