Environmental Studies
Homegrown Violent Extremism
a master policy paper 15 to 20 pages about (American Jihadists) – font 12 Double spaced based on the outline attached
will be a 15 – 20 page, in-depth study of a homeland security policy challenge of your choosing that will require the application of the materials studied and presented in this course. The policy paper must include citations to at least 10 books or journal articles, including the course books and/or lectures, as appropriate. “Wikipedia” should not be amongst cited sources.
course books:
Louise Richardson, What Terrorists Want, Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat, (Random House, 2006)
The 9/11 Commission Report, Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, (New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
Gus Martin, Understanding Terrorism – Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, 5th Edition (Sage Publications, 2016)
Technological advancements
It is Fall 2025, and the Acterra Environmental Group has nominated San Jose State for the “Campus of the Future” Award. You are the chairperson of the SJSU Alumni Association. Write a memo to Acterra president Alysson Bonnett and provide information about the way the university has implemented the Internet of Things technology on campus, and converted all of its buildings into “Smart Buildings”.
You will have an Introduction, Discussion and Recommendation.
In the introduction, provide a brief definition of Internet of Things (IOT) and smart buildings.
For the discussion, look to the future and describe at least three examples of the way buildings on campus are operating with IOT, and how it impacts the environment. For example, think of the library, classrooms, facilities, garages, dining areas, dorms.
Human and environmental factors
What human and environmental factors caused the Dust Bowl, how did it evolve, and how did it shape the U.S. West?”
5 pages double spaced, 15 footnotes, will provide readings to cite
Requirements: 5 pages
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” Cite both Worster as well as Hine, Faragher, & Coleman. Do not use other sources. Use at least fifteen footnotes. Papers should be no more than five double-spaced pages of body text, with an additional cover sheet, for a total of no more than six total pages. The cover sheet should include your paper title, your name, the submission date, and History 153. Your paper should be in Times New Roman 12 point font with one inch margins all around. Please insert page numbers. Footnotes should be single-spaced. “
Ecological Perspective
Identify various dimensional perspectives to view clients through. [EPAS 2]
Apply Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective to client systems. [EPAS 4]
Explain how diversity and inequality impact social work practice. [EPAS 2]
Assessment Description
Write an essay (750-1,000 words) comparing themselves to the case study of Joshua in Chapter 1 using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective. Cite three to five scholarly sources in addition to the textbook, to support your claims:
Briefly explain how various dimensional perspectives you view yourself through (person, environment, and time) have influenced your behavior. (6.1)
Using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective, compare yourself to Joshua in the case study located in Chapter 1.
Describe how the differences between yourself and Joshua could affect how you, as a social worker, approach or interact with a client such as Joshua at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. (2.2)
Health Information Management System
Congratulations! The members of the United Nations found great value in the two analyses you provided. They are now asking you to develop a PowerPoint presentation that addresses four of the most critical threats to the global environment. Critical threats include:
Energy sources.
Globalization.
Lack of educational opportunities.
Inappropriate use of technology.
Civil war.
Poor health of entire population.
Cultural taboos.
Climate change.
Instructions
Step I. Narrow the List from Eight to the Four Most Critical Threats
To complete this step, complete the following tasks in order: