Your original thread will be based on the prompt below. Your original thread shall be 800 to 1,200 words with a minimum of 5 properly formatted citations (this does not include title page, abstract, attachments, or reference section). The thread must be submitted in the Discussion Board Forum’s textbox and as well as an attached properly formatted, current APA Word document. You shall also attach a PowerPoint presentation to your original post as well. The original post and PowerPoint shall be completed by Wednesday of the week assigned (week 8).  In addition to your MSWord attachment you shall prepare and attach a 5 to 8 slide PowerPoint Presentation. Title slide(s) and reference slide(s) do not count toward the slide count. Please keep in mind that this is a doctoral level presentation. Your research must go beyond the mere textbook and have a minimum of 5 scholarly sources (they may be the same as the ones you use in your post and paper). The Holy Bible should be used at least once in the PowerPoint presentation. Each slide (of the 5 to 8 main body slides) must have 150 to 250 words of bulleted or paragraph speakers notes (in speaker notes section of the slide build). The slides should be professional and not cluttered with too many words. The sources should be reflected in the speaker notes, slides, and “reference section slide”. Additionally, you, the student, should use animations, transitions, and graphics to reflect PhD level research.  You will post a 250-word reply to 2 classmate’s threads. The reply requires a minimum of 1 properly formatted citation. Each reply must be completed by you, the individual student. The reply posts are due the last day of the week assigned (Friday of Week 8).  Responding to a classmate’s post requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward . Thus, the response post is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon initial posts to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas introduced in the initial posts. As such, reply posts that merely affirm, restate, or unprofessionally quarrel with the previous post(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point deductions. Reference expectations: You must use a minimum of 5 recent relevant sources. You may use .gov sources, UN, and foreign government websites as your recent and relevant sources as long as the writing is academic in nature (authored works) or well researched (CIA or State Department. Although the rigor of the quality references is not as demanding as your previous papers – you will still be graded on your reference quality. If you have questions about the applicability of references contact your professor prior to turning in your discussion board/paper.  This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion Board.

1. Your original thread will be based on the prompt below. Your
original thread shall be 800 to 1,200 words with a minimum of 5
properly formatted citations (this does not include title page,
abstract, attachments, or reference section). The thread
must
be submitted in the Discussion Board Forum’s textbox and
as well as
an attached properly formatted, current APA Word document.
You shall also attach a PowerPoint presentation to your original
post as well. The original post and PowerPoint shall be
completed by Wednesday of the week assigned (week 8).
In addition to your MSWord attachment you shall prepare and
attach a 5 to 8 slide PowerPoint Presentation. Title slide(s) and
reference slide(s) do not count toward the slide count. Please
keep in mind that this is a doctoral level presentation. Your
research must go beyond the mere textbook and have a
minimum of 5 scholarly sources (they may be the same as the
ones you use in your post and paper). The Holy Bible should be
used at least once in the PowerPoint presentation. Each slide (of
the 5 to 8 main body slides) must have 150 to 250 words of
bulleted or paragraph speakers notes (in speaker notes section
of the slide build). The slides should be professional and not
cluttered with too many words. The sources should be reflected
in the speaker notes, slides, and “reference section slide”.
Additionally, you, the student, should use animations,
transitions, and graphics to reflect PhD level research.
You will post a 250-word reply to 2 classmate’s threads. The
reply requires a minimum of 1 properly formatted citation. Each
reply must be completed by you, the individual student. The
reply posts are due the last day of the week assigned (Friday of
Week 8).

2. Responding to a classmate’s post requires both the addition of
new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the
classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in
order
to move the conversation forward
. Thus, the response post is a rigorous assignment that requires
you to build upon initial posts to develop deeper and more
thorough discussion of the ideas introduced in the initial posts.
As such, reply posts that merely affirm, restate, or
unprofessionally quarrel with the previous post(s) and fail to
make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will
receive appropriate point deductions.
Reference expectations:
You must use a
minimum
of 5 recent relevant sources. You may use .gov sources, UN,
and foreign government websites as your recent and relevant
sources as long as the writing is academic in nature (authored
works) or well researched (CIA or State Department. Although
the rigor of the quality references is not as demanding as your
previous papers – you will still be graded on your reference
quality. If you have questions about the applicability of
references contact your professor prior to turning in your
discussion board/paper.
This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion
Board Forums. This means you will only be able to read and
interact with your classmates’ threads
after you have submitted your thread
in response to the provided prompt. For additional information
on Post-First, click
here
for a tutorial.

3. Warning:
This Discussion Board is not a traditional 350 to 500 word
original and 250 word reply posts. This discussion board is your
final project and represent a major research project. 1,200 to
1,500 words is 3 to five pages of writing.
Discussion Board Prompt:
Potential linkages in transnational organized crime and
terrorism are a concern. This concern may be particularly
relevant in terms of global security and homeland security in
the United States. Using the construct explained above, prepare
a post/paper and PowerPoint analyzing the potential
transnational organized crime – terrorism nexus and the effect
on global security as well as homeland security in the United
States.
Please note the topic above could easily be a thesis length
paper. Your challenge will be to hone and narrow your paper
through a good thesis statement to fall within the length
constraints provided.