Port Maritime Operations Final Assignment | ORDER # | 100099 | | | | TYPE | ESSAY | | | | WRITING LEVEL | UNDERGRADUATE | | | | WRITING STYLE | APA | | | | # OF SOURCES | 10 | | | | NUMBER OF PAGES & WORD COUNT | 5 ≈ 1375 WORDS |
Respond to the following three short essay questions (CO-4, CO-5, LO7.1, LO7.2): 1. What are four published official resources (strategies, International Codes, etc) available to the port FSO in assessing domestic and international risks associated with terrorism and other criminal activity threats posed to port maritime operations? Provide critical analysis of each…strengths, weaknesses areas that need further development, areas where emphasis needs to be placed. (To be clear do not pick published articles. The focus here is on official documents). 2. What is the role of MTSA 2002 required Area Maritime Security Committee or AMSC? Why is this organization critical to the secure operation of a port? Be specific. Are there areas within the security regime that committee members can work more closely? 3. Define and give examples of maritime Cyber terrorism. How does it threaten port security operations now and in the future? Be specific. Notes:
–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. | Category | Unacceptable (0-1) | Needs Improvement (2-3) | Good (4) | Excellent (5) | Total Possible Points | | | | | | | | Organization (x3) | There is no apparent organization to the answers. They shows some coherence but ideas lack unity. | There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevance are too many. Transition evident but not used throughout the paper. | Answers are coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present. | Answers show high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Unity clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic. | 15 | | Content (x3) | Answers lack evidence of critical thinking. Writer uses superficial, simplistic, or irrelevant reasons and unjustifiable claims. Makes illogical, inconsistent inference. | Answers are primarily opinion without valid support. Little critical thinking is evident. Follows existing evidence to obtain conclusions. | Ideas are logical and reasoned, but demonstrate lesser degree of originality. Follows evidence and reason lead to obtain justifiable, logical conclusion. | Writer develops logical and reasoned independent ideas that go beyond predictable outcomes or the conclusions of researched materials. Follows where evidence and reason lead in order to obtain defensible, thoughtful, logical conclusions or solutions. | 15 | | Grammar & Mechanics(x2) | Sentences are unclear and many grammatical errors in structure make answers virtually unreadable. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and vocabulary usage contain major flaws that impede readability. | Most spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct allowing reader to progress through the answers. Some errors remain. | Answers have few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors allowing reader to follow ideas clearly. Very few fragments or run-ons. | Answers are free of distracting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; absent of fragments, comma splices, and run-ons. | 5 |
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