Presentation: Theory and Terrorism Journal Article Analysis Prior to beginning w

Presentation: Theory and Terrorism Journal Article Analysis
Prior to beginning work on this assignment read the required chapters in your text. You must also review the Summative Assignment in Week 6. To check your understanding of the material required for this interactive assignment, you may wish to access the quizzes and flash card activities on the companion website
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(LINK TO WEBSITE: https://edge.sagepub.com/martin5e) for the Martin text.
Understanding how to read journal articles in both the academic and professional world is important in order to critically examine what the author is presenting and how the article contributes to the overall body of thought on a given topic. Journal articles tend to be structured in a particular way. Some journal articles are a summary of current thought; others will present original research with a thesis, hypothesis, and a conclusion. Over the next two weeks, you will have the opportunity to identify several journal articles that you can use in your Final Paper.
This interactive assignment is designed to contribute to your research for your Final Assignment, the development of a Department Counterterrorism Policy to implement a U.S. counterterrorism strategy against a specific international terrorist group.
Using the UAGC Library
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, search for full-text scholarly journal articles related to terrorism theory. Once in the library website, follow these steps to conduct your search:
Select “Advanced Search.”
On the next screen, enter “terrorism” in the first search box.
In the second search box, enter “theory.”
To focus your search further, under the “Limit your results” heading, check the following boxes: “limit to full text” and “limit to scholarly/peer reviewed.”
Finally, select the “Search” button at the top of the page.
After your results appear, select the box next to “Academic Journals” under the “Limit by Source Types” heading.
You must review the abstracts of several applicable journal articles. Narrow your selection to three articles, of which you must select one for your Theory and Terrorism Journal Article Analysis. (Note: the SAGE companion website
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for this course is another good place to identify applicable journal articles.)
Your chosen article should focus on at least one of the following elements: a) the underlying causes and effects of terrorism, b) the historical socio-political structures that contribute to terrorism, c) and/or the ethical and legal issues from either the perspective of the terrorist group or the government.
The Scenario: Choose a federal department, either the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of State (DOS), or the Department of Defense (DOD). (Note: In addition to this interactive assignment, the interactive assignments in Weeks 3, 4, and 5, as well as your final policy proposal in Week 6, will be developed from the perspective of this chosen department.) Assume the role of a staff officer from your chosen department. In this role, you must prepare a slide presentation on the chosen journal article to present to your Program Manager that is appropriate for use in developing and shaping the counter terrorism policy in Week 6.
Your presentation must include a minimum of four content sections, in addition to title and references slides. Each content section must be a minimum of one slide and no more than three slides. You may include visual enhancements in your presentation. These may include appropriate images, a consistent font, appropriate animations, and transitions from content piece-to-content piece and slide-to-slide. (Images should be cited in APA format as outlined by the UAGC Writing Center
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. Students may wish to use the MSCJ Homeland Security Where to Get Free Images
Download MSCJ Homeland Security Where to Get Free Images
guide for assistance with accessing freely available public domain and/or Creative Commons licensed images.) It is recommended that you access Garr Reynolds’s Top Ten Slide Tips
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and/or PowerPoint Tips
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which provide useful assistance with creating successful PowerPoint presentations. For complicated issues addressed by the author, you may script a portion in the speaker’s notes section of the slide presentation. You can find the speaker’s notes in the “Click to add notes” section at the bottom of each slide.
In the role of staff officer, you must convey the critical elements of your chosen scholarly journal article to your program manager. Your presentation should demonstrate your ability to write succinctly and effectively. Each slide should reflect distinct organizational and creative efforts.
Your presentation must adhere to the following:
The first slide is the title slide which must contain the following:
Title of presentation
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
The first section must summarize the author’s credentials, briefly describe the publication, and include the full APA citation.
In the second section, summarize the author’s main points in the journal article.
The third section should address how the article reflects at least one of the following:
The underlying causes and effects of terrorism.
The historical socio-political structures that contribute to terrorism.
The ethical and legal issues from either the perspective of the terrorist group or the government.
In the fourth section, evaluate the chosen journal article’s contribution to the topic and how it aligns with the expert opinions of the two other articles you reviewed.
The final slide will be an APA-formatted Reference Page.
Attach your PowerPoint presentation to your initial post.