NO PLAGIARISM NO AI USE
Asynchronous Participation
- The Discussion Forum will be graded using the following:
- 50% for your initial post
- 25% for response one
- 25% for response two
- Points will be deducted for poor quality participation.
- Discussions will revolve around current events. If I ask you a question, I expect you to answer my question. I also encourage you to be critical and respond to one of the discussion threads with a professional counterargument. Remember, professionalism and common courtesy are expected during the Discussion Forum dialogues.
- Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
- You must respond to at least two people in the Discussion Forum.
- You must cite at least two sources using APA in-text citations.
For maximum credit you must:
- Be articulate, thoughtful, yet concise (quality over quantity)
- Demonstrate critical thinking and in-depth dialogue
- The objective of the discussion forums is to develop a discussion that stimulates critical thinking
- Demonstrate professionalism, common courtesy, and respect during the discussions
- Actively participate in the discussions
- Responding to other students
- Asking questions
- Challenging another person's argument
- Using information from your assigned readings
- Using outside resources to the discussion
- Demonstrating critical thinking
- DO NOT
- Respond with a simple, Great Post! I agree with you!
- Miss the initial post due date
- Miss responding to at least two people in the Discussion Forum
Discussion Forum Resources:
- Read Data and Goliath
- Conduct individual research
After reading Data and Goliath and conducting individual research, discuss the following concerning the NSA: ( discuss both)
- What are conflicts between NSA practices and the US Constitution. Be specific about the Amendment(s) you are discussing
- If you were appointed as the Director of the NSA, what policy would you change and why?