DSC 1552 - Critical Infrastructure Protection

College of Public Safety Administration

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2026 (670)

Requisites

Admission to Public Safety (Associate in Science) (CJPSS-AS) or
Admission to Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Associate in Science) (EAM-AS) or
Admission to Homeland Security (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (HLS-CT) or
Admission to Emergency Administration and Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (EAM-CT)

Course Description

This course introduces participants to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) process that is used to protect the people, physical entities, and cyber systems that are critical to many facilities. This course will guide students in the systematic protection of critical infrastructures. In addition, the course will introduce decision sequences that assist current and future leaders in determining the degree and type of protection necessary for various facilities. The course will introduce a time-efficient and resource-restrained practice that ensures the protection of only those infrastructures upon which survivability, continuity of operations, and mission success depend.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the people, physical entities, and cyber systems that comprise critical infrastructures of various agencies, including the maritime system by:
    1. examining the telecommunication and data operations that are considered essential to operations.
    2. examining the transportation and maritime systems that are essential to operations.
    3. discussing the storage systems that are essential to operations.
    4. examining the emergency services that are essential to operations.
    5. evaluating the environmental components that are essential to operations.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the basic process for protection of only those infrastructures upon which survivability, continuity of operations, and mission success depend by:
    1. describing hazard mapping as a risk assessment tool identifying the locations of critical infrastructure and vulnerable populations.
    2. describing a CIP risk assessment.
    3. describing the process for risk reduction evaluation within the community.
    4. explaining a CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) risk reduction program.
    5. applying the steps of a risk reduction program.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of local, state and federal agencies the protection of critical infrastructures by:
    1. explaining Continuity of Operations (COOP) - how operations and services of business and government are critical to the functioning of critical infrastructures.
    2. researching the role of local, state, and federal authorities in designing, implementing and maintaining CIP programs.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 6/28/05, BOT 8/23/05, Effective 20051(0355). (Submitted as FFP 1XXX; State approved and assigned prefix and number.) C&I 6/24/08, BOT 8/19/08, Effective 20081(0400). C&I 9/9/08, BOT 10/21/08, Effective 20081(0400). C&I Approval: 09/09/2008, BOT Approval: 10/21/2008, Effective Term: Fall 2008 (400).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2026 (670)

Related Programs

  1. Emergency Administration and Management (EAM-CT) (625) (Active)
  2. Homeland Security (HLS-CT) (625) (Active)
  3. Homeland Security and Emergency Management (EAM-AS) (640) (Active)
  4. Public Safety Administration (PSA-TR) (670) (Active)
  5. Public Safety Telecommunication Career Certificate (PSTSW-AR) (545) (Active)