What pieces of information are relevant to the United States?

What pieces of information are relevant to the United States?
What does this information tell us?
Is it generally favorable toward the United States?
Is it usually hostile toward the United States?
Is a potential warning needed?

Next, describe the events or indicators that must be monitored for development into potential threats. What pieces of information did you see that would require us to increase surveillance on what is happening there? Answer each of the following:
What types of events or indicators will need to be monitored?
Why would these events or indicators need to be monitored more closely?
How could these types of events or indicators potentially develop into a threat?

Finally, examine the information gathered to make recommendations on the threat to the United States. Consider some of the following:
What are the pro- and anti-U.S. ideas being communicated within the country?
What is the political environment within the country?
What does this political environment mean to the United States?

What is secondary analysis and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data?

1. This week we focused on developing an understanding for some different qualitative methods. What are two or three assumptions that are made specific to qualitative research? Be specific in your description of each one. When considering some of the various qualitative methods that are out there, what challenges might they pose to a study’s validity, reliability, and generalizability?

2. A tremendous amount of research is conducted each year through secondary analysis. What is secondary analysis and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data? Give an example of a study that was done using secondary data analysis and summarize the findings briefly. Be sure the study is peer-reviewed.

What do you think about the so-called “great resignation” that seems to be playing out across the US right now?

How would your favorite moral theory balance the duty to protect the public with the duty to be loyal to your employer? What are some examples (provide links!) to whistleblowers in the news?
When you think of a good boss, what characteristics do they have and how does that make them less like dictators? What about a great place to work? What sorts of benefits are most important to you?
What do you think about the so-called “great resignation” that seems to be playing out across the US right now? How might the dynamics of this embolden workers? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Should the minimum wage in the U.S. be raised to $15? Why or why not?
Feel free to discuss other topics covered in chapters 6 and 7 as well. As always, extending the conversation with links to news articles or case studies is preferred