Title: Critical Infrastructure: An Overview

Course Information
  Course Information, Description, and Objectives
  Schedule of Topics
  License Information
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Course Content
  Introduction to Critical Infrastructure
    Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Goals
    Introduction to Critical Infrastructure
    Reading: Transportation Secretary Urges Infrastrcuture Spending
    Reading: Biden - U.S. Could be Left Behind on Infrastructure
    Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Self Assessment
    Reference List - Introduction to Critical Infrastructure
  Unit One
    Unit One Goals
    Energy
      Energy
      Energy
      Reading: The Electricity Grid: A History
      Reading: How Synchrophasors are Bringing the Grid into the 21st Century
      Energy Self Assessment
      Reference List - Energy
    Smart Grid
      Smart Grid
      Smart Grid
      Traditional Grid v. Smart Grid
      Reading: Smart Grid Conceptual Model
      The Microgrid
      Smart Grid Self Assessment
      Reference List - Smart Grid
  Unit Two
    Unit Two Goals
    Alternative Energy
      Alternative Energy
      Alternative Energy
      Green and Renewable Energy
      Reading: Clean Power Plan
      Biofuel Energy
      Reading: Biofuels Basics
      Geothermal Energy
      Reading: Geothermal Energy
      Hydropower
      Reading: Hydroelectric Power: How it Works
      Reading: Microhydropower Basics
      Solar Power
      Reading: Solar Energy Resource Basics
      Wind Energy
      Reading: Top 9 Things You Didn’t Know About Distributed Wind Power
      Alternative Energy Self Assessment
      Reference List - Alternative Energy
    Dams
      Dams
      Dams
      Reading: Converting Non-Powered Dams
      Types of Dams
      Dams Self Assessment
      Reference List - Dams
    Nuclear Energy
      Nuclear Energy
      Nuclear
      Reactors
      Pressurized Water Reactor Diagram
      Nuclear Reactor Diagram
      Nuclear Material
      Nuclear Waste
      Nuclear Self Assessment
      Reference List - Nuclear
  Unit Three
    Unit Three Goals
    Communications
      Communications
      Communications
      Reading: The IP Transition
      Wireline Infrastructure
      Telephone Exchange
      Wireless Infrastructure
      Satellite Infrastructure
      Cable Infrastructure
      Broadcasting Infrastructure
      Communications Self Assessment
      Communications Reference List
    Information Technology
      Information Technology
      Information Technology
      High Availability
      Reading: Definition of 'Critical Infrastructure' Falls Short
      Reading: How to Protect Yourself Online
      Information Technology Self Assessment
      Reference List - Information Technology
  Unit Four
    Unit Four Goals
    Critical Manufacturing
      Critical Manufacturing
      Critical Manufacturing
      Facts About Critical Manufacturing
      Critical Manufacturing Self Assessment
      Reference List - Critical Manufacturing
    Transportation
      Transportation Systems
      Transportation Systems
      Reading: Bridge Collapse Shines Light on Aging Infrastructure
      Reading: America's Transport Infrastructure: Life in the Slow Lane
      VIDEO: If You See Something, Say Something (External)
      Reading: Transportation Secretary Urges Infrastructure Spending
      Transportation Self Assessment
      Reference List - Transportation Systems
  Unit Five
    Unit Five Goals
    Defense
      Defense
      Defense Industrial Base Sector
      Defense Readiness: Corps Basics
      Defense Industrial Base Self Assessment
      Reference List - Defense Industrial Base Sector
    Chemical
      Chemical
      Chemical
      Introduction to the Chemical Sector
      Reading: 5 Chemical Plant Explosions, the Causes & How to Prevent Future Disasters
      Chemical Self Assessment
      Reference List - Chemical
    Healthcare
      Healthcare
      Healthcare and Public Health
      Reading: A Polio-Free U.S. Thanks to Vaccine Efforts
      Healthcare and Public Health Self Assessment
      Reference List - Healthcare and Public Health
    Emergency Services
      Emergency Services
      Emergency Services
      Integrated Public Alert & Warning System
      Emergency Services Self Assessment
      Reference List - Emergency Services
  Unit Six
    Unit Six Goals
    Commercial Facilities
      Commercial Facilities
      Commercial Facilities
      Man Charged With Making a Bomb in Home Depot Parking Lot
      Commercial Facilities Self Assessment
      Reference List - Commercial Facilities
    Government Facilities
      Government Facilities
      Government Facilities
      US Embassies
      Government Facilities Self Assessment
      Reference List - Government Facilities
    Financial Sector
      Financial Sector
      Financial Services
      US Treasury Department Role in National Security
      Treasury and TFI
      Financial Services Self Assessment
      Reference List - Financial Services
  Unit Seven
    Unit Seven Goals
    Food and Agriclture
      Food and Agriculture
      Food and Agriclture
      Food and Agriculture Self Assessment
      Reference List - Food and Agriculture
    Water
      Water
      Water and Wastewater Systems
      Reading: What Happens When a Town Runs Out of Water
      Water and Wastewater Systems Self Evaluation
      Reference List - Water and Wastewater Systems
  Critical Infrastructure: An Overview - Conclusions
    Critical Infrastructure: An Introduction Conclusions
    Overview
  Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Final Exam
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