Security & Awareness Practices for International Trade Professionals - IIEI-145

Course Description: This six-week course examines issues related to homeland security from the perspective of the import-export professional. Special focus is placed on building an understanding of proactive and sensible measures that can be taken to reduce the risks associated with moving goods and services across national boundaries.  Particular emphasis is placed on the movement of physical goods, movement of financial resources, patterns of movement of these items and the individuals supporting them that might indicate a threat to homeland security. An overview of government laws and regulations serve as a foundation for this course. Scenarios are used to demonstrate concepts and to facilitate learning.

Prerequisite: None

Course Credit: 3 Credit Hours

Major Course Topics & Course Outcomes

As a result of the group and individual activities included in this course, the student will acquire the following knowledge and skills that can be applied to the workplace:

Homeland Security Issues

• Discuss the scope of security issues as they relate to protecting the U.S. from terrorism..

Office of Homeland Security

• Recognize what the Office of Homeland Security's proposed purpose is as it relates to importing and exporting practices and concerns.

Government Agencies involved in Homeland Security. 

• Identify the various government agencies roles.

Relationship of Homeland Security's focus to EAR, ITAR, Customs Regulations, other laws and regulations impacting international commerce.

• Describe the body of laws and regulations for importing and exporting that relate to security. 

Financial Instruments & Money Movement Concerns

• Understand how money moves illegally across international borders.

Physical Movement of Goods Concerns 

• Give examples of concerns and regulations effecting the movement of goods between countries.
• Examine the issues related to receiving shipments/ inspections.
• Identify the problems related with Biological contaminates in in-bound shipments.

Sensible Homeland Security Measures for Companies

• Outline a range of sensible security measures available to a company.

Pattern Management

• Recognize possible problems within the context of daily business.

Employee Sensitivity Issues

• Devise methods for sensitizing employees to the risk and responsibility security issues represent.

Risk Assessment Practices and Methods

• Judge the risk value of incidents within the business environment.

Building a Corporate Policy regarding Import Export Security

• Develop a policy for dealing with homeland security within a firm.

Travel Warnings

• travel warnings and how to find the current advisory postings.

Homeland Security related Web Sites

• Incorporate access through the Web to a broad range of security related topics
• Review the main locations for international trade professionals to turn to for information on security measures.

Course Texts:

There is no textbook for this course.

Selected Readings Online.

Read about the creation of Department of Homeland Security.

Read what the White House says about Homeland Security.