You will submit your Expert Report to this assignment. In your final communication assignment for this course, you will make a recommendation regarding where a new wind turbine manufacturing facility should be built: The United States (Iowa), or Denmark?  Your recommendation will be based on the research, analysis, comparison, and decision making that you and your team conduct throughout the semester. For this assignment, you will take a deep dive into one of the following areas, becoming your team's expert in that area  (you will have already decided each team member's focus in the first workshop): Politics or Environment. You will research the various aspects of your area for both the United States and Denmark, and make comparisons and conduct analysis that will be key in your team's final recommendation. The research and analysis you conduct for this assignment will contribute to your official facility location recommendation at the end of the semester. Please note: This is NOT a team assignment. Students will conduct independent research and analysis, and will synthesize information and write their own individual reports, using their own brains and thoughts. Topic Choice In your first meeting, your team will have decided which team members will focus on which topic: Political or Environmental. Every team must have at least two team members focusing on each topic. You will find the instructions and requirements for each individual topic in the "Pages" section of Canvas. Political: Specific Description and Requirements Course: Emerging Threats 600 words, APA Use only research papers published after 2014. (DO NOT USE ARTICLES) In this scenario, hackers launch cyber attacks that affect several parts of the nation’s financial infrastructure over the course of several weeks. Specifically, sensitive credit card processing facilities are hacked and numbers are released to the Internet, causing 120 million cards to be cancelled; automated teller machines (ATMs) fail nearly simultaneously across the nation; major companies report payroll checks are not being received by workers; and several large pension and mutual fund companies have computer malfunctions so severe that they are unable to operate for more than a week. Identify the countermeasures that need to be implemented to prevent these cyber attacks from occurring in the future. Start a discussion thread and discuss what type(s) of countermeasures need to be implemented to prevent the cyber attack described above from occurring in the future. Be specific in recommending countermeasures for this scenario. Discuss what type(s) of countermeasures need to be implemented to prevent the cyber attack described above from occurring in the future. Be specific in recommending countermeasures for this scenario. Overview For the Political Considerations assignment, you will research and consider a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) systems of government, happiness ind ...

1. You will submit your Expert Report to this assignment.
In your final communication assignment for this course, you
will make a recommendation regarding where a new wind
turbine manufacturing facility should be built: The United
States (Iowa), or Denmark? Your recommendation will be
based on the research, analysis, comparison, and decision
making that you and your team conduct throughout the
semester.
For this assignment, you will take a deep dive into one of the
following areas, becoming your team's expert in that area (you
will have already decided each team member's focus in the first
workshop): Politics or Environment. You will research the
various aspects of your area for both the United States and
Denmark, and make comparisons and conduct analysis that will
be key in your team's final recommendation.
The research and analysis you conduct for this assignment will
contribute to your official facility location recommendation at
the end of the semester.
Please note: This is NOT a team assignment. Students will
conduct independent research and analysis, and will synthesize
information and write their own individual reports, using their
own brains and thoughts.
Topic Choice
In your first meeting, your team will have decided which team
members will focus on which topic: Political or Environmental.
Every team must have at least two team members focusing on
each topic.
You will find the instructions and requirements for each
individual topic in the "Pages" section of Canvas.
Political: Specific Description and Requirements

2. Course: Emerging Threats
600 words, APA
Use only research papers published after 2014. (DO NOT USE
ARTICLES)
In this scenario, hackers launch cyber attacks that affect several
parts of the nation’s financial infrastructure over the course of
several weeks. Specifically, sensitive credit card processing
facilities are hacked and numbers are released to the Internet,
causing 120 million cards to be cancelled; automated teller
machines (ATMs) fail nearly simultaneously across the nation;
major companies report payroll checks are not being received
by workers; and several large pension and mutual fund
companies have computer malfunctions so severe that they are
unable to operate for more than a week. Identify the
countermeasures that need to be implemented to prevent these
cyber attacks from occurring in the future.
Start a discussion thread and discuss what type(s) of
countermeasures need to be implemented to prevent the cyber
attack described above from occurring in the future. Be specific
in recommending countermeasures for this scenario.

3. Discuss what type(s) of countermeasures need to be
implemented to prevent the cyber attack described above from
occurring in the future. Be specific in recommending
countermeasures for this scenario.
Overview
For the Political Considerations assignment, you will research
and consider a variety of factors, including (but not limited to)
systems of government, happiness index rankings,
unemployment rates, and public debt. As part of your analysis,
you will discuss how these factors relate to the cultural analysis
work you did at the beginning of the semester, and consider how
these various factors impact your business decision-making
process. Finally, you will synthesize your research and analysis
and make a recommendation based onlyon the cultural and
political factors that you have taken into consideration so far.
To complete this assignment, you must, for Denmark and the
United States:
· Identify systems of government/governmental structures
(regional and national). Also identify any overarching
organizations or agreements that these countries are part of that
have a significant regulatory impact of the operation of
businesses in those countries (such as the EU).
· Identify the ways that the governmental systems, structures,
and organizational affiliations impact business (start with the
"2019 Best Countries" resource below). Identify aspects of the
political systems that are known to be advantageous or
problematic for doing business in each country (claims must be
supported by credible sources).
· Compare similarities and differences between Denmark and
the U.S., with a focus on doing business in each country.
Include a clear, easy to read, well-organized table that compares
the following factors:
· US News and World Report Best Countries for Business 2019
ranking
· GDP

4. · GDP per Capita
· Public Debt/GDP
· Unemployment Rate (all of these are available in the Best
Countries articles)
· Gross Domestic Happiness numbers
· Human Development Index numbers
· Discuss the significance of these numbers, clearly referencing
your table, and identify and justify why you think they matter to
your business decision.
· Include as part of your discussion (perhaps as a sub-section)
what you believe are the most important indices to consider for
people of your generation, both as citizens and as employed
business people. How are these factors related to culture? Do
you think there are generational commonalities between
cultures? Differences? Why do you think so?
· Make a recommendation based only on the cultural and
political considerations you have worked through so far.
· Note: While you will include your recommendation with
justification overview at the end of your work, you will also
state your recommendation at the beginning, as part of your
introduction, and will use the body of your work to clearly
demonstrate your justification. While works of fiction and most
creative writing do not "give away the ending," a report like
this is a very different form of communication, and it should not
be designed in a way that has twists and surprises like you
would find in suspense or mystery genres. This does not mean
that you shouldn't be creative and personable in your
presentation (you should be!), but it does mean that you need to
be upfront, clear, and direct with your information and
intentions from the start.
Requirements
· 400-word minimum (not including works cited)
· Sources: A minimum of 5 credible sources is required. A
collection of credible resources has been made available to you
(linked in this assignment, and located in the "Course Reserves"

5. section of Canvas). Those resources, your little textbook
(Globalization: A Very Short Introduction), and the
introductory readings for this class may all be used as sources
for your Expert Report.
· You may find that your work requires additional research or
support, in which case you must ensure that you use only
credible, up-to-date sources. Sources that are found to be
outdated or not credible will not be counted as one of your 5
minimum sources.
· Analysis: Citing all your sources, present relevant political
considerations for Denmark and the United States, including the
elements listed above in the "overview" section. Discuss how
cultural attitudes and political aspects may affect business
decision making. Make a preliminary plant location
recommendation based on these specific considerations. Guide
us through the logic that leads to your
conclusion/recommendation for a plant location.
· You will organize your work as a sentence outline (see
resources for help with this).
· You must follow the format of the "Sentence Outline
Skeleton" provided for you.
· You must include clear "Introduction," "Body," and
"Conclusion" headings.
· You must include in-text citations for all sources used (yes,
even in a sentence outline).
· Citations must be formatted correctly according to the style
decided on by your team (APA, or MLA).
· Visuals: You are required to create a clear, easy to read, well-
organized table that compares the factors listed in the
"Overview" section above. You will reference this table as part
of your presentation to your group, and will include it in your
handout. You must also include this table as part of the
document you submit for this assignment (which is separate
from the "Handout" assignment). You should include the table
in an appendix after your Works Cited (instead of in the body of
your sentence outline). When you reference the table in your

6. sentence outline, put in parentheses: (Appendix 1). This will let
readers of your sentence outline know that you are referencing a
table at the end of the document.
· Note: When you include the table as part of your handout, you
will not need to reference it as an appendix, as it will be part of
the main body of your handout.
· Introduction: Your Expert Report Sentence Outline must
include an introduction that offers context, makes an argument
(the thesis statement), and offers a preview of what you are
going to talk about. You will include a brief statement about
your recommendation in the introduction as part of/following
your thesis statement.
· The introduction must include a thesis of your main idea,
which ultimately informs your recommendation. Your thesis
should be a one- to two-sentence statement about the main
political and cultural considerations in each country that would
affect a plant location.
· The rest of your presentation should work to support your
thesis statement in some way.
· Topic Sentences: Each section of your sentence outline must
include a topic sentence. Every topic sentence should support
your thesis in some way, and every topic sentence must act as a
thesis for that section. This will help you build cohesion and
"flow" throughout your work. Every piece of evidence or
information you offer in each section should then work to
support the topic sentence of that section.
· Conclusion: Your sentence outline must include a conclusion.
The conclusion will sum things up for your listeners, clearly
restate your thesis and recommendation, and offer a brief
review of the justifications you expounded on in the body of
your presentation.
· The conclusion should include a recommendation that offers
clear reasoning and justification, as previously specified.
· You should acknowledge that your recommendation is based
on only two factors, and note how your recommendation may
change once you take the additional factors into account.

7. · Works cited: Citations must be formatted correctly according
to the style decided on by your team (APA, or MLA)
Resources
General:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries
http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi
https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1355094/files/82774006
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https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1355094/files/82773972
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https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1355094/files/82773944
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https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/putting-values-centre-
public-policy/
Denmark:
https://denmark.dk/society-and-business
http://usa.um.dk/
USA
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-
does-the-united-states-have.html
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-
government/