Reference no: EM133569319
Assignment: Emergency Preparedness Paper
Overview
Students will be required to choose a disaster that has occurred in the United States that necessitated local, state and/or federal response. A list of potential disasters is provided in this memo, and students may choose a disaster of their choice. Other disasters may be accepted, at the discretion of the instructor.
The written component will contain two sections: (I) a concise description/overview of the event, including its social and economic impacts, and (II) the implications/outcomes for policy that occurred as a result. For the second section, students will be required to clearly state what lessons were learned and what policies, procedures, and/or legislations were put into place as a result, and what more possibly could have been done.
Part 1: ‘Topic Identified'
Submit in the text box in Brightspace - or submit a word document if desired - the disaster that you will be addressing in your paper. This can be a simple as the name of the disaster, or you can elaborate on your topic and the approach you will take. This is a none/all two points - I want to make sure you are tracking with the assignment and its intent.
Part 2: One-Page A) Outline/Summary or B) First Page Draft
Submit a word document into Brightspace of your choice of either/or: a one-page outline of your disaster topic with the structure of your paper and a summary of how you will do your research and the issue that you will address in your analysis; or, you may also submit the draft first page of your full paper as you are writing it in full.
Part 3: Paper
The written paper will be composed of two sections: (i) event overview, and (ii) the outcomes. I will have a rubric inside Brightspace that will cover the following to address the maximum of 20 points available:
Section I: Event Overview
The first section of the report will provide a concise overview of the event, including its date and time, location, magnitude, social, physical, and economic impacts, etc. The brief should not exceed approximately 200 words.
Section II: Outcomes
The second section is intended for students to provide a thorough review of the outcomes that occurred as a result of your chosen disaster. These can include, but are not limited to, changes in policies, procedures, and legislation; lessons learned; and changes in practice. The second section should not exceed approximately 800 words.
An example format for the paper could include (other organization will be considered):
A. Outline of the disaster event
B. Introduction to the evaluation section
C. Lessons Learned
a. What worked well?
b. What did not work well?
D. Changes to Policy, legislation, or practice/procedures that resulted
E. Conclusions/recommendations.