Assignment 4: Professionalism, Accountability, Best Practices, and Ethics in Emergency Management
As within any profession, there are rules and standards of conduct in the field of emergency and crisis management.
Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:
Determine two (2) standardized actions and ethical practices that emergency management practitioners might implement in order to further professionalize the field. Provide a rationale for each action or practice.
Discuss at least two (2) commonly used methods of ensuring accountability in emergency management procedures. Examine the effectiveness of each of these methods toward professional practice. Provide a rationale for your response.
Examine the importance of the three (3) values proposed in the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Code of Ethics for emergency managers (discussed in Chapter 11 of the text). Provide one (1) example or scenario that shows the importance of each value.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note
: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow 6th edition APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Assess how emergency management personnel respond to the major forms of natural, technological, and man-made disasters.
Determine how the major forms of emergency management work – mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness, and communications – are interrelated.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in emergency management.
Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the
following rubric
.
By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the
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; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution's policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.
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1. Assignment 4: Professionalism, Accountability, Best Practices,
and Ethics in Emergency Management
As within any profession, there are rules and standards of
conduct in the field of emergency and crisis management.
Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:
Determine two (2) standardized actions and ethical practices
that emergency management practitioners might implement in
order to further professionalize the field. Provide a rationale for
each action or practice.
Discuss at least two (2) commonly used methods of ensuring
accountability in emergency management procedures. Examine
the effectiveness of each of these methods toward professional
practice. Provide a rationale for your response.
Examine the importance of the three (3) values proposed in the
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Code
of Ethics for emergency managers (discussed in Chapter 11 of
the text). Provide one (1) example or scenario that shows the
importance of each value.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note
: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as
academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
2. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow 6th edition APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Assess how emergency management personnel respond to the
major forms of natural, technological, and man-made disasters.
Determine how the major forms of emergency management work
– mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness, and
communications – are interrelated.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
emergency management.
Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using
proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the
following rubric
.
3. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting
your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™
services in accordance with the
Blackboard Privacy Policy
; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with
your institution's policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign
will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its
affiliates.
