+1 862 207 3288 My chosen emergency is again the 7/7 London Islamic terror attacks on the transport network.
This is a two part assignment with this work laying the strong foundation and detailed introduction to the major project report which will be at a later date. I have included the major project report assessment criteria at the end to provide context for you for this assignment.
I have also uploaded an example of an assignment which I would like you to use as formatting and a guide for this work.
I have also uploaded the marking criteria matrix and learning outcomes please could you follow these and the task instructions very closely thank you.
Id like you to mention in the detailed introduction of the post impact phase how the threat of terrorism has moved away from the Irish republican campaign (IRA)and the government now refocusing on the modern era threat of Islamic extremism.
Could you also use a map,picture and maybe a diagram or time line to enhance the reader experience and really focus on the presentation and detail.
Can each page have the subject code 208 the page number and the name of the assignment as a header with also a table of contents at the beginning.
Task
Part A – Project Definition (50%)
Part A requires you to define your Major Project and focuses on the post-impact phase of your selected emergency event as well as the hypothetical assessment that you will undertake.
You will be assessed on a clear and concise description of each of the following areas as they pertain to your Major Project – the post-impact phase analysis of your selected emergency event and the hypothetical assessment (Assignment 2). Mark weighting for each section is identified in parenthesis beside each section. A copy of the assignment marking sheet used for this assignment is contained at the end of this assignment guide.
• Project Aim (5%). Define the aim of your Major Project.
• Project Objectives (10%). Identify the objectives that you will set for your major project to achieve your Aim.
• Project Scope (10%). Describe the geographical, time, research and other parameters that you will set for your Major Project.
• Project Authority (5%). Identify the authority (or authorities) under which you will undertake the post-impact phase study of your selected event.
• Project Context (10%). Describe the context(s) that will influence your post-impact phase study.
• Project Relevant History (10%). Briefly describe the event that you have been studying in your earlier Emergency Operations Management subject (206). This event should be the one you are studying in this subject also. Explain the relevant history pertaining to your selected event and similar events that have occurred in the past (if any).
Part B – Annotated Bibliography (40%)
By now, having already examined the pre-impact and impact phases of your selected emergency event, you will have amassed quite a bit of information on your event. Such information may be in the form of journal/magazine articles, newspaper reports, books, book chapters, papers, reports, on-line web pages/publications etc.
You must now develop an annotated bibliography for fifteen (15) of these references that relate to the topic areas requiring discussion in Assignment 2, due later in the session. These topic areas are:
• Search and rescue
• Triage and casualty care
• DVI and securing of evidence and coronial inquiry
• Critical incident stress management
• Community services
• Recovery and restoration
• Warning systems
• Legislation and regulation
• People
• Infrastructure
• Buildings
• Emergency services
• Cost
An Annotated Bibliography is an organised list of citations to books, book chapters, articles, papers, which describes the source in a short, descriptive paragraph or two.
An Annotated Bibliography can provide information regarding:
• The contents and form of the article, book, paper, etc.
• Suggest the sources usefulness to your research
• Evaluate its method, conclusions and reliability
• Record your reactions to the source.
An Annotated Bibliography:
• Enables the reader to decide how useful the source is
• Demonstrates the quality of the research
• Informs the reader of the accuracy and relevance of the research
In approximately half a page per reference you are required to specify:
• Bibliographic details
• The relationship between the reference article/publication and the discussion topics
• Strengths and weaknesses of the reference article/publication with relevance to your hypothetical examination.
Your annotated bibliography will assist you in a number of ways. These include:
• Identification of sources that you may wish to use and cite in support of your final hypothetical examination for Assignment 2.
• Identification of informational areas that are lacking with regard to the discussion topics.
• Identification of discussion topics where information is lacking and whether further information needs to be obtained.
Presentation (10%)
The way you present your work and ideas within the assignment will also be assessed and will be worth 10% of your assignment mark
Rationale
This assignment continues on from your studies in 206 and enables you to develop direction and scope for your Major Project (Assignment 2). It also enables us to ensure that you are on the right track as far as the post-impact phase major project is concerned and provide feedback, advice and assistance where needed.
This assignment will provide you with the basis of your Introduction for your Major Project Report (Assignment 2) and can be viewed as a draft of that first section in Assignment 2.
Part A – Project Definition – approximately 1500 words
Part B – Annotated Bibliography – approximately 10 – 15 pages
Assessment item 2
Major Project Report
Value: 80%
Task
I want you to use the framework we have given you to critically analyse the management of the post-impact phase of your selected event and the hypothetical recurrence of that event today and report on those things that were done well and those things that could have been improved. If we learn from history we will be better able to manage similar events in the future.
The framework below is a suggested layout for this assignment with marking weightings included. A copy of the assignment marking sheet that will be used for this assignment is attached at the end of this assignment guide.
Although you have studied a number of areas of emergency management pertinent to the impact and post-impact phase of emergency/ disaster operations management in your studies, in this assignment we only require you to critically analyse two of the post-impact areas (Part A) and two of the Hypothetical areas (Part B).
Introduction (10%)
Aim
Objectives
Authority
Scope
Relevant history
Part A – Post Impact Phase Analysis (30%)
Critically analyse two (2) of the following PLUS the Conclusions and Recommendations:
Search and rescue – 10%
Triage and casualty care – 10%
Critical incident stress management – 10%
Disaster victim identification and coronial inquiry – 10%
Community services – 10%
Recovery and restoration – 10%
Conclusions and recommendations – 10%
Part B – Hypothetical Assessment (30%)
Critically analyse two (2) of the following PLUS the Conclusions and Recommendations:
Warning systems – How would it function now compared to then? – 10%
Legislation and regulation – How effective is the legislation and regulations now compared to then? – 10%
People – What people would be affected today compared with when the event originally occurred? What would the effects be on people? – 10%
Infrastructure – What would be the damage and effect on infrastructure today compared to when the event originally occurred? – 10%
Buildings – What are the expected effects on buildings etc. today compared with when the event occurred? – 10%
Emergency services – What emergency services would be involved today? What would their roles and functions be today? What are their capabilities today compared with then? – 10%
Cost – What is the estimated cost of the event should it occur today compared with when it originally occurred? – 10%
Conclusions and recommendations. – 10%
Part C – Critical Self Assessment (20%)
Critically analyse and reflect on your performance during the subject and in production of your report. In this self assessment some of the questions you may wish to consider are:
• What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in locating/accessing data for your report?
• If you had any difficulties, how did you overcome them?
• What would you do differently next time?
Rationale
This assignment follows on from your studies in 206. The assignment completes your study of emergency operations management and focuses on the post-impact phase of your selected emergency event, but also includes a hypothetical assessment of your chosen event as if it occurred today. Your assignment comprises three parts:
• Part A – investigate the post-impact phase of your selected event and identify strengths and weaknesses in the way the post-impact phase was managed.
• Part B – examine a hypothetical recurrence of your selected event today, identifying strengths and weaknesses in the way it might be managed today.
• Part C – allows you to critically analyse and assess your own performance in the research and production of your report. By effectively analysing the problems experienced and the way those problems were managed you will be better prepared to identify and manage future research problems that may arise.
You will be able to draw conclusions from your research and make recommendations that will enable future emergency events to be more effectively managed.
By successfully completing the assignments within the emergency operations management component of this course you will be better able to understand potential problems that an emergency manager will face when managing the pre-impact, impact and post-impact phases of an emergency event.
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