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Week4 Assignment

FEMA Certificates and Response Paper

For this assignment, you will complete two FEMA courses and write a paper based on what you have learned.

Part 1: FEMA Certificates (I’ve already completed both certificates)

Click on the links below to access the two FEMA certificate sites. Read the overview of both the IS-20.21 course and the IS-21.21 course and then click on Interactive Web Based Course under “Take this Course.” Once you have read through all of the materials, click on Take Final Exam Online to complete these courses.

IMPORTANT: After successful completion of the FEMA courses, save your certificates and upload them to the Unit 4: Assignment Dropbox.

IS-20.21: Diversity Awareness Course 2021

IS-21.21: Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance

Saving Your Certificate - How to Open and Save IS Completion Certificate

Part 2: Paper: Importance of diversity awareness and civil rights in emergency and disaster assistance.

After completing the FEMA courses, write a 4-6-page paper that discusses the importance of diversity awareness and civil rights in emergency and disaster assistance. Relate your discussion to real-world examples, providing support from FEMA resources and a minimum of four scholarly, peer-reviewed references. Include a discussion of at least four laws specific to disaster response and recovery programs that have been enacted to ensure ethical decision-making and protect the civil rights of citizens. Evaluate the role of ethical considerations in emergency and disaster management, including at least three potential consequences associated with failing to uphold standards of ethical decision-making. Include recommendations for ensuring the civil rights of disaster victims.

Be sure to write in a scholarly and objective tone, avoiding the use of first person, personal pronouns, contractions, and colloquial or conversational language. Use citations from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources throughout to support your content and credit sources of information and ideas.

Note: This assignment requires outside research. Use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the Reading material throughout your assignment to support your content and credit sources of information and ideas.

References

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency. (n.d.). How to open and save IS completion certificate. https://training.fema.gov/is/docs/quick_help_guide-how_to_open_and_save_is_cert_man_revised_1-29-21.pdf?v=20210129

U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA Emergency Management Institute. (2021). IS-20.21 diversity awareness course 2021. https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-20.21

U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA Emergency Management Institute. (2021). IS-21.21 Civil rights and FEMA disaster assistance. https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-21.21

Directions:

In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:             

· Include a cover page and references page in 10 - 12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable).

· Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.

· Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).

· Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.

· Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.

· Appropriate citation style should be followed.

You should also make sure to:

· Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date.

· Include an introductory and concluding paragraph and demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

· Use examples to support your discussion.

· Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cite within the body of your paper using APA format and citation style. For more information on APA guidelines, visit Academic Tools.