Unit 3

Unit 3 Assignment 2

For this Assignment, you will focus on Hurricane Katrina. Review the Executive Summary and Investigation Overview (pp. 1–26) in the Katrina report.

A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response of Hurricane Katrina: GPO U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved from  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?browsePath=109/HRPT/%5B300%3B399%5D&granuleId=CRPT-109hrpt377&packageId=CRPT-109hrpt377

Based on your review of the Executive Summary and Investigation Overview, write a 3–5 page paper that describes how you would have applied the four incident management principles of: 1) Mitigation, 2) Preparedness, 3) Response, and 4) Recovery, to make effective decisions during the Katrina emergency.

Explain why you would have taken the approach. What would the results might have been had your approach been implemented during Katrina?

Note: This Assignment will require outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used.

You may consult the Library, the internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

Directions for Submitting Your Assignment

Compose your paper in a Microsoft Word document and save it with a name you will remember. Be sure to include your name, class, and section number. Submit your Assignment by selecting the Unit 3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by the end of Unit 3 .

Checklist for Unit 3 Assignment

Criteria: Ask yourself the following questions.	Not Yet	Yes
Content
Did you review the Executive Summary and Investigation Overview (pp. 1–26) in the Katrina report?
Did you identify the four phases of Emergency Management Principles?
Did you describe how you would have applied the four incident management principles to the Katrina emergency?
Did you explain why you would have taken the approach you described?
Did you explain the results that might have been had your approach been implemented during Katrina?
Research
Did you use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and validate those resources credibility?
Is your research current ?
Did you use appropriate reference material to support major statements?
Did you discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used?
Quality
Is your content complete enough to explain your statements?
Is there a logical flow to your ideas?
Did you present the material in a clear and concise manner to provide easy readability?
Format
Did you prepare your paper in Word®?
Did you label your file correctly?
Did you use APA format to cite your sources?
Did you check your document for grammar and spelling?
Did your presentation meet the 3–5 page length requirements?