Criminal Justice and Homeland Security

HM500 Crisis and Emergency Management

Unit 1: Assignment

FEMA’s IS-100.C Certificate Course 

For this assignment, you are to take and successfully complete FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute's online course "IS-100.C: Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS 100)." As a value-added feature of HM500, you will receive a FEMA certificate upon successful completion of IS-100.C.

FEMA. (2018). IS-100.C: Introduction to the incident command system, ICS 100. https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c

Name for Certificate: Renee Bridgeman

IMPORTANT: After successful completion of FEMA IS-100.C, please save your certificate and submit it in the Unit 1 Assignment Dropbox.

FEMA. (n.d.). How to open and save IS completion certificate.

https://training.fema.gov/is/docs/quick%20help%20guide-how%20to%20open%20and%20save%20is%20certificate.pdf

Summary Paper

Once you have completed the certificate course, please write a 2- to 3-page paper about what you learned as an emergency manager and use examples to support your paper, using proper citations in APA style.

Note: If you have already earned a FEMA IS-100.C certificate before the start of this course, please complete one of the specialist FEMA IS-100 courses (i.e., ICS for Public Works). 

NOTE: 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- to 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.

· List 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. 

Directions for Submitting Your Assignment

Compose your assignment and save it in the following format: Course#_LastnameFirstname Unit # Assignment (example: HM500_SmithJohn Unit 1 Assignment). Submit your assignment to the appropriate Dropbox by the end of the unit.