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Unit #3 Assignment

Develop a Risk Communication Plan

For this assignment, you will develop a presentation that addresses a risk communication plan for a city of your choice. Select a current man-made or natural disaster (i.e., hurricane, earthquake, terrorist attack, severe winter weather, wildfire, etc.) NO PANDEMIC and develop a risk communication plan to address the crisis. The risk communication plan should identify and discuss the characteristics of effective risk communication discussed during the course.

You will create your communication plan in PowerPoint. The PowerPoint presentation should be 12–15 slides, including audio narration and speaker notes. You should have approximately one or two slides for each of the following main points:

· Overview

· Disaster scenario/details

· Introduction to the plan

· Purpose

· Communication challenges

· Needs and concerns of and impact to stakeholders/partners

· Processes to enhance two-way communication

· Processes to build trust and credibility

· Final STARCC (simple, timely, accurate, relevant, credible, and consistent) key message

· Conclusion

· Summary

You have read informative reports on risk communication that you can use for this Assignment. On pages 61–67 of “Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials” are details about presenting information at public meetings. This short reading provides you with a presentation template and directions for crafting this type of plan. You may refer to it for this assignment.

Note: This assignment will require outside research. Use at least two credible sources in addition to the assigned textbook/reading 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.

PowerPoint Formatting

The PowerPoint presentation should have the following characteristics:

· Contains a title and references slide.

· Bullets for your main points.

· Designed with a live audience in mind in order to inform your viewers about the topic.

· Must include audio narration for each slide.

· The presentation should be no more than 10 minutes in length.

· Must include a transcript of the audio narration in the speaker notes below the slides.

· Research from at least two reliable sources in addition to the assigned reading to support the main message.

· Incorporate information from course readings, the course materials, and other library sources to support your discussion. Properly cite all sources of information by including in-text citations and a list of references.

· Research and visuals are cited in APA citation format, both in-text and on a References slide. You need to quote material taken directly from a source.

· Avoid using images, graphics, or logos that are copyrighted.

· The same standards for documenting sources that apply to an essay, apply to a presentation. Refer to the APA Style® Central website for a digital library of APA Style quick guides and tutorials to refine your writing. You can access this site under Academic Tools.

Speaker Notes

To learn more about creating speaker notes in PowerPoint, review the website below.

GCF Learn Free (1998-2020).  PowerPoint 2010-Slide Basics : Goodwill Community Foundation, Inc. Retrieved from https://www.gcflearnfree.org/powerpoint2010/slide-basics/6/

Recording Narration

Download  instructions for recording narration in PowerPoint .

Keep in mind that the final recording should be in Standard English with language that is clear, concise and organized. The expression of information in the presentation should be well written and original.

Directions for Submitting Your Assignment

Compose your presentation in PowerPoint 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 Dropbox by the end of Unit 3.

Download  Unit 3 Assignment Checklist

Textbook: Risk Analysis and the Security Survey

Chapter 12: “Emergency Management — A Brief Introduction”

Chapter 12 reviews the emergency management process. The chapter highlights the necessity of emergency planning and the utilization of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS relies heavily on the Incident Command System (ICS). The chapter reveals that one of the goals of ICS is to coordinate the incident to include incorporation of the local emergency communication plans.

Other Reading:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2002). Communicating in a crisis: Risk communication guidelines for public officials. Retrieved from http://kapextmediassl-a.akamaihd.net/crimJust/HM502/HM502_2003D/Unit03_Communicating_in_a_crisis.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Crisis emergency risk communication. Retrieved from https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/resources/pdf/cerc_2014edition.pdf

World Health Organization

Go to the webpage for the World Health Organization and download the following.

World Health Organization, (2015). Effective media communication during public health emergencies: WHO handbook abd field guide. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_2005_31/en/