MSW 521 MODULE 3 APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT

Module 3 Application Paper Systems Failure and Communication is During Disaster Purpose

This assignment will provide students with the opportunity to gain insight into how systems failure takes on salience in disaster management, especially as the failure involves communication.

Course Outcome

CO 3: Assess how social workers can play roles before, during, and after a disaster and/or mass violence events.

Assignment For this assignment, review the text and online access to the South Asian Women's Resilience Index.

• Describe what is meant by systems failure in disaster management. • Identify and explain two lessons learned about communication as a risk in

disaster management. • Based on understanding systems failure, identify two ways social workers

could assess and reduce communication risk before, during, or after a particular disaster event.

Requirements

1. The written assignment will be graded on use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

2. Create your exercise using Microsoft Word (a part of Microsoft Office), which is the required format for all Chamberlain College documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in ".docx."

3. Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your assignment may be posted under the Q & A Forum.

4. The length of the exercise is to be no less than 2 pages and no greater than 3 pages excluding the title page and reference pages.

5. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page but no abstract. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface): Note: Introduction - Write an introduction but do not use "Introduction" as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63). Also, remember that the APA

manual provides students with much information related to the general rules for writing in a grammatically correct way.

6. In addition to the required readings (course textbook(s) and module readings) you are also required to incorporate and cite a minimum of (3) outside credible and relevant sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2014-2019. The best journal sources for this course are the Journal of Human Rights and International Social Work, though depending on the topic, you might find resources in other journals to support the application paper assignment.

7. Write a 2 to 3-page paper that includes the following elements: o Introduce the purpose and what you intend to address in the paper. o Describe systems failure with emphasis on the importance of

communication in disaster management. o Explain two lessons learned about communication as a risk in

disaster management. o Based on your understanding of disaster management, describe two

ways social workers could assess how to reduce

communication risk before, during, or after a particular disaster event.

Directions and Grading Criteria Criteria Points Description

Introduction 10 Illustrates the purpose of the assignment and the topics to be

addressed in the paper (purpose, three general topics).

Organization relative to the

assignment prompts

15 Organize the paper in a way that follows the prompts

sequentially.

Content on systems failure 20 Describes system failure in disaster management

with emphasis on communication risk.

Content on lessons learned about

communication risk

20 Identify and explain two lessons learned about

communication as a risk in disaster management.

Content on reducing

communication risk in disaster

management

20 Describe two ways social workers could assess and reduce communication risk before, during, or after a particular

disaster event.

Clarity of writing relative to

guidelines for APA format

15 Writes with clarity relative to correct grammar and guidelines

for APA format (correct citations, use of words, paragraphs.

Criteria Points Description

Total 100 A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above

requirements.

Rubric Module 3 Application Paper Grading Rubric

Module 3 Application Paper Grading Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is

linked to a

Learning

Outcome

Introduction

10 pts

Highest Level of

performance

Provides short but

succinct introduction

related to the purpose of

the paper and topics

covered

9 pts

Very Good or High

Level of

Performance

Partially addresses

the purpose of the

paper and topics

covered

8 pts

Acceptable Level of

Performance

Minimal introduction

of the purpose of the

paper and topics

covered

0 pts

Failing Level of

Performance

Introduction is

incomplete or

missing.

10 pts

This criterion is

linked to a

Learning

Outcome

Organization

15 pts

Highest Level of

performance

Organizes the paper

very well

sequentially relative

to the assignment

prompts.

13 pts

Very Good or High

Level of

Performance

Organizes the paper

well sequentially

relative to the

assignment prompts

11 pts

Acceptable Level of

Performance

Organizes the paper

somewhat well

sequentially relative

to the assignment

prompts

0 pts

Failing Level of

Performance

Organizes paper not

at all sequentially

relative to the

assignment prompts.

15 pts

Module 3 Application Paper Grading Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is

linked to a

Learning

Outcome

Systems Failure 20 pts

Highest Level of

performance

Addresses very well

the meaning of

systems failure in

disaster management.

17 pts

Very Good or High

Level of Performance

Addresses partially the

meaning of meaning

of systems failure in

disaster management.

15 pts

Acceptable Level of

Performance

Addresses minimally

the meaning of

systems failure in

disaster management.

0 pts

Failing Level of

Performance

Lacking is the

meaning of systems

failure in disaster

management.

20 pts

This criterion is

linked to a

Learning

Outcome

Lessons

Learned about

Communication

20 pts

Highest Level of

performance

Explains very well

two lessons learned

about

communication risk

in disaster

management.

17 pts

Very Good or High

Level of

Performance

Explains partially

two lessons learned

about

communication risk

in disaster

management.

15 pts

Acceptable Level of

Performance

Explains minimally

the two lessons

learned about

communication risk

in disaster

management.

0 pts

Failing Level of

Performance

Lacking is the

explanation of two

lessons learned about

communication risk

in disaster

management.

20 pts

Module 3 Application Paper Grading Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is

linked to a

Learning

Outcome

Social Work

and Reducing

Communication

Risk

20 pts

Highest Level of

performance

Describes very well

two ways social

workers could be

involved in reducing

communication risk

in disaster

management before,

during, or after a

particular disaster

event.

17 pts

Very Good or High

Level of

Performance

Describes partially

two ways social

workers could be

involved in reducing

communication risk

in disaster

management before,

during, or after a

particular disaster

event.

15 pts

Acceptable Level of

Performance

Describes minimally

two ways social

workers could be

involved in reducing

communication risk

in disaster

management before,

during, or after a

particular disaster

event.

0 pts

Failing Level of

Performance

Inadequately

describes two ways

social workers could

be involved in

reducing

communication risk

in disaster

management before,

during, or after a

particular disaster

event.

20 pts

This criterion is

linked to a

Learning

Outcome

Clarity of

Writing

Relative to

Guidelines for

APA Format

and Standards

15 pts

Highest Level of

performance

Excellent clarity of

writing relative to the

guidelines for APA

format and use of

standard English

grammar and

sentence structure.

13 pts

Very Good or High

Level of

Performance

Very good clarity of

writing relative to the

guidelines for APA

format and use of

standard English

grammar and

sentence structure.

11 pts

Acceptable Level of

Performance

Good clarity of

writing relative to the

guidelines for APA

format and use of

standard English

grammar and

sentence structure.

0 pts

Failing Level of

Performance

Lack of clarity in

writing relative to the

guidelines for APA

format and use of

standard English

grammar and

sentence structure.

15 pts