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M09 Hurricane Katrina - Research Paper DUE!!

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HURRICANE KATRINA

Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the southern part of the United States in 2005, was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the deadliest, in the history of the United States.

Your assignment is to provide an organized written summary of this major natural disaster using emergency management principles taught in this course. Your job is to identify important themes and/or concepts and provide, in your own words, a comprehensive review of main categories listed below. You should organize your research notes prior to drafting your assignment. You are to summarize using the below noted sub-topics. Each of the below sub-topics should be a minimum of 300 – 600 words and the total final written project should be no less than 1,800 words:

1. Introduction (Provide an introduction of the Hurricane Katrina event and its impact) 2. Government-Private Response (Provide the many facets of response used by all parties

involved) 3. Recovery Efforts (Discuss the organizational recovery efforts and problems that developed) 4. Lessons Learned (What were some of the lessons learned noted in the White House Report?) 5. Analysis (How did the after-action reports view the main areas of concern regarding Katrina?) 6. Recommendations (What major final recommendations were made?)

I encourage you to also use reputable outside sources in addition to your own textbook. You may NOT cite from wikipedia, but you may use wikipedia to find or search other sources. Please provide a separate page to provide your literary sources. Use APA format to document these sources. Your case study should be single-spaced, using Times or Times New Roman, 12-point font. Margins of your paper should be one-inch (1") on all sides.

Your grade will be based on the following criteria:

Use of proper format (i.e., single-spaced, Times or Times Roman, 12-point font, etc.)

Sufficiency of information (Length: minimum 300 words/maximum 600 words for each sub- topic)

Ability to explain the primary theme and major concepts of each of the six areas

Ability to synthesize information

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10/7/23, 7:24 PM M09 Hurricane Katrina - Research Paper DUE!!

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Ability to properly research and cite/refer to accurate conceptual points

Technical writing skills (spelling, grammar, etc.)

Proper referencing and citation of credible literary sources

Please begin researching this project and organizing your notes starting Week 2. Your assignment is due Sunday of WEEK 6. Click on "Submit Assignment" at the top of the page and upload your MS WORD document.