Professionalism, Accountability, Best Practices, and Ethics in Emergency Management

Assignment 4: Professionalism, Accountability, Best Practices, and Ethics in Emergency Management

Due Week 9 and worth 150 points

As within any profession, there are rules and standards of conduct in the field of emergency and crisis management. 

Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) standardized actions and ethical practices that emergency management practitioners might implement in order to further professionalize the field. Provide a rationale for each action or practice.
2. Discuss at least two (2) commonly used methods of ensuring accountability in emergency management procedures. Examine the effectiveness of each of these methods toward professional practice. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Examine the importance of the three (3) values proposed in the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Code of Ethics for emergency managers (discussed in Chapter 11 of the text). Provide one (1) example or scenario that shows the importance of each value.
4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources