Posted: April 4th, 2015

By reference to any ONE NAMED disaster of your choice (NATURAL or MAN-MADE), answer any ONE only of the following questionsBy reference to any ONE NAMED disaster of your choice (NATURAL or MAN-MADE), answer any ONE only of the 5 questions

 

CRISIS and DISASTER MANAGEMENT (TOU 3011M)

 

ASSESSMENT PERIOD:                    Term 2:   2014 / 15

                                                          FIRST SIT

 

MODULE CO-ORDINATOR:              Martin KNIGHT

 

TEACHING TEAM:                                      Farhan AHMED,

Georgiana CIUCHETE

 

LEVEL:                                              6

 

 

DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS:

 

 

Publication:                 Monday 26 January 2015 at 0900: On Blackboard

 

Submission:                  Tuesday 21 April 2015 no later than 1200 noon.

Hard copy to Faculty Office

Electronic submission via Turnitin

 

Word limit:                    Maximum 3000 (+/-10%)

(Not including footnotes and bibliography)

 

Weighting:                    50%      

 

Referencing:                 Full compliance with Harvard protocols

 

Packaging:                    No plastic folders / no plastic envelopes

Use staple or treasury tag only to attach ‘feedback sheet’ to your work

 

Font / Size:                   Verdana 11; Times New Roman 12

 

Spacing / sides:           1.5 / single sided

 

Pagination required?   Yes             

 

Margins:                        At least 3.17 to left and right

                                      Justified to left and right

 

Language:                    UK English

 

Penalty for non compliance with directions: 5 – 15 marks

 

Marking criteria:           Attached

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT BRIEF

 

By reference to any ONE NAMED disaster of your choice (NATURAL or MAN-MADE), answer any ONE only of the following questions:

 

1. Discuss and evaluate a range of issues associated with disaster preparedness in the context of your chosen disaster zone.

 

2. Discuss the challenges associated with providing humanitarian aid and relief in response to a disaster in your chosen disaster zone.

 

3. Critically evaluate the extent to which the tourism product has changed as a result of disaster and the impact this has for crisis and disaster management

 

4. Assess the extent to which so called ‘poverty disaster’ can be mitigated by effective emergency planning in such a way that is likely to lead to sustainable economic development.

 

5. Evaluate the recent contributions made by either the United Nations or Britain’s Armed Forces to disaster management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format:               ESSAY

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Crisis and Disaster Management (TOU 3011M)

 

FIRST SIT Feedback Form (2014/15):      

 

Name_______________________________________

 

Aspect	1	2:1	2:2	3	Pass	Fail	Comment
10% A structured framework for the assignment, with clear referencing, themes and propositions
20% Evidence of information gathering and research, on your company/ies; good and varied sources?
20% Logical development of your analysis and arguments – do they make sense? Did any models used fit well?
20% Evidence of analysis and an understanding of the issues involved; have you used disaster management theories well?
20% Originality of analysis and conclusions with any insights to add to existing business reports
10% A clear and concise summary of the work and conclusions reached from your analysis and discussion

 

Resulting Mark_________________

 

Tutor: M Knight / F Ahmed / G Ciuchete