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:
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.
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.
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.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow 6th edition APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Assess how emergency management personnel respond to the major forms of natural, technological, and man-made disasters.
Determine how the major forms of emergency management work mitigation, response, recovery, preparedness, and communications are interrelated.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in emergency management.
Write clearly and concisely about emergency management using proper writing mechanics.