Note: Assessment One, Two, and Three are linked.

Assessment One asks you to apply the Sendai Framework principles to identify and address disaster risk at a community level.

You are a disaster risk management specialist tasked with applying the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction to a specific community (select a community to analyse). Your report should be 3000 words (10% deviation accepted) and address, at a minimum, the following points:

• Overview of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
• Purpose of the Sendai Framework in guiding disaster risk reduction efforts at various levels, including the community level.
• Introduce the specific community that will be the focus of the assessment.
• Identify and assess the hazards that pose a risk to the community, considering both natural and human-induced hazards.
• Evaluate the vulnerability of the community to the identified hazards.
• Evaluate the existing capacities and resources within the community that can be utilised for disaster risk reduction.

Please see the Assessment One Criteria, marking rubric, and guidance notes on your Moodle page for further information.

This is an individual assessment, and teamwork is not permitted for this assessment.

A detailed marking rubric is available on Moodle.

Assessment Formatting and Structure:

Content:

• Sections: Your assessment should contain at a minimum the following sections: Cover Page, Introduction, Report body, Conclusion, and Reference List. (You may add subsections to the body if you wish.)
• Style: This task requires writing at a professional standard, with the information presented in a clear & logical sequence, and written in academic style with correct grammar, syntax, and spelling.
• Citations & references: All statements must be correctly cited and referenced in APA 7th Edition style, using reference sources appropriate to the task level.

Report formatting:

• Cover page: State the title of your paper, your name and student number, your course of study, this unit code and title, and the word count excluding the title page, in-text citations, reference list, and any appendices. Start these 1/3 down from the top, and make them horizontally centered.
• Margins: One-inch margins (2.54cm) on all sides (usually MS Word default margins).
• Page numbers: Top right in the header, starting from the cover page.
• Alignment: Left margin alignment throughout; do NOT use justified margins.
• Body indentation: The first line of each paragraph of the report body is indented 3-5 characters.
• Font: Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12. Either is fine, but use just one font for the entire document.
• Spacing: Double spacing throughout the entire document; no extra returns after each paragraph or reference (this is why we have the indentations, headings, and hanging indents).
• Headings: Section headings are centered and bolded in the title case; use APA style headings for any subheadings.
• Content: All required subsections are present and completed as directed.
• Referencing: All sources must be cited and referenced appropriately throughout this task in the correct APA 7th Edition style; ensure that you use the Library guide for APA 7E style.
• Word count: 3,000 words +/-10%, excluding the cover page, in-text citations, the reference list, and appendices. Calculate your word count minus exclusions prior to submission and include this on the cover page; if you do not do this, your submission will be returned.
• File format: Submit your document in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).

Grading:

• Grading rubric: Please refer to the Moodle site for additional task information, such as the assignment marking rubric.
• Turnitin: All submissions are subject to Turnitin scans, and all Turnitin reports are scrutinised. All instances of Academic Misconduct are reported to the Academic Misconduct Board for review.
• Late submissions: Late submissions will be accepted, but penalties will accrue at 5% for every part or full calendar day past the due date.

Based on the findings from Assessment One, identify and develop appropriate disaster risk reduction strategies and propose measures to mitigate or reduce the identified risks tailored to your chosen community.

Prioritise interventions that target the root causes of vulnerability and enhance community resilience to disasters and that include appropriate stakeholders in the chosen community.

Your report should be 3000 words (10% deviation accepted) and address, at a minimum, the following points:

• Propose specific disaster risk reduction strategies aligned with the Sendai Framework principles.
• Discuss how these strategies can be implemented at the community level.
• Address the unique challenges and opportunities associated with the community's geographical, socioeconomic, and cultural context.
• Identify relevant stakeholders, including professional agencies, businesses, and community groups that contribute to your disaster risk reduction strategies and disaster resilience.
• Describe how you would engage these stakeholders in your strategies and the risk reduction process.

Please see the Assessment Two Criteria, marking rubric, and guidance notes on your Moodle page for further information.

This is an individual assessment, and teamwork is not permitted for this assessment.

Examples of relevant stakeholders include – but are not limited to – the following:

- Local government

- State/provincial government

- National/federal government

- Local business interests/corporate actors

- National business interests/corporate actors

- Community organisations (e.g. social clubs or fraternities, cultural societies, religious organisations)

- International agencies (e.g. United Nations, World Bank, WHO).

In the form of a recorded PowerPoint presentation, you are required to present a detailed implementation and monitoring plan from your identified risk reduction strategy/ies in Assessment One & Two. You will be presenting to the council members of your chosen community and your identified stakeholders.

• Requirements:

– Present your detailed implementation and monitoring plan from your identified strategy/ies from Assessments One & Two to the community leader/s and the stakeholders of your selected community.

– You have been allocated 5 minutes (+/- 10%) to deliver a presentation outlining at a minimum:

• A detailed implementation and monitoring plan for your identified disaster risk reduction strategy/ies and rationale for your implementation and monitoring plan choices. Ensure your implementation and monitoring plan recommendations are based on critical thought, analysis and appropriate research to support the implementation plan. Ensure organisational and community capacity are clearly considered in the development of the plan.
• Implementation and Monitoring:
• Outline an action plan for implementing the identified risk reduction strategies.
• Identify the responsible stakeholders and allocated resources.
• Develop a monitoring plan to assess the effectiveness of the implemented strategies.

Submission instructions:

• You are required to present the assessment using PowerPoint with your embedded audio recording. This will be submitted as an MP4 (see instructions on how to record and submit on Moodle).
• Submit your Powerpoint with speaker notes through Turnitin.

Please see further instructions on your Assessment three criteria, marking rubric, and guidance notes. This will not be a live presentation and should be submitted via Moodle.

A detailed marking rubric is available on Moodle.

Please also see the guidance notes and instructions for this assessment on your Moodle page.

ALC Computing Portal – How to record with PPT

https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1499 

1. If you have used Powerpoint to do your recording, convert/export your recording to an MP4 file in Powerpoint (in the recording tab – “Export to video” option).

2. Then follow this link to “Moodle Help for Students – Submitting Video Assessments using Echo 360” for instructions on how to submit the video on Moodle. (includes a video, screenshots and instructions)

3. Go to the Unit’s Moodle page and submit as per instructions.

4. If you have any IT issues or questions following this process please call CQU on 132 786 and choose the IT option for assistance.

Please also submit your Powerpoint with speaker notes of your presentation for Turnitin.