In assessment task one, you will survey the literature and, after doing so, select a topic (burning interest) and compile a small annotated bibliography. In addition, you will outline the search strategy (and individual steps) used to source the literature you selected for the annotated bibliography.

Please note: the topic you select will be unique to you and your specific area of interest in emergency and disaster management. The topic will be used for all assessment work, so after surveying the literature, please carefully consider your choice. You can pick any emergency or disaster management-related topic, which you consider is both important to the context you work or volunteer in and one that can be improved upon, that is, you can make recommendations for enhancement (addressed in a later task). As such, assessment task one is broken into two parts.

Part 1) Contemporary issue
In part 1), you will:

• Name your burning interest.
• Develop a short annotated bibliography, which contains five (5) sources.
• Three (3) of the five (5) sources MUST be peer-reviewed sources, and you must confirm their peer-reviewed nature in the title.
• Each source must be related to your burning interest.
• Based on the five (5) entries of the annotated bibliography, you will produce a short overview of 200-250 words arguing the importance of your chosen issue to contemporary emergency and disaster management.

Part 2) Literature search
In part 2) you will provide a detailed account of the search strategy you used to locate the sources for the annotated bibliography. Using the CQUniversity Australia seven (7) step process for searching databases as a framework (the process can be found in the ‘Assessment Resources and Help’ section of the DSMG29004 eReading List and in the Moodle site under Assessment), you describe the steps taken. Part 2) is to be presented as a table showing the actions, results, refinements you made along the way and the rationale for these actions and refinements. A template has been provided in the Moodle site under Assessment. You must use the provided table.

There is no set word count on Part 2) as it will depend upon your particular actions and refinements.

The assessment criteria for this unit are in the form of a detailed rubric, which is available from the Moodle site. However, broadly you will be assessed on:

• Knowledge of contemporary emergency or disaster management related issues, with depth in a selected topic
• Application of knowledge and skills in relation to the selected topic
• Communication and presentation

In assessment task two, you will expand your exploration and understanding of the chosen topic to produce a short literature review (for the topic you selected in assessment task one). Based on that literature review, you will formulate future directions and recommendations for addressing the issue.

The literature review is your description and, importantly, your analysis of the available literature. The literature review should explicate and reinforce the key ideas and concepts related to your burning interest and the reasons why your topic is important. Your submission should have at least 15 references. The emphasis must be on peer-reviewed articles, however, some may be non-peer reviewed sources, such as books/book chapters, government documents, news articles, non-peer-reviewed articles and/or web pages (see marking rubric for details). Please consult the Moodle site and eReading List for details on the literature review genre.

Assessment task two will be approximately 2000- 2500 words (approx.).

The assessment criteria for this unit are in the form of a detailed rubric, which is available from the Moodle site. However, broadly you will be assessed on:

• Knowledge of the literature related to contemporary emergency or disaster management issues, with depth in a selected topic
• Knowledge of the elements that relate to a selected topic
• Application of the literature relevant to a selected topic
• Communication and presentation.

In assessment task three, you will bring the threads of your annotated bibliography and literature review together and deliver a presentation related to your chosen topic (burning interest). As such, this assessment task has both a written and audio component.

Part 1) Written component
You have three (3) options for the written presentation component. The option you select will be used as the basis of your audio component, so please select your option with this in mind.

Option 1: Abstract
Option 1 takes the form of an abstract (like the ones in the journal articles you drew on for your literature review). Your abstract will include four components (approximately 250 - 300 words), including:

1. Your topic and why it is important

2. Summary statement of the relevant literature

3. Broad recommendation(s) for enhancement

4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve practice/ an aspect of your context

Please ensure that you add a reference list after the abstract.

Option 2: PowerPoint Presentation
Option 2 takes the form of a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation will have a maximum of 15 slides. The first slide should include the title of your presentation and your name. The last slide will be a reference list. The PowerPoint template has been provided (see Assessment tile in Moodle). The PowerPoint presentation will include four components:

1. Your topic and why it is important

2. Summary statement of the relevant literature

3. Broad recommendation(s) for enhancement

4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve practice/ an aspect of your context

Option 3: Poster Presentation
Option 3 takes the form of a poster presentation, like you would see at a conference. A Poster Presentation template has been provided in the Assessment section of the Moodle site. The template is a PowerPoint slide, specially set up for developing Poster Presentations, which you will save as a PDF. The PDF file is what you submit for grading. The Poster Presentation will include four components:

1. Your topic and why it is important

2. Summary statement of the relevant literature

3. Broad recommendation(s) for enhancement

4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve practice/ an aspect of your context

For option 3, please upload a reference list as a separate document, e.g., as a word document or PDF.

Part 2) Audio component
The audio component is an MP3 file (or embedded audio in your PowerPoint) of your written component. The presentation itself is an extrapolation, that is, an expanded discussion of the topic and a verbal presentation of the option that you submitted in part 1). The audio presentation can be a maximum of 10 minutes.

The assessment criteria for this unit are in the form of a detailed rubric, which is available from the Moodle site. However broadly, you will be assessed on:

• Knowledge of the literature related to contemporary emergency or disaster management related issues, with depth in a selected topic
• Ability to analyse a selected topic and relevant literature in order to make a recommendation for enhancement
• Ability to communicate (present) the topic and literature relevant to a selected topic
• Communication and presentation