In assessment task one, you will search the literature and, after doing so, select a topic (a contemporary issue) and compile a short, annotated bibliography. In addition, you will document 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 searching the literature, please carefully consider your choice. You can pick any emergency or disaster management-related topic that you consider is both important to the context you work or volunteer in (or aspire to work or volunteer in) and one that can be improved upon; that is, you can make recommendations for enhancement (addressed in a later task). You may wish to consider the topic of this year’s Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA) Disaster Wicked Challenge (see Moodle site for more information about the wicked challenge). 

Assessment task one is broken into two parts: 

Part 1) Literature search
In Part 1) you will provide a detailed account of the search strategy you used to locate the sources for your annotated bibliography (Part 2). 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 Assessment tile), you describe the steps taken in order to search the CQUniversity library catalogue. You must use the CQUniversity library catalogue for this task. Part 1) is to be presented as a table showing the actions, results and the rationale for these actions. A template, which includes the table, has been provided on Moodle )see Assessment tile). You must use the provided table.

There is no set word count on Part 1) as it will depend upon your particular actions and refinements.

Part 2) Contemporary issue
In part 2), you will:

• Name your burning interest.
• Develop a short, annotated bibliography which contains four (4) sources.
• Three (3) of the four (4) sources MUST be peer-reviewed sources, and you must confirm their peer-reviewed nature in the title.
• Each annotation will be 150 to 200 words (maximum). The word count does not include the citation heading. 
• Each source must be related to your burning interest.
• Based on the four (4) entries of the annotated bibliography, you will produce a short overview of 200-250 words arguing the importance of your chosen contemporary issue to emergency and disaster management.

Important note for those entering the NHRA Disaster Wicked Challenge: The assessment tasks in this unit are individual tasks and must not be completed in a group or be the work of collaborators. For those entering the NHRA Disaster Wicked Challenge, you may use your own personal work from this competition, but you cannot use the work of your teammates. If you have entered (or plan to enter) the Disaster Wicked Challenge, please feel free to contact me to discuss how you can use your work from the Disaster Wicked Challenge to satisfy the assessment requirements of this unit. 

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). Your literature review will answer either an overarching question or a thesis statement, which you must develop. The question or thesis statement will narrow down and guide you in collecting, synthesising and articulating an analytic reading of the literature related to the chosen topic. At the end of the literature review, you will formulate a minimum of two (2) possible future directions and associated recommendations for either addressing the issue (e.g., practical strategies) or knowing more about the issue (e.g., future research). 

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 textbooks, government documents, news articles, non-peer-reviewed articles or web pages (see marking rubric for more details). Please consult the Moodle site and eReading List for details on the literature review genre. A template has been provided on the Moodle site (see the Assessment tile). You must use the provided template.

Assessment task two will be up to 3000 words (approx.).

Important note for those entering the NHRA Disaster Wicked Challenge: The assessment tasks in this unit are individual tasks and must not be completed in a group or be the work of collaborators. For those entering the NHRA Disaster Wicked Challenge, you may use your own personal work from this competition, but you cannot use the work of your teammates. If you have entered the Disaster Wicked Challenge, please contact me to discuss how you can use your work from the Disaster Wicked Challenge to satisfy the assessment requirements of this unit. 

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 together and deliver a presentation related to your chosen topic (burning interest). As such, this assessment task has both a written component (Part 1) and audio component (Part 2).

Part 1) Written component
You have four (4) 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 both Part 1) and Part 2) in mind.

Written component Option 1) Abstract
Option 1 takes the form of an abstract (like you see at a Conference). A template has been provided (see Assessment tile in Moodle). You must use the template, which includes a reference list on the last page. Your abstract will include four components and be no more than 400 words (max.). It will include information on:

1. Background (to your topic and why it is important)
2. Summary of the relevant literature
3. Broad recommendation(s) for enhancement
4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve an aspect of policy or practice.

Written component Option 2) PowerPoint presentation
Option 2 takes the form of a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation will have a maximum of 9 slides. The first slide should include the title of your presentation and your name. The last slide will be a reference list. A PowerPoint template has been provided (see Assessment tile in Moodle). You must use the template, which includes a reference list on the last slide. While you can decrease the number of slides, you must not add additional slides (9 slides maximum). The PowerPoint presentation will include four components of content:
1. Background (to your topic and why it is important)
2. Summary of the relevant literature
3. Broad recommendation(s) for enhancement
4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve an aspect of policy or practice.

Written component 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. For option 3) you must include a reference list somewhere on the poster. The Poster Presentation will include four content components:
1. Background (to your topic and why it is important)
2. Summary of the relevant literature
3. Broad recommendation(s) for enhancement
4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve an aspect of policy or practice.

Written component Option 4) Other written artefact
Option 4 gives you the opportunity to choose the written artefact type. Option 4 must be approved by the Unit Coordinator before you fully commit to this option and before you commence work on developing the submission. Your submission must be related to your contemporary issue (from assessment tasks one and two) but could take a number of forms – limited only by your imagination. Below are two examples:

• Mythbuster activity: Select a piece of stimulus (for example, a newspaper article, social media article, or other) and unpack the issue at the centre of the stimulus. Using the literature, present a response (e.g., editorial response) that either confirms or refutes the claim(s) made.
• A flyer, webpage, education and training package or the like.

Like the above options, the written artefact for option 4 must include information on:

1. Background (your topic and its importance)
2. Relevant literature
3. Recommendation(s) for enhancement or for addressing the issue at the centre of the stimulus
4. How the enhancement(s) are envisaged to address the issue at the centre of the stimulus.

For option four (4), you must add a reference list either as part of the artefact or as a separate document, e.g., as a Word document or PDF. The specifics will be negotiated directly with the Unit Coordinator.
 

Part 2) Audio component
Part 2) is the audio component of the task. The format of Part 2) will depend on which of the above options you choose (see details below). The presentation itself is an extrapolation, that is, an expanded discussion of the topic and a verbal presentation of what you submitted in Part 1). The audio presentation can be a maximum of 10 minutes.

Audio component Option 1) Abstract
For the abstract option, you will submit an MP3 file that you record using voice-only software (for example, the Voice Memos app for Apple users or the Android equivalent). Do not record as a video file, for example, do not use the camera on your phone. With this option, you will submit 2 pieces:
1)     Word file (written component – abstract)
2)     MP3 audio file

Audio component Option 2) PowerPoint presentation
For the PowerPoint presentation option, you will record your audio directly onto the PowerPoint slides. The audio component must be recorded directly onto the PowerPoint slides using the recording feature in PowerPoint. With this option, you will submit 1 piece:
1)     The PowerPoint presentation (with audio recorded directly onto the slides)
 
Audio component Option 3) Poster presentation 
For the Poster presentation option, you will record your audio directly onto the poster. The audio component must be recorded directly onto the poster, which is a PowerPoint slide, using the recording feature in PowerPoint. With this option, you will submit 1 piece:
1)     The Poster presentation (with audio recorded directly onto the Poster)
 
Audio component Option 4) Other written artefact
For the ‘other written artefact’ option, you will negotiate the written and audio component directly with the Unit Coordinator. That said, you will likely submit an MP3 file that you record using voice-only software (for example, the Voice Memos app for Apple users or the Android equivalent). Do not record as a video file, for example, do not use the camera on your phone. With this option, you will likely submit 2 pieces:
1)     Word file (written component – other written artefact)
2)     MP3 audio file
 
* Remember: option 4 must be approved by the Unit Coordinator before you fully commit to this option and before you commence work on developing your submission.
 

Important note for those entering the NHRA Disaster Wicked Challenge: The assessment tasks in this unit are individual tasks and must not be completed in a group or be the work of collaborators. For those entering the NHRA Disaster Wicked Challenge, you may use your own personal work from this competition, but you cannot use the work of your teammates. If you have entered the Disaster Wicked Challenge, please contact me to discuss how you can use your work from the Disaster Wicked Challenge to satisfy the assessment requirements of this unit. 

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