In assessment task one, you will select a topic (burning interest) and provide a summary that argues the importance of the topic to the emergency or disaster management context. To do so, you will draw on both peer-reviewed literature (for example, journal articles) plus at least one industry-based source (for example, a policy or procedure, strategy document, annual report or the like).

In your summary, you will introduce the topic, its link to the emergency or disaster management context and importantly, using the literature and industry documentation, argue why it is a pressing or important topic worth further exploration (addressed in a later task).

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 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).

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 on your assessment task one summary and produce an annotated bibliography (for the topic you selected in assessment task one) and an overview of the steps you undertook in your literature search. As such, assessment task two consists of two parts.

Part 1) Annotated bibliography
In part 1), you will develop an annotated bibliography, which contains:
a) Ten (10) sources.
b) Seven (7) of the ten (10) sources MUST be peer-reviewed sources, and you must confirm their peer-reviewed nature in the title, see optional assessment template for an example.
c) Each source must be related to your burning interest.
d) Based on the ten (10) entries of the annotated bibliography, you are required to make a summary statement about possible future directions and/ or recommendations for addressing the burning interest (topic). This is a single summary statement of approx. 150-200 words.

Each annotated bibliography entry will be 150-200 words (1500 – 2000 words total) and the summary statement will also be 150-200 words. The combined total for Part 1) will be 1650 – 2200 words.

Part 2) Library search strategy
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 PMSC13007 eReading and in the Moodle site under Assessment) you will provide a description of 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.

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 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 assessment task one and assessment task two together in order to communicate findings and directions related to your chosen topic (burning interest). Assessment task three has both a written and audio component.

Part 1) Written component.
For Part 1) you have two (2) options to choose from. Option 1 is a PowerPoint Presentation and Option 2 is a Poster Presentation (like you see at conferences). Your PowerPoint Presentation or Poster Presentation must include the following five (5) components:

1. Brief description of the topic
2. Rationale for your choice of topic (why is this an important issue)
3. Summary statement about what the relevant literature says on the topic
4. Three possible future directions/ recommendation(s) for enhancement
5. How the proposed enhancement(s) are envisaged to improve practice/ an aspect of your work or volunteer context

Presentation guidelines for Option 1 PowerPoint Presentation
The PowerPoint 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.

Presentation guidelines for Option 2 Poster Presentation
The poster should include the title of your poster and your name. The Poster Presentation template and examples of Poster Presentations have 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. You must also submit a reference list. For the Poster Presentation option, the reference list will be a separate document (Word or PDF). 

Part 2) Audio component
Part 2) is an expanded discussion of the topic and verbal presentation of the content from Part 1) Written component. The audio component is an MP3 file and can be submitted as a separate file, or for the PowerPoint Presentation option, you can embed the audio in your PowerPoint Presentation.

The audio presentation will be a maximum of 10 minutes in length.

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