Explore the available resources and information specific to the topic. Identify your specific topic.

Assignment Question

Disaster and/or recovery myths Disaster or emergency legislation related to disaster recovery Best practices for emergency management programs Lessons learned for emergency managers from a specific event (e.g. September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Harvey, etc.) Community education for emergency recovery preparedness Community readiness Building community partnerships Strategic planning in disaster recovery Crisis response and how leadership responds The objective of this assignment is to expand on your learning from the class in an area that particularly interests or intrigues you, or that bridges the information we covered in class with your discipline or field of expertise.

In conducting a literature review, you have the opportunity to explore the available resources and information specific to the topic. Identify your specific topic.

Search for scholarly sources and valid institutional articles relevant to your topic. Ideally, the group of sources you select will present a variety of perspectives on your topic for you to compare and contrast. Read all of the sources, taking notes on the key ideas, conclusions, and meaningful quotes from each.

Organize your notes into a framework or outline that groups and presents the sources in a logical progression of ideas. Begin drafting your review by filling in the outline with your words, analysis (evaluating, comparing, and contrasting the different sources), and transitions.

Draft a conclusion to the paper that sums up your analysis and provides final thoughts or insights. Draft an introduction to the paper that provides an overview of what will be presented. Revise and polish for final submission.

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