Disaster Recovery and Response
Approach these activities as (a) an opportunity to reflect upon and apply what you learn each week based on the assigned readings, discussions, and activities, and (b) an opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise based on your educational and professional experiences in the past. As a successful professional, you will need good reflective and writing skills. Journal activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills. Journal activities in this course are private. Only the instructor can view and comment on your assignments. Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Disaster Recovery and Response Efforts Journal assignment includes clear and logical thoughts on the importance of understanding terminology in disaster recovery and response efforts, potential changes, and use of NIMS Journal assignment mostly includes clear and logical thoughts on the importance of understanding terminology in disaster recovery and response efforts, mostly includes a discussion of potential changes, and mostly, but not always, includes thoughts on NIMS Journal assignment only includes some thoughts on the importance of understanding terminology in disaster recovery and response efforts, includes limited information on potential changes, and does not provide thoughts on NIMS Journal assignment does not present clear or logical information or thoughts related to terminology. Does not include a discussion on potential changes and fails to discuss NIMS 35 Understanding Disaster Terminology Journal assignment shows excellent depth of knowledge on the importance of understanding terminology in disaster recovery and response efforts, potential changes, and use of NIMS Journal assignment shows good depth of knowledge on the importance of understanding terminology in disaster recovery and response efforts, potential changes, and use of NIMS Journal assignment shows limited depth of knowledge on the importance of understanding terminology in disaster recovery and response efforts, potential changes, and use of NIMS, indicating the student may have reviewed the module content but needs to explore further Journal assignment does not address the journal prompts and reflects that the student has not read the module content 35 Writing Journal assignment is free of errors in organization and grammar Journal assignment is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar, but these are limited enough so that assignment can be understood Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar, making the assignment difficult to understand 30 Earned Total 100%