Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Vincent Hurley
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
50cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores the concept of national resilience. It identifies the role of government in preparing for, managing and recovering from a broad range of crises. The unit begins with an overview of risk reduction strategies and introduces the concept of contingency planning. It then examines the various kinds of crisis response capabilities that government develop, including interagency and state-federal coordination procedures, interoperability of equipment and ADF domestic counterterrorism capabilities. The unit then discusses emergency coordination and management in a variety of contexts, including natural disasters, a large-scale mass transit accident, a nuclear, chemical or biological incident, a viral epidemic, a terrorist attack and critical infrastructure failure. Finally, the unit examines planning for national resilience capacity, the ability to recover from unexpected and debilitating crises. These potent threats to national security are outside the threat-centric concept of homeland security and require a more risk-based approach to planning and preparation. |
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New Late penalty statement
Late Assessment Submission Penalty Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Risk Assessment Exercise | 20% | No | 11.55pm Sunday 28th August |
Quiz on Weeks 2 - 7 | 15% | No | 10am Sunday 18th - 10pm Sunday 25th September |
Essay | 50% | No | 11.55pm Sunday 23rd October |
Quiz on Weeks 8 - 11 | 15% | No | 10am Sunday 30th October - 10pm Sunday 6th November |
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 11.55pm Sunday 28th August
Weighting: 20%
This assessment task is a written exercise that draws upon research to examine the process of risk assessment.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 10am Sunday 18th - 10pm Sunday 25th September
Weighting: 15%
Multi choice quiz will capture the key theories, concepts and practical application of both readings and master lecture content. The readings and master class information form the basis of Crisis Management and Disaster Relief for students.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 41 hours
Due: 11.55pm Sunday 23rd October
Weighting: 50%
Produce a 1500 word essay that answers one of six essay questions posted to iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 10am Sunday 30th October - 10pm Sunday 6th November
Weighting: 15%
Multi choice quiz will capture the key theories, concepts and practical application of both readings and master lecture content. The readings and master class information form the basis of Crisis Management and Disaster Relief for students.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Resources are in ilearn, readings & websites
Week 1 - Introduction & National EM Arrangements
Week 2 - Legislative Responsibilities of Combat Agencies
Week 3 - What is Critical Infrastructure? What is Risk Assessment?
Week 4 - What does it mean to have a resilient state during a pandemic?
Week 5 - Disaster Preparation Ebola Outbreak
Week 6 - NZ Christchurch Earthquake. EM Disaster Logistics
Week 7 - Why Does Emergency Management and Response Fail?
Week 8 - Essay Q & A
Week 9 - EM & supply chain continuity during Covid
Week 10 - What Do Emergency Managers Do?
Week 11 - Institutional trust in government in EM
Week 12 - Public - Private Sector in EM during Covid
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Unit information based on version 2022.04 of the Handbook