Unit: Government Levels and Emergency Management

Task
one

Primary
Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that
respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be
substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

• What have been
  some of your positive or negative experiences working with people of
  different backgrounds? Explain.
  • Please keep
    your responses appropriate for a professional discussion.
• How did you
  handle these experiences?
  • Why did you
    handle them in this way?
• What support did
  you receive from your employer? Explain.
  • What were
    the conclusions of the event with regard to employer intervention or lack
    thereof? Explain.
    • Do you feel
      that it was a valuable learning experience? Why or why not?
• What
  recommendations can you provide others with regard to working in diverse
  environments? Explain.

Task 2

Top-level
management must demonstrate and communicate a vision that includes a diverse
culture within the organization. This is most effective when leaders are
open-minded and embrace the differences in their workforce. Using appropriate
language, both written and verbal, and behaviors to promote a culture of
inclusiveness sets the stage from which followers take their cues. Identifying
goals and strategies that are outlined in an organization’s plans and
objectives demonstrates a culture of inclusion and value of all workers.

A
diverse workforce offers many viewpoints that, when guided by an effective
leader, yields greater productivity and achievement of goals. Leaders should
provide opportunities for workers to be evaluated and promoted equally.

In this
assignment, you will write your own diversity plan recommendation. Based on the
information you derived from hiring processes and leadership styles, write a
recommendation of 2–3 pages to your boss about what you think should be
included in the diversity plan within your organization.

Assignment
Guidelines

• Create a
  diversity plan recommendation in 750–1,000 words.
• What diversity
  issues might you encounter when creating a plan for federal agencies?
  Explain.
• What important
  elements should be included in the diversity plan within your
  organization? Explain.
  • Be sure to use
    research evidence to support your arguments.
• What techniques
  can you use to implement the proposed training plan? Summarize each
  selected technique.
  • Examples may
    include the following:
    • Training
      programs
    • Role-playing
      workshops
    • Evaluation
      methods
    • Skills
      development
• You must use at
  least 2 scholarly sources.
• All sources must
  be referenced using APA style.

Task 3

Primary
Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that
respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be
substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

• In your own
  words, describe FEMA’s mission, and provide explanations and examples for
  each aspect of the mission.
  • Do you
    feel its mission statement is sufficient for the nation’s emergency
    management operations? Why or why not?
• Describe the
  role that the states typically play and provide examples of how states
  fulfill their role.
  • How important
    do you feel the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
    (FEMA) is in emergency management? Explain.
• In describing
  the roles that are played at each level, please also compare and contrast
  the roles played at each level with the other 2 levels.
  • Which responsibilities
    held by the state regarding emergency management do you feel are the most
    critical? Why?
  • With regard to
    the National Response Plan, which group of first responders is the
    most important for successful emergency response procedures
    (you must select one)? Why?

Task 4

You are
the emergency manager in a medium-sized city, and your city manager has
directed you to provide a 2-hour lecture to a combined meeting of the Citizen’s
Police Academy and the Citizen’s Fire Academy. Your task is to outline and
explain the roles and responsibilities of the various entities or organizations
that would respond to an emergency or disaster in your city, emphasizing the
scalable nature of response efforts.

Assignment
Guidelines

• In this assignment,
  you will create an organizational chart that outlines the roles and
  responsibilities of those who would respond to a large chemical spill in
  your city.
• You should
  presume that local, state, and federal personnel and resources will be
  involved in the response.
  • Be sure to
    highlight what organization should take the lead in the response.
• Your chart
  should not only list each organization but should also provide brief
  descriptions (50–100 words) of the organization’s responsibility.
  • For example,
    the local fire department’s response would include the following:
    • Determine the
      identity of the materials involved.
    • Determine the
      type and severity of hazards present.
    • Assess the
      threat to human health and environment.
    • Assess the
      need for evacuations, site control, security, and notifications.
    • Direct interim
      remedial procedures to limit the spread of the materials.
• You may create
  the chart using any software application of your choice. You may also draw
  the chart by hand and upload the scanned image if necessary.
• All sources must
  be referenced using APA style.