Communication and Crisis Planning DB week 3

The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of students and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every student is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.

At a minimum, each student will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least two other posts from students. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Friday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Friday of each week. Students are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.

The purpose of the DB is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.

Within the DB area, write 3–5 paragraphs that respond to the following questions:

• How important do you feel the mitigation phase is in emergency management? Explain.
  • What do you think are the most important operations to conduct within the mitigation phase? Explain.
• What is the role of the emergency management community in the pre-disaster phase? Explain.
• Should emergency managers be working with planning boards and community planners? Why or why not?
• If emergency managers were going to work on the planning boards, how should they do so? What are the best practices?

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 1 paragraph response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening.

In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.