EMG509 Community Disaster Recovery (4)

This subject introduces students to the concept of community disaster recovery and its focus within the emergency management context. It will explore the principles of community disaster recovery and examine how contemporary practice in community disaster recovery is evolving.The use of electronic technologies for communication is becoming more widely used within emergency management practice, and this subject provides students with the opportunity to use digital technologies to analyse and report on innovative contemporary community disaster recovery practice.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to define what is meant by community disaster recovery;
  • be able to identify, critically evaluate and reflect on innovative community disaster recovery practices; and
  • be able to produce an audio-visual presentation on a selected innovative community disaster recovery practice.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Effects of disasters on communities
  • National principles of community disaster recovery
  • Planning for community disaster recovery
  • Community recovery environments
  • Pecha Kucha presentations

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of EMG509 in Year-long 2 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Defining community disaster recovery
20
2
Community disaster practices
50
3
Pecha kucha presentation
30

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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