Special Operations in Emergency Medical Services:
Terrorist Events and Response
Evaluate the elements that are unique to response at a terrorist event.
Describe Unified Command at a terrorist incident.
Analyze the role of the media at all disasters, particularly a terrorist event, and how media presence can impact operations.
Homework help – Discuss the psychological impact of terrorist events on caregivers.
Describe ways to manage unsolicited volunteer responders at disaster scenes.
An important component of this course is the research paper. The paper can be on a topic of your choice, but it must relate directly to the course material. You must use at least four academic bibliographic sources (paper or online) in addition to the required course readings. Wikepedia.com is not an acceptable academic reference at this university. The paper should be between 8 and 12 pages in length, not including the title, abstract (if written), or reference pages.
The research paper should include an introduction of the topic, a body in which the topic is developed and references correctly cited in APA format, and a well-defined conclusion. Including an abstract is optional. For more information on how the essay exam questions and the research paper will be graded, see “Grading” below.
I strongly suggest that, as part of your research, you take advantage of the university’s online library link. There is a wide variety of resources there including many full text papers and articles. This may be of particular advantage to any of you who are deployed and do not have traditional library resources available to you.
I also recommend that you contact me with the topic of your paper before you begin your research. The topic you choose may be too broad or too narrow, and a discussion may help you to focus so that your learning will be maximized and your paper will be the best it can be.
You must submit your final papers through Turnitin.com. This is a site that checks for plagiarism, as well as providing re
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