Week 4 Policy Development Essay
For this assignment you will write a 500 word Policy Development essay using the APA 7th Edition format. The topic of your paper will cover the policy development for volunteer involvement. In your paper you will need to define policies and procedures and analyze why both are needed in volunteer programs. Last, you will discuss the process of developing polices.
Book: Connors, T. D. (2012). The Volunteer Management Handbook: Leadership Strategies for Success. Wiley.
3. Wk4 Policy Development Essay Rubric
| 20 points | 15 points | |
| Logic & Organization | Develops ideas cogently, organizes them logically with paragraphs and connects them with effective transitions. Clear and specific introduction and conclusion. | Develops unified and coherent ideas within paragraphs with generally adequate transitions; clear overall organization relating most ideas together, good introduction and conclusion. |
| Language | Employs words with fluency, develops concise standard English sentences, balances a variety of sentence structures effectively. | Word forms are correct, sentence structure is effective. Presence of a few errors is not distracting. |
| Spelling and Grammar | The writing is essential error-free in terms of spelling and grammar. | While there may be minor errors, the writing follows normal conventions of spelling and grammar throughout and has been carefully proofread. |
| Development of Ideas | Explores ideas vigorously, supports points fully using a balance of subjective and objective evidence, reasons effectively making useful distinctions. | Supports most ideas with effective examples, references, and details, makes key distinctions. |
| Purpose | The writer’s decision about focus, organization, style, and content fully elucidates the purpose and keep the purpose at the center of the piece. | The writer has made good decisions about focus, organization, style, and content to achieve the purpose of the writing. |
Important Components of Intelligence Sources
There are several very important components of intelligence. In this week’s discussion, identify the factors that drive intelligence collection and assess all-source intelligence. Explain how intelligence sources are protected and evaluate different intelligence collection disciplines. Identify some major themes associated with intelligence analysis.
Book: M. M. Lowenthal (2022). Intelligence: from Secrets to Policy 9th edition. CQ Press.
RUBRIC BELOW
1. Discussion Forum
Discussion forum participation will be graded using the following criteria:
| 2 points | 3 points | 4 points | 5 points | |
| Engagement / Interaction | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with at least one peers | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with two or more peers |
| Participation | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | participated on one days= | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | participated on two or more days |
| Content / Topic Relevance | discussion forum contributions rarely addressed the main topic | discussion forum contributions sometimes addressed the main topic | discussion forum contributions very often addressed the main topic | discussion forum contributions always addressed the main topic |
| Timeliness | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | responded to main topic one day after the first post due date | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | responded to main topic the day of the first post due date |
| Content / Topic Knowledge | displays a fair understanding of the material | displays a good understanding of the material | displays a very good understanding of the material | displays an excellent understanding of the material |
**Similar to the first two discussions, review a scenario of your choice. This will be added to your final action plan at the end of class.**
Listed below are topic(s) I would like for each of you to discuss throughout the week. Refer to the textbook, weekly materials, and/or the GMC library when researching the topics for this Discussion Forum. Put your writing into your own words, do not copy directly from the source. If you incorporate external resources in your posts be sure to cite them properly. Lastly, review how to paraphrase and quote resources before you begin posting.
· Please select one of the scenarios to answer. You should provide a well thought out response to how you would handle the situation. The answer to this scenario will be the basis for part of your final project. You will respond to two classmates who selected a different scenario than the one you picked. Once this forum is completed, you will be able to take your response from here and edit it to include any suggested changes or additions to your “action plan” to complete your final project.
· Scenario 1: You are a first responder in a Southern California community that has experienced a major mudslide. Many homes are covered with sediment or are damaged extensively. Volunteers are on scene to assist but time is running out. What search and rescue concerns do you have and how do you address them?
· Scenario 2: A bus carrying 40 high school students has overturned on a freeway in Oklahoma. Injuries range from minor to major and some students have died. How can triage be applied in this situation?
· Scenario 3: You are a member of a nonprofit organization in a community that has just experienced a major disaster. Hundreds of people have died and others have lost homes and possessions. Some victims are fighting with insurance companies to settle claims and others believe the federal government is not providing enough disaster assistance. What are your concerns about people in your area? What can you do to help them cope emotionally? Are there things you can do to prevent symptoms of PTSD?
· Scenario 4: While responding to a 3-alarm fire at an apartment complex, you become worried about the physical and emotional well-being of your fire department. What can you do to prevent critical incident stress? If some are affected, how do you help them afterward?
Rubric Below
1. Discussion Forum
| 3 points | 4 points | 5 points | |
| Engagement / Interaction | engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with at least one peers | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with two or more peers |
| Participation | participated on one days= | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | participated on two or more days |
| Content / Topic Relevance | discussion forum contributions sometimes addressed the main topic | discussion forum contributions very often addressed the main topic | discussion forum contributions always addressed the main topic |
| Timeliness | responded to main topic one day after the first post due date | N/A – no points are available for this criterion | responded to main topic the day of the first post due date |
| Content / Topic Knowledge | displays a good understanding of the material | displays a very good understanding of the material | displays an excellent understanding of the material |