travel to the North Carolina and/or Haiti on or about April 19th or so for 3-4 days to get some on-the-ground experience. Students prepare a report and presentation for clients on the topic that would be of interest/help to you related to Hurricane Matthew. City to City is divided into four modules that correspond to the four traditional phases of disaster management (sometimes called emergency management). Part 1 Background – Week 1 - February 8th - Class 1 Introduction – Week 2 - February 13th &15th- Classes 2 & 3 How do we define disaster? – Week 3 February 21st & 22nd- Classes 4 & 5 What is the disaster cycle? – – Week 4 February 27th March 1- Classes 6& 7 What are cities in Crisis? – – Week 5 March 6th & 8th- Classes 8&9 How can communities respond? -- – – asset building and Community Development post-disaster. Part 2 Field Work Prep and Field Trip - -Haiti April 14th through April 18th Week 6 March 13th & 15th Classes 10&11 Fieldwork Prep Deep Dive into – – – Hurricane Matthew 1 and Meet your clients Week 7 March 20th & 22nd - Deep Dive into Hurricane Matthew 2 (interviews – from on the ground) Spring Break No class – Week 9 April 3rd and 5th Classes 12&13 Fieldwork Prep Hurricane – – – Matthew Week 10 April 10th & 12th - Class 14&15 Reports and Presentations – – Week 11 April 17th April 19th - Classes 16&17 Trip to Haiti – – Week 12 April 24th & 26th - Classes 18 &19 Reflection and Work Week – – Week 13 May 1st & 3rd - Classes 20 & 21 Work Week – – Week 14 May 8th & 9th Classes 22&23 Final Presentation to Clients and – – Report Due Week 15 May 15th&17th Classes 24&25 Final Presentations to Clients and – – Reports due Assignments and Grading: 1. Online Blog Research and Reflective Practice – Research and Reflective practice is an ongoing goal of the class. An online blog and class discussion will be used to help students understand the culture, identity, of Valparaiso. In addition, the online blog is intended to deepen your understanding of some of the core issues of planning practice. Students will be expected to keep a blog where reflection assignments will be completed weekly. These assignments are geared to explore issues faced by planners during the planning process as well as document student professional growth and experiences working in multi-disciplinary teams. Many of the
travel to the North Carolina and/or Haiti on or about April 19th or so for 3-4 days to get some on-the-ground experience. Students prepare a report and presentation for clients on the topic that would be of interest/help to you related to Hurricane Matthew. City to City is divided into four modules that correspond to the four traditional phases of disaster management (sometimes called emergency management). Part 1 – Background Week 1 - February 8th - Class 1 – Introduction Week 2 - February 13th &15th- Classes 2 & 3 – How do we define disaster? Week 3 – February 21st & 22nd- Classes 4 & 5 – What is the disaster cycle? Week 4 – February 27th March 1- Classes 6& 7 – What are cities in Crisis? Week 5 – March 6th & 8th- Classes 8&9 – How can communities respond? -- asset building and Community Development post-disaster. Part 2 Field Work Prep and Field Trip - -Haiti April 14th through April 18th Week 6 – March 13th & 15th Classes 10&11 – Fieldwork Prep – Deep Dive into Hurricane Matthew 1 and Meet your clients Week 7 – March 20th & 22nd - Deep Dive into Hurricane Matthew 2 (interviews from on the ground) Spring Break – No class Week 9 – April 3rd and 5th Classes 12&13 – Fieldwork Prep – Hurricane Matthew Week 10 – April 10th & 12th - Class 14&15 – Reports and Presentations Week 11 – April 17th April 19th - Classes 16&17 – Trip to Haiti Week 12 – April 24th & 26th - Classes 18 &19 – Reflection and Work Week Week 13 – May 1st & 3rd - Classes 20 & 21 – Work Week Week 14 – May 8th & 9th Classes 22&23 – Final Presentation to Clients and Report Due Week 15 – May 15th&17th Classes 24&25 – Final Presentations to Clients and Reports due Assignments and Grading: 1. Online Blog – Research and Reflective Practice Research and Reflective practice is an ongoing goal of the class. An online blog and class discussion will be used to help students understand the culture, identity, of Valparaiso. In addition, the online blog is intended to deepen your understanding of some of the core issues of planning practice. Students will be expected to keep a blog where reflection assignments will be completed weekly. These assignments are geared to explore issues faced by planners during the planning process as well as document student professional growth and experiences working in multi-disciplinary teams. Many of the
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