Laying the Foundation

Laying the Foundation
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In this assignment, you will start the research necessary to complete your final paper, which will be an in-depth case study analyzing intergovernmental fragmentation in the services provided immediately before, during, or after a disaster.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review:
Collaborative Governance: Integrating Management, Politics, and Law
Assessing the Financial Impact of Natural Disasters on Local Governments
Federalism: Opportunities Exist to Improve Coordination and Consultation With State and Local Governments
Intergovernmental Cooperation in the Provision of Public Safety: Monitoring Mechanisms Embedded in Interlocal Agreements
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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For this assignment you will identify a disaster (natural or manmade) (other than Hurricane Katrina) that you will use as the basis of your Week 5 final paper, which will be a case study. Focus on one aspect of the necessary response, for example, you might consider intergovernmental efforts or collaboration on evacuation, housing, food, medical equipment, and law and order efforts related to the disaster or emergency you selected as your focus, although not all of these elements may be relevant to event you chose.
In this assignment, you will produce three elements that will support your final paper,
Identify the disaster and agencies or levels of government relevant to the area of governmental responsibility you will focus on in your Week 5 final paper; Intergovernmental Fragmentation: A Case Study.
Develop your thesis statement. This will be the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the paper.
Compile an annotated bibliography with a minimum of four articles from professional or scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
For more information, review the UAGC Writing Center’s guide on creating an Annotated Bibliography
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.
The Laying the Foundation assignment
Must include a title and references pages and be formatted according to APA Style
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as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word
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resource.
The title page must include the following:
Title of assignment in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice
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resource for additional guidance.
Must include a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on Writing a Thesis Statement
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, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least five professional, scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
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table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research
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tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper
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guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List
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resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

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