| Module Title |
Issues & Trends in Emergency Management Research |
| Module Code |
MNA1101 (ITS: MT5006) |
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Faculty |
DCU Business School |
School |
DCU Business School |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Description
This module exposes students to current trends in emergency management research. It explores how to critically appraise relevant research/literature and how to assess the quality of journals and papers. Finally, theory and theories in Emergency Management are identified and investigated.
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Learning Outcomes
1. select, analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of research papers relevant to global trends and current thinking in emergency management.
2. determine the core components of a problem/issue, their relationships to each other and to the practice of emergency management.
3. recognise, articulate and challenge assumptions in published research.
4. evaluate the ethics, responsibility, reliability, validity and overall quality of published research in emergency management.
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 24 | No Description | | Directed learning | 101 | No Description |
| Total Workload: 125 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 20745 | Part of Term | Semester 2 | | Coursework | 0% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | Y | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Caroline Mcmullan | Module Teacher | |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Assignment | Research & Literature Review | 80% | Sem 1 End | | Group assignment | In class exercise. | 20% | Week 1 |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Robert A. Stallings: 2002, Methods of Disaster Research, Xlibris Corporation, Indiana, USA, 528, 1401079709
Articles:
- Whetten, D.: 1989, What constitutes a theoretical contribution, Academy of Management Review, 14, 490, 65074
- 2007: Trends in theory building and theory testing: A Five-Decade study of the academy of management journal, Academy of Management Journal, 50(6), 1281,
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Other Resources
None |
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