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NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVANCED ACADEMY (NEMAA)

RESEARCH PROJECT PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

BACKGROUND:

The National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA) research project and project paper are requirements for full completion of the four course NEMAA program. The goal of the research project is to apply the advanced concepts in emergency management leadership that were studied in the NEMAA program.

RESEARCH PROJECT FORMATS

NEMAA research projects may take several forms, including but not limited to:

• Using the leadership principles from the program to implement actions or projects that help solve local organizational problems and positively impact local organizational performance; or


• Using the advanced emergency management leadership skills developed in the program to influence and coordinate regional team actions and programs that help improve emergency preparedness at the broader regional level; or


• Using the advanced understanding of emergency management leadership issues gained in the program to assess selected national or professional challenges and to author and propose possible new solutions to those challenges.

The research project will be documented in a final research project paper. Specifications for the research project paper and how it will be graded are provided below.

RESEARCH PROJECT PAPER FINAL DELIVERABLE:

• 8- to 14-page paper,

APA style, in Microsoft Word

        Due durinq your           class

Send via email to

• Put into subject line of email: Paper.LastName.Month.Year of Graduation

Example: Paper.Smith.July.2017

OUTLINE OF THE PAPER:

Title page

• Overview of Project o Introduction o Purpose Statement o What was the rationale (why you chose to do this project)?


• Leadership Strategy o What was the Plan (how did you intend to do the project)?


• What conditions and challenges did you have to plan for (special logistics, issues, resources, or authority limitations you needed to consider)?

Results and Findings o What happened (what did you actually do in conducting your project )? o What were the results and outcomes?

• Lessons Learned o How did the experience affect you?


• What else should be done (other studies, other programs, policy changes, etc) based upon what you learned in this project?


• Summary

FORMAT OF THE PAPER:

• Double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font


• 1" margins


• Page numbering at the bottom of the page, except for the title page


• Author"s name to appear in the upper left-hand corner of each page, except for the title page

RESEARCH PROJECT PAPER GRADING RUBRIC

The written report criteria are listed below. Evaluators must award a "Complete" or "Incomplete" for each criterion. If the criterion is clearly accomplished in the written report, award a "Complete." If the criterion is absent, award an "Incomplete." Evaluators must provide written justification for any "Incomplete" awarded.

At the end of the criteria, evaluators will indicate the total number of "Complete" awarded, and then will indicate if the overall score for the written report is "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory." Papers must obtain at least 8 out of 14 to receive a "Satisfactory" rating.