Our Previous Samples

‘The central pleasure of popular narrative is in the way that the boundary between the permitted and the forbidden can be explored’. Discuss with reference to a specific example of either detective fiction or the thriller.

Analyse the enduring relationship between popular fiction, crime and the city, with reference to a specific example of either detective fiction or the thriller.

‘Illegality is not sufficiently criminal […] The crimes committed in the thriller must be disgustingly wrong, not just criminal in the technical sense’. (Palmer, 1978, p.16). Analyse the role of disgust, morality and transgression in the structural resolution of a specific thriller or detective fiction narrative.

Analyse the continued connection between detective fiction OR thrillers, and cultural discourses of science and visuality.

Discuss the role of technology in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of a company’s warehousing and transport operations

4. Analyze how a company might decide between managing logistics in-house or outsourcing to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider

3. Explain the impact of e-commerce on a company’s warehousing and transport strategies, especially when competing with established online retailers.

2. How transport modal choice can impact a company’s ability to fulfill online grocery orders in a timely and cost-effective manner

1. Describe how a company’s design of its warehouse and transport network can improve efficiency and support online grocery delivery.

Preparedness          

Historically, emergency management has focused on the preparedness phase (Godschalk and Brower, 1985), which involves pre-disaster formulation of plans and procedures such as staff training, citizen education and organization of disaster drills. Preparedness is a "state of readiness" according to our textbook. This week presents this important phase of emergency management. Write a minimum of one full page for each question and provide 2 constructive feedbacks to 2 student.

CHOOSE ANY FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR DISCUSSION. Must answer question #1

1. Figure 4-1 on page 103(5^th. Ed) or page 131 (7^th. Ed) depicts the preparedness/planning process cycle. Take each cycle and describe in detail with examples.

2. What is the CERT program?

3. Describe and discuss the EOP.

4. How does mitigation differ from preparedness?

5. Describe FEMA's Whole Community Concept.

6. What is evacuation planning?

7. Why is evacuation planning difficult?

8. Discuss preparedness equipment?

9. What is the role of EMI in preparedness?

10. Discuss business continuity and emergency management