1. Assignment: Reflection Paper on Fire Prevention
For this assignment, you are asked to prepare a Reflection Paper. After you finish the reading assignment for this unit, reflect on the concepts, choose one, and write about it. Consider the concepts that you may not fully understand; what did not quite make sense? The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on the material covered in this course and to expand upon those thoughts. If you are unclear about a concept, either read it again, or ask your professor about it.
This is not a summary. A Reflection Paper is an opportunity for you to express your thoughts about the material by writing about them.
The writing you submit must meet the following requirements:
Be at least one page in length Include one historical change or event that had an impact on the current fire prevention practices. Include your thoughts about the concepts from this unit’s Reading Assignment Use the APA format; APA rules for formatting; quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources must be followed. Optional—through this Reflection Paper, consider brainstorming ideas about how you would increase the public’s awareness about the importance of reacting to a fire.
2. Assignment: Article Critique
The purpose of this assignment is to investigate professional journals in the field of fire prevention of interest to you. The objective of your critique is to find an article and compare the information in the article to what you have been learning in class. Critique the article in terms of how the information within the article supports or disproves material that you have learned in this course. Please include the following topics in your critique of the selected article:
A brief introduction and overview of the article A description of how the article either supports or disproves material in the course Your point of view A summarization of your thoughts and suggestions in support of your opinion
The selected article should not be more than four years old.
The completed assignment should be no more than two pages in length, and should include the article link or reference. Use the APA format; APA rules for formatting; quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources must be followed.
3. Assignment: Article Critique
The purpose of this assignment is to investigate professional journals in the field of fire prevention of interest to you. The objective of your critique is to find an article and compare the information in the article to what you have been learning in class. Critique the article in terms of how the information within the article supports or disproves material that you have learned in this course. Please include the following topics in your critique of the selected article:
A brief introduction and overview of the article A description of how the article either supports or disproves material in the course Your point of view A summarization of your thoughts and suggestions in support of your opinion
The selected article should not be more than four years old.
The completed assignment should be no more than two pages in length, and should include the article link or reference. Use the APA format; APA rules for formatting; quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources must be followed.
****I have attached material covered in class to be used for the writing assignments that may help in the comparing articles/journals to the course work.****
