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AlmosL every week on Lhe evenlng news we are remlnded of how qulckly Lhe envlronmenL around us
can change from safe Lo dlsasLrous. lf you were forced Lo leave your home aL 3:00 AM due Lo a ma[or
flood, nuclear emergency, or anoLher Lype of dlsasLer, would you be prepared Lo leave ln less Lhan 10
mlnuLes? Cr, lf you were Lrapped ln your home for Lhree days wlLhouL any ouLslde servlces or help,
would you be prepared? 1he purpose of Lhls asslgnmenL ls Lo develop a ersonal ulsasLer reparedness
lan.

?our ersonal ulsasLer reparedness lan should address Lhe followlng elghL secLlons. Lach secLlon ls
worLh 3 polnLs. 1he LoLal asslgnmenL ls 40 polnLs.
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uescrlbe Lhe number of famlly members, unlque needs or conslderaLlons (e.g., ages of famlly
members, peLs, or healLh lssues), and geographlc locaLlon. !"#$%&'& )* +,- .)/012
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uescrlbe Lhe Lypes of dlsasLers LhaL are mosL llkely Lo occur ln your area. Pow wlll Lhe Lype of
dlsasLer lmpacL your preparaLlon? !"#$%&'& )* +,- .)/012
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1he Pome reparedness klL" ls your large klL sLored ln a cool, dry place wlLhln your home. lL
should prepare your Lo survlve ln your home for 3 Lo 7 days wlLhouL ouLslde ald. lLems wlll llkely
lnclude food, waLer, beddlng, Lools (be speclflc), lmporLanL records, lnsurance pollcles, conLacL
llsL, medlcaLlons, flrsL ald, enLerLalnmenL maLerlals, and cash/flnanclal needs.
A !ump klL" ls a pre-packed bag LhaL lncludes baslc care lLems, whlch allows you Lo acL qulckly
ln an emergency. 1hlnk of a !ump klL as a grab-and-go bag. uevelop a !ump klL CheckllsL LhaL
llsLs lLems Lo pack ln Lhe evenL of an emergency such as food, waLer, change of cloLhes,
lmporLanL records, lnsurance pollcles, conLacL llsL, medlcaLlons, and cash/flnanclal needs. Some
people keep Lhelr !ump klL ln Lhelr car.
1hese Lwo checkllsLs wlll be slmllar. 1he checkllsL for your Pome reparedness klL wlll llkely be
longer and more deLalled Lhan Lhe !ump klL. !"#$%&'& )* ,-- .)/012
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ulsasLers someLlmes occur when you are aL work and members of your famlly are aL work or
school. Could you leave work? uevelop a plan for plcklng up chlldren (or oLher famlly
members) and boLh a local and an ouL of Lown meeLlng place. !"#$%&'& )* +,- .)/012
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rovlde a plan for leavlng your home and Lhe area, lncludlng lnformaLlon abouL where you wlll
go and how you wlll geL Lhere. Address your speclflc concerns based on Lhe Lype of dlsasLer.
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uescrlbe Lhe plan for communlcaLlon wlLhln your famlly and descrlbe how you wlll recelve
messages from auLhorlLles ln Lhe area. rovlde a back-up plan ln Lhe evenL you cannoL use your
cell phone or oLher wlreless devlces. !"#$%&'& )* +,- .)/012
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uevelop a sLraLegy Lo keep your plan up Lo daLe ln Lhe comlng monLhs and years. lor example,
how wlll you assure LhaL Lhe medlcaLlons or waLer ln your !ump klL are up Lo daLe? !"#$%&'&
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LlsL aL leasL Lhree references (e.g., books, arLlcles, or webslLes) LhaL you used Lo develop your
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Coursera ersonal ulsasLer reparedness
eer AssessmenL

lL ls very lmporLanL LhaL your ersonal ulsasLer lan be submlLLed on Llme - by 11:39 M on Sunday aL
Lhe end of Week 4. LaLe asslgnmenLs wlll noL be revlewed. ?ou wlll noL recelve any peer feedback on
your laLe plan. ln addlLlon, you wlll noL recelve feedback unless you assess and provlde feedback Lo
anoLher sLudenL on hls/her plan.

uurlng Week 3, you wlll evaluaLe aL leasL 3 ersonal ulsasLer lans submlLLed by your classmaLes. ?ou
musL revlew aL leasL 3 plans or a 20 penalLy wlll be applled Lo your submlsslon.

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lor each of Lhe elghL plan secLlons, you can earn a maxlmum of E polnLs for a LhoughLful, well-
developed response. 1he gradlng crlLerla for an exemplary response lncludes:
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o uoes Lhe lnformaLlon address Lhe Loplcs descrlbed ln Lhe lnsLrucLlons?
o uoes Lhe conLenL allgn wlLh Lhe advlce presenLed ln Lhe course readlngs and
dlscusslons?
o ls Lhe Lask developed wlLh quallLy conLenL beyond low-level, common sense
lnformaLlon?
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o uoes Lhe response presenL a broad perspecLlve wlLh Lhorough lnformaLlon?
o uoes Lhe plan conslder several days raLher Lhan several hours?
o uoes Lhe lnformaLlon presenLed lnclude ma[or polnLs dlscussed ln Lhe readlngs and
dlscusslon?
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o ls deLalled lnformaLlon presenLed ln Lhe plan? lor example, does Lhe plan sLaLe speclflc
Lypes of foods or Lhe names/Lelephone numbers of conLacL persons?
o ls Lhe lnformaLlon presenLed ln a clear, concreLe manner?
o ls lnformaLlon Llmely and ready for lmplemenLaLlon?
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o ls Lhe lnformaLlon sLaLed ln Lhe approprlaLe secLlon of Lhe plan?
o ls Lhe plan loglcal and organlzed wlLh headlngs and/or wlLh llsLs?
o ls lnformaLlon presenLed ln Lhe chronologlcal order of need or lmplemenLaLlon?
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o uoes each secLlon lnclude a Lhesls or overvlew senLence?
o ls Lhe lnformaLlon undersLandable and wlLhln Lhe word llmlL?
o ls Lhe lnformaLlon wrlLLen ln Lhe auLhor's own words raLher Lhan plaglarlzed from a
copyrlghL-proLecLed source?

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rlor Lo evaluaLlng Lhe plans of your peers, revlew Lhe descrlpLlons for Lhe levels of performance.

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3 Lxemplary: 8esponse for Lhls secLlon meeLs all gradlng crlLerla.
3 SufflclenL: 8esponse for Lhls secLlon meeLs some of Lhe gradlng crlLerla.
1 needs lmprovemenL: 8esponse for Lhls secLlon meeLs mlnlmal gradlng crlLerla.
0 Mlsslng: no response ls provlded for Lhls secLlon.

?ou wlll enLer evaluaLlon scores and feedback lnLo Lhe Coursera sysLem, buL many sLudenLs flnd lL
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addlLlon, sLudenLs wlll appreclaLe your quallLaLlve commenLs and feedback.
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