CLCM 600 Organizing a Faith-Based Humanitarian Response

This course examines a theoretical and practical application of disaster response activities through faith-based organizations. The course will highlight the unique role of churches and faith-based organizations in humanitarian action. The course will include Sphere certification.

The purpose of this course is to examine the key principles and concepts involving humanitarian action. Understanding core emergency management principles is essential to mitigating, planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters.

Assigned readings and presentations

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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt. The thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words. The student is required to provide proper citations to support the discussion thread and reply. (CLO: D)

Portfolio Project Assignments (5)

The student will submit five Portfolio Projects. The first four Portfolio Projects will apply learning from the technical chapters of the Sphere standards using a provided emergency scenario. Each of the first four Portfolio Projects assignments will be 1200 to 2400 words and require a minimum of 8 citations from course and scholarly materials. The last Portfolio Project will require the student to create a camp map using the Sphere standards. The five Portfolio Project assignments will provide an opportunity for the student to see the multiple facets of a complex emergency response. (CLO: A, B, C)

Course Reflection Assignment

In this assignment, the student will write a concise reflection essay devoted to analyzing and engaging with key course concepts and then relating these concepts to current and future ministry contexts. The assignment must be 750-1250 words, cite a minimum of 3 sources, and use current Turabian format.

Quiz: Sphere in Practice Course and Certification

The Sphere certification provides the student the opportunities to learn industry standards in global emergency response. The Sphere in Practice certification is the most recognized standard in global humanitarian response. This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1 file-upload question, and have a 30-minute time limit. (CLO: A, B, C, D)