This week we will do something a little different for our writing assignment. I would like you to work in groups (see the Lesson 7 announcement for group assignments) to develop one of three different scenarios that focus on leverage points for the use of geospatial applications and technology. You will have the opportunity to imagine a realistic situation and propose different roles for geospatial approaches during the disaster. Each group will use Esri Story Maps [1] to present the content and analysis you have developed.
Group 1 - TBD
Group 2 - TBD
Group 3 - TBD
Group 4 - TBD
Develop a scenario about a cyber attack that impacts the power grid in the Southeast US. Split your scenario into five 6-hour long time periods, starting with the time period 6 hours prior to the attack.
Develop a scenario about a major indiustrial accident (e.g.,chemical spill but you can choose something else) in an industrial site within a major urban area. Split your scenario into five 6-hour long time periods, starting with the time period 6 hours prior to the accident.
You will notice that I have not provided detailed specifics on certain aspects of each disaster, such as how fast the wildfires are spreading, or how effective the cyber-attack was at interrupting the power supply. I encourage you to fill in those gaps in your writing and to imagine plausible answers to those sorts of questions.
I know group work can be challenging if everyone doesn't do their part. As part of the assessment you will be asked to provide confidential feedback to me about how things went with your team mates. If you are having problems during the week, please let me know as well.
For this group exercise, you will be organizing your content into an Esri Story Map. For those of you not familiar with Story Maps, they are a great way of presenting a narrative that includes a mix of text, maps, and other multimedia. They can be a powerful way of conveying a lot of complex material in a “guided tour” format. You can view many examples on the Story Maps homepage [1]. The Story Map related to Hurricane Harvey [2] is particularly nice and you saw one on the 2018 Camp Fire in Lesson 2.
There are a number of ways to get started. You can collaboratively edit in your Story Map directly or you can create a “Storyboard” in a program like PowerPoint or Word and then migrate content. I recommend you develop a storyboard. This will help you organize your content and make sure you have what you need to make the story map. As mentioned in earlier lessons, you can manage your collaboration in the course OneDrive folder.
Here are some resources to get you started.
Before you get started, I recommend that you decide on a division of labor for this work. For example, one person might want to be responsible for developing the overall narrative in consultation with the group, another person might want to take on the analysis/mapping task and another may want to focus on migrating everything into the Story Map.
Since you are working in small groups, collaboration should be fairly straightforward, I suggest the following -
For this week's exercise, please submit the following items to the Lesson 7 Group Scenario Exercise Dropbox in Canvas. See our Course Calendar in Canvas for specific due dates.
I'll assign grades by group. This project is worth 4% of your total course grade and will be graded out of 20 points using the following rubric.
Criteria | Description of Criteria | Possible Points |
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Content and Impact | Your group makes strong and logical arguments and provides analytical insights. Ideas are well organized, clearly communicated and relevant. All criteria are accurately addressed. Supporting details are shared, elaborated upon and demonstrate understanding. Examples are provided, and your StoryMap includes geospatial products, images or other multimedia that support content. | 14 |
Clarity and Mechanics | Your StoryMap shows evidence of editing and careful proofreading. Writing is engaging and well-structured with excellent transitions between sections and visual content. Concepts are integrated in an original manner. | 4 |
Team member evaluation | Confidential comments are provided on your experience working in your assigned group. | 2 |
Total Points | - | 20 |