Unit 1 Assignment
For this Assignment, develop a 6–8 slide PowerPoint® presentation (excluding title and reference slides) that evaluates hazard mitigation measures for two principle natural hazards and four principle human-made hazards. Identify and describe each hazard and then evaluate the mitigation efforts that would be used for each hazard to determine the proper course of action. In the presentation, include a 2–3 sentence brief explanation of the program highlights. In addition, add speaker notes on each slide to explain what is being discussed in the bullet points as though you are presenting to an audience.
PowerPoint Formatting Directions:
• Use one bas
ic slide design and layout.
• Limit slides to between 6 and 8 lines of content.
• You may use pictures, charts and graphs to supplement your material as long as they do not take up the entire slide.
• Use bullets for your main points.
• Use speaker notes to explain what is being discussed in the bullet points as though you are presenting to an audience. To learn more about using speaker notes, open PowerPoint and press F1. In the search box, type “create notes” and press Enter. The related topics on notes appear.
• The presentation should contain a title slide and a slide with a list of references in APA format.
• All internal citation of outside sources plus the listing of all references should also adhere to APA format.
Note: This Assignment will require outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and include a discussion of how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used.