Writing Assignment: Course Project

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Part 6 of Organizational Profile - Training and Human Resource Development

Continue your profile of your agency. This time, focus on the training and development program.

1. Describe and critically evaluate the quality of the following: your Agency's orientation program, ongoing skills training (i.e. drills), opportunities for specialized training and development, and opportunities for professional development.
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each.
3. If the components of any of the above are minimal or absent, propose what training is needed and how it might be addressed.
4. Analyze how each might be improved.

Next, review NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.

• To Review NFPA Standards Online - follow these 2 steps:
• Step 1: Basically, you can go to the following URL: http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=279&URL=Codes%20and%20Standards/Code%20development
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• Step 2: Scroll down to bottom of page and click on Visit NFPA's Document Information page, then select the document you want to review, and then scroll down to the heading "Additional information about this document" and click on the link "Preview this document". To view the Standard, you have to use the "Table of Contents" to navigate your way around. Remember, you will only be able to preview or view the Standard, you will not be able to print, save or cut/pate, or copy.

Then be answer the following:

1. Describe and critically evaluate your agency's officer development program(s), (Consider company officer training [first line supervisory training], mid-level officer/supervisory development, and executive level development). What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
2. If the components of any of the above are minimal or absent in your agency, propose what training is needed and how it might be addressed.
3. Analyze how each might be improved.

You are expected to backup your opinion with sources. You should be prepared to cite approximately 3-5 sources. Be sure to credit all sources. The length of this assignment will vary depending on the type of department you are analyzing and how succinctly you can make your points. The assignment should be somewhere in the range of 5-7 pages. You can visit Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online at http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/ to find complete examples of how to cite sources.

General Instructions for Written Assignments

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Your written assignment is intended to test your understanding of important concepts and sharpen your intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application. The intent of the written assignment is to provide an opportunity to more fully describe, explain, and analyze the books and other sources.

There are three main resources that will enable you to successfully complete written assignments:

1. Writing Resource Center - link here for access to writing resources developed by Empire State College and the Genesee Valley Center Writing Program.
2. Hamilton College's Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center - link here for general writing advice.
3. Empire State College's Writer's Complex - link here for writing tips and assistance.

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