For this assignment, you are asked to prepare a Reflection Paper. After you finish the reading assignment for this unit, reflect on the concepts, choose one, and write about it. Consider the concepts that you may not fully understand; what did not quite make sense? The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on the material covered in this course and to expand upon those thoughts. If you are unclear about a concept, either read it again, or ask your professor about it.

 

This is not a summary. A Reflection Paper is an opportunity for you to express your thoughts about the material by writing about them.

 

The writing you submit must meet the following requirements:

 

 Be at least one page in length

 

 Include one historical change or event that had an impact on the current fire prevention practices.

 

 Include your thoughts about the concepts from this unit’s Reading Assignment

 

 Optional—through this Reflection Paper, consider brainstorming ideas about how you would increase the public’s awareness about the importance of reacting to a fire. Use your creative ability and consider ideas other than what the textbook has to offer.

 

 

Unit IV Article Critique:

 

 

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate professional journals in the field of fire prevention of interest to you. The objective of your critique is to find an article and compare the information in the article to what you have been learning in class. Critique the article in terms of how the information within the article supports or disproves material that you have learned in this course. Please include the following topics in your critique of the selected article:

 

 a brief introduction and overview of the article,

 

 a description of how the article either supports or disproves material in the course,

 

 your point of view, and

 

 a summarization of your thoughts and suggestions in support of your opinion.

 

The selected article should not be more than four years old. You are encouraged to utilize the Research Databases found in the CSU Online Library located in the Course Menu. These databases will allow you to quickly search through thousands of journal articles. Students can access this information, as well as other CSU Online Library resources by selecting the My Library button located in the Course Menu.

 

The completed assignment should be no more than two pages in length, and should include the article link in the reference. CSU requires that students use the APA format in writing course papers; therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources must be followed.

 

Unit VIII Article Critique:

 

 

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate a professional journal in the field of fire prevention that interests you. The objective of your critique is to find an article and compare the information in the article to what you have been learning in class. Critique the article in terms of how the information within the article supports or disproves material that you have learned in this course. Please include the following topics in your critique of the selected article:

 

 a brief introduction and overview of the article,

 

 a description of how the article either supports or disproves material in the course,

 

 your point of view, and

 

 a summarization of your thoughts and suggestions in support of your opinion.

 

The selected article should not be more than four years old. You are encouraged to utilize the Research Databases found in the CSU Online Library located in the Course Menu. These databases will allow you to quickly search through thousands of journal articles. Students can access this information, as well as other CSU Online Library resources by selecting the My Library button located in the Course Menu.

 

The completed assignment should be no more than two pages in length, and should include the article link in the reference. CSU requires that students use the APA format in writing course papers; therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources must be followed.

 

 

 

*** for the reflection paper below are the topics that was covered***

The text book used is:

Robertson, J. C. (2010). Introduction to fire prevention (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall

 

 

 

Chapter 6:

Preparing Fire Service Personnel for Fire Prevention Duties

 

Chapter 7:

Organization & Administration of Municipal Fire Prevention Units

Chapter 8:

 

Instilling Positive Fire Reaction