Defining Disaster Communication: Activities

Student Questionnaire Form

Complete the student questionnaire form to help the instructor get to know everyone. (Note that your responses will go only to the instructor, not other classmates.) (I, U)

Initial Team Assignment

Check the class roster to see what team you have been assigned to. You can also access the course roster, by clicking on the Communicate link in the left-hand menu. Click on the Course Roster link and then click on the Teams link in the upper-right hand corner. Finally, click on the Members link below the team names to find which team you are on. Post an introductory message to your team's discussion area. You can also acces your team discussion forum by clicking on the Activities link in the left-hand menu. Click on the Lesson 1 activities folder. Click on the Team Introductions folder and finally click on the Team Introduction discussion forum. (Note that these posts will be visible to the instructor and your fellow team members.) (I, U)

2001 Anthrax Attack Communication Issues

Based on the Hughes & Gerberding reading, identify communication issues in the 2001 bioterrorism-related anthrax outbreak. Write a 1-2 page paper considering how verbal, nonverbal, and visual forms of communication functioned in these issues and defining the "golden triangle" of response. Submit your paper to the 2001 Anthrax Attack Communication Issues Drop Box. (I, G)

References

Covello, V.T. (1992). Risk communication: An emerging area of health communication research. In S. A. Deetz (Ed.), Communication yearbook 15 (pp. 359-373). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Seeger, M., Sellnow, T., & Ulmer, R. (2003). Communication and Organizational Crisis. Westport, CT: Praeger.