Natural+Disaster+4

A Solution Recommended for Natural Disasters
** //Solutions are created by anaylsing the effects of related disasters. // **

In recent years, New Zealand has been affected by natural disasters. These disasters have impacted businesses both in the short term and in the long term. These disasters have not been common occurrences resulting in businesses lacking a knowledge base to develop and implement viable solutions. New Zealanders can learn from disasters occuring in the world and identify solutions that will help businesses overcome the effects of these disasters and offer solutions needed to adapt to a changing environment.

//Your role://

Acting as a problem-solver recommend a viable business solution to issues arising from a natural disaster affecting New Zealand.

//Intended outcomes://

Create a podcast informing the management team of a chosen business of viable solutions to the effects of a natural disaster.

**Task One**
//**Watch the videos below**//


 * Volcanic Ash from the Chilean Volcano.

media type="youtube" key="G5fNy6DTTno" height="315" width="560" ( NewsOnABC, 2011 )


 * Christchurch Earthquake

media type="youtube" key="mG8Y9JZjt10" height="315" width="560"

(NZ hearldtv, 2011b )


 * Auckland Tornado

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">media type="youtube" key="Hqb5SDL8J5o" width="600" height="350"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">( 3NewsNZ, 2011 )


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cyclone Wilma

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">media type="youtube" key="aqTUwlX2zu4" width="600" height="350"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(NZ hearldtv, 2011a )

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Task Two**
<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//** Design a Business Solution **//

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Select ONE natural disaster described in the four videos. Design a viable business solution for a named company in the event that this disaster occurs again.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Refer to the Problem Solving section referring to Choosing and Recommending a Solution.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Task Three**
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//**Create a Podcast**// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Record your solution as a podcast to be available to the management team of your named company.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Task Four**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//**Add to your portfolio**//

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Upload your podcast to your portfolio. Include a written narrative file with your submission.

**Checkpoint**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**// Congratulations! This is the end of this topic! You should have added the following to your portfolio: //**

**Where to from here?**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A podcast and narrative outlining a reco mmended solution to a natural disaster faced by a company.//**

//**There are three things that you should do now that you have completed this unit of work:**//
 * Submit your individual portfolio to your teacher for marking. Before you do this, check the mark schedule here.[[file:Portfolio Rubric for Global Problem Solving.pdf]]
 * Complete the Peer Assessment schedule for each member of your group, and submit to your teacher. [[file:Peer Assessment Rubric for Global Problem Solving.pdf]]
 * Complete the Self Assessment schedule for yourself, and submit to your teacher. [[file:Self-Assessment for Global Problem Solving.pdf]]