The aim of this guide is to support students and faculty members in the Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) program. The guide features relevant collections from Rabdan Academy and Zayed Military University libraries, and from other reliable sources.
The Integrated Emergency Management program builds national resilience capacities through courses on standard practices, procedures and technologies to collect information, conduct risk assessment, and develop effective plans for emergency management, response, leadership, relief, and recovery. Through a combination of lectures, discussion, simulation exercises, and applied real-world scenarios, students learn team organisation, professional ethics, interagency operations, and resilience through the core principles of contemporary relevance, integration, cooperation, multi-agency coordination, and interoperability. Graduates are leaders who contribute to the safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness, and crisis management (SSDEC) for resilience of the nation.
Visit the Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) program webpage to learn more about the program.
Library staff can help you search and find information using library resources. Get in touch with them.
Before you begin searching, you will need to identify key concepts and terms related to your topic. These key concepts and terms are often referred to as "keywords." Creating a list of keywords related to your research question will help you find resources efficiently and effectively.
Why?
Here's an example:
Your instructor asks you to write a paper to answer the following question: Does soft drink consumption increase the risk of obesity in children?
Your list of keywords would include
| child | soda | obesity |
| children | soft drink | overweight |
| adolescents | beverages | body mass |
Citing sources gives the original authors proper credit for their work. It also documents where an author heard or read the fact or idea that has been incorporated into a new work. There are several citation styles such as APA (used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences), MLA (used by the Humanities), and Chicago/Turabian style (generally used by Business, History, and the Fine Arts).
To learn the general formatting of in-text citations see this guide. To learn more how your reference list in APA format should appear at the end of your paper check out the basic rules of the Reference list by Purdue University.
Generally, every research includes 9 steps:
The library provides access to SAGE Research Methods which can help you with every stage of your research project