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Assignment 1
Questions
Critical Infrastructures (CI): mudslide, damaged ports, and destroyed highways and railways in BC, Canada coupled with new waves of the COVID-19 breakouts all over the world and here at home have caused interruptions in CI of Canada.
Find two reasonable definitions of CI
Compare the interruption in the supply chain management in Canada due to the
Coronavirus and rail blockades event in 2020 with the supply chain management interruptions in Canada due to the BC flood:
In what way(s) are these two CI interruption events similar to each other?
In what way(s) are these two CI interruption events different from each other?
How can Canada protect its CI against interruptions due to natural disasters?
What are major risk factors (weak points) in the Canadian logistics networks?
What are the main characteristics of a resilient logistics network?
Your checklist before you submit
Pre-flight checklist
Black and White text only (no coloured-text)
No cover image
Cover page:
course name;
assignment number and title;
student’s First and Last name;
student number;
date; and
word-count (see the next item).
Paper’s length range: min 600, max 1000 words, excluding the covers,
TOC, repeated questions, block-quotes, and the bibliography (no out-of-range paper)
Answer all questions in detailed paragraphs (no one-liners; detailed explanations are needed)
Write in complete sentences
Use headings and subheadings
Subheading numbers must correspond to the question numbers
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Page numbers
Written Report Marking Scheme
The marking scheme
Criteria | Marks |
Cover-page includes assignment title, instructor’s name, course & assignment name, student’s first and last name, student number, date, subheading numbers correspond to the questions, and word count. | 1 |
Response to Q1 | 4 |
Response to Q2.a. | 8 |
Response to Q2.b. | 8 |
Response to Q3. | 8 |
Response to Q4. | 7 |
Response to Q5. | 6 |
Extensive, valid, library research from reliable sources in addition to the textbook (‘Google search’ is not a source, no Wikipedia articles. Read this for more info.) | 4 |
APA style in-text citations, APA style reference list or bibliography, correct format/structure followed | 2 |
Correct spelling / proper grammar | 2 |
TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS | 50 |
ANY form of plagiarism is unacceptable (read this). Maximum amount of quotes in your paper must not exceed 25%. Violations will be reported to the campus director immediately. | -50 |
Late submission (penalty; mark deduction per day) | -10% |
Submitting Your Written Assignment
Share a digital copy of your final paper with me via Google Docs (use my gmail address)
No late-submission will be accepted. Day 5 is the last day for this assignment (there will be a penalty for late submissions)