Q Assignment Instructions When you have completed the Group Project, you will submit your 1) Executive summary, 2) Peer-evaluations, and 3) Action log in the assignment. Student Guide You will be assigned to a group for this assignment. You will be assigned a leadership role within the community to respond to a public health emergency. You will apply leadership governance, management, negotiation, and mediation skills based on your role and agency representation (e.g., CDC, state public health, FEMA). Scenario details and the description of your leadership role will be available in your group forum in the classroom. Week Four (1st week of project): Every day, new details will be revealed regarding your public health scenario. You must review the daily tasks and scenario updates in the group forum. You will reply to your group with the necessary action and information to respond to the public health issue (remember, your response is dependent on your leadership role). Please complete the following during Week Four (Project Week One): 1. Read and review the daily postings from your instructor. Each day will reveal critical information about your public health scenario. 2. Respond each day in your group forum by 11:55 p.m. ET. Your response is dependent on your leadership role and scenario details. 3. Maintain an action log of your recommendations and group response/actions. Week Five (2nd week of project): At the beginning of Week Five, your group will do a hotwash in the group forum to discuss lessons learned; what went well and the challenges. In this week, you will compile all details, notes, and action logs (each group member will share logs with the group). This is the week to review, clarify, and have open discussions about the scenario and your group’s response in the previous week. The lessons learned will be shared and discussed with the class in Week Six. You can continue to collaborate with your group members during Week Five. Please complete the following during Week Five: 1. Complete a hotwash with your group by Wednesday. 2. Share your action logs with your group members. 3. Review and compile the details, notes, and action logs from your group’s response to the public health scenario. Week Six (3rd week of project): In Week Six, your assignment is to be completed individually. You must write an executive summary for your executive leadership in your agency. An executive summary provides an overview of a larger report; highlighting key points of the overall document. Executive summaries can vary in length but is typically between 2-10 pages depending on the report’s content. Please complete the following during Week Six: 1. Write an executive summary. 2. Submit your executive summary in the Group Project Assignment by Sunday at 11:55 p.m. ET. Peer Evaluation: You will be evaluated by the members of your group. These evaluations will total 20% of your group project grade. CEPH Competencies MPH 16. Leadership. Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making. MPH 17. Leadership. Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges.