Assignment Paper

This assignment should include a full outline completely filled in with the sub categories (i.e. a., b., c.) under your Roman numerals. This will include the actual topics of the overarching ideas and should indicate what the different paragraphs would cover.

These should be like bullet points, not statements or sentences.

Here is an example of a full outline:

I. Introduction/Abstract a. Aims: Reason behind project
b. Main Methods: brief overview of what we did (survey study on urban population)
c. Key findings: Brief sentence on some findings in the survey study
d. Significance: why these findings are important
II. Background – History of Outbreaks on Cruise Ships out of US ports
a. Explain how many people go on cruises annually
i. List average age of passengers by cruise line
ii. List origin of passengers (if available)
b. Review how many outbreaks occurred pre-COVID-19 annually
i. List by cruise line
ii. List by home port
c. List most common pathogens causing outbreaks on cruise ships
i. Mode and ease of transmission
ii. Target/most vulnerable population
iii. Severity of disease/signs and symptoms
III. Review of Laws and Policies Regarding Outbreaks on Ships
a. Outbreak prevention and reporting
i. US Law
ii. IMO Policy
iii. Flag Nation Law (if available)
b. Medical Service Requirements
i. US Rules
ii. IMO Rules
iii. Flag Nation Rules (if available)
c. Quarantine of ships and passengers
i. US Law
ii. IMO Policy
iii. Flag Nation Law (if available)
IV. Methods of Handling of Outbreaks Pre-COVID-19
a. Ship cleaning
b. Quarantine of passengers
c. Medical Treatment
d. Debarkation
V. Technology to Prevent Outbreaks
a. Ozone Generators
b. Hydrostatic Sprayers
c. UV Lights
d. Emerging Technology
VI. Analysis of Sailings After No-Sail Order was Lifted by
a. How many sailings have occurred by parent line
i. Carnival
ii. Royal Caribbean
iii. Norwegian
iv. +/- Disney if they have enough sailings
b. How many people are vaccinated
i. Carnival
ii. Royal Caribbean iii. Norwegian
iv. +/- Disney if they have enough sailings
c. How many outbreaks have occurred of COVID-19 and other pathogens
i. Carnival
ii. Royal Caribbean
iii. Norwegian
iv. +/- Disney if they have enough sailings
d. Analysis of unique mitigation strategies
i. Carnival
ii. Royal Caribbean
iii. Norwegian
iv. +/- Disney if they have enough sailings
VII. Conclusion – Summary of Best Practices a. Conclusions that can be drawn from the data b. Alternate conclusions that may be drawn from the data c. Future directions/gaps in research