PUBS101 Introduction to Emergency Management
Department of Business, Innovation, and Legal Studies: Emergency Management
- I. Course Number and Title
- PUBS101 Introduction to Emergency Management
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250 minutes
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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This course may be completed through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) if the student has completed the following Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Independent Study (IS) courses: IS-230 Fundamentals of Emergency Management; IS-235 Emergency Planning; and IS-2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course introduces the student to the basic premises of emergency management including: prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Students learn the concepts of whole community and all-hazards planning.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
The student will be able to:- Identify and describe the concept of emergency management in the United States;
- Identify and describe the phases of emergency management;
- Identify and describe the concept of inter-agency cooperation and operability;
- Identify and describe the local emergency management system;
- identify and describe the local emergency management system;
- Identify and describe the Federal Response Plans and disaster declaration process; and
- Identify and describe the concept of FEMA's Whole Community disaster preparedness initiative.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Introduction, Course Outline, Student Responsibilities
- Introduction to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Development of Emergency Management in the United States
- Local Level Emergency Management System and Interagency Cooperation
- Federal Response Plans
- Phases of Emergency Management
- Disaster Declaration Process
- Development of the Whole Community Initiative
- Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
- FEMA as a funding source
- Emergency Management Case Studies
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Students satisfy the course learning goals via class discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance-based tasks and projects. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus
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Review/Approval Date - 6/06; Archived 11/12; Reactivated/Revised 4/2017