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May 05, 2024
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EMERG 100 - Introduction to Emergency Management
5 Credits
Provides an overview of historical and current emergency management preparedness and response practices, including the function and coordination of local, state and federal agencies, organizations and systems.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the different phases of emergency management: prevention (mitigation); preparedness; response and recovery. [REASON]
- Identify hazards that are common to a local area and vulnerability to specific hazards. Communicate and interact respectfully through critical and imaginative expression. [REASON]
- Describe the roles of citizens, community, local, state, tribal, federal, private sector, voluntary, other groups and segments in the emergency management process. [COMMUNICATE]
- Explain the different types of plans and their strategy for emergency management functions. [COMMUNICATE]
- Explore critically and creatively the diversity of cultures, ethics, values, and ways of thinking across communities. [EXPLORE]
- Explain myths and realities of disaster response. [EXPLORE]
- Describe the different types of hazards found in the United States. [EXPLORE]
- Develop a personal emergency plan: consider plans for individuals, households, and work-groups based on the guide for citizen preparedness. [ACT]
- Describe the declaration process for CFR 44 Emergency Management and Assistance (The Stafford Act). [COMMUNICATE]
- Initiate a hazard, vulnerability and risk analysis. [ACT]
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