EMERG 210 - Exercise Design and Evaluation

3.0 Credits
Course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to develop, conduct, and evaluate exercises that test a community’s operations plan and operational response capability. Participants will learn about topics including exercise program management, design and development, evaluation, and improvement planning.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Formulate and and outline the basic components of a comprehensive exercise program based on area risk assessment.
Describe and analyze the organization of an exercise design team.
Differentiate the purpose, characteristics, and design of a tabletop exercise, a functional exercise, and a full-scale exercise.
Analyze the unique physical requirements, participant roles, and site selection considerations when planning an exercise.
Formulate and outline the steps and tasks required to design, facilitate, and evaluate an exercise.

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