Emergency Management Planning Courses
- EMP 100 Emergency Planning
- EMP 110 Incident Management
- EMP 120 Search & Rescue
- EMP 200 Seminar in Emergency Management
- EMP 210 Leadership & Influence in Emerg Response
- EMP 250 Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
- EMP 265 Public Safety Technology
EMP 100 Emergency Planning
Credits: 3.00This course will introduce the student to the concepts of Emergency and Crisis Planning. The course provides a conceptual overview of planning as a means to anticipate, prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from any incident. The course will analyze the planning process in its constituent parts, such as hazard analysis, resource assessment, plan development, coordination with others, and plan implementation, training, and education. Students will work in an interactive program to establish a planning process for companies or municipalities. Students will learn from actual case experiences, and will sharpening their understanding and relevant skills.
EMP 110 Incident Management
Credits: 3.00This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the 'Incident Command' - 'Unified Command' Structure. Students will analyze incident management from various perspectives, including those of local fire departments, in industrial settings, and through the use of case studies such as the Oklahoma City bombing. Students will work interactively to prepare for future roles and responsibilities as those charged with a management role in incident command, control or mitigation. Moreover, the student will learn from the experiences of others, sharpening their understanding and skills relative to the dimensions of emergency incident management.
EMP 120 Search & Rescue
Credits: 3.00This is a skills-based course that will provide the student with pratical knowledge concerning the general responsibilities, skills, abilities, and equipment needed by those involved in search and rescue efforts. The course will also provide the student with practical exercises and search missions where they will be required to utilize the proper equipment and methods. The content of the course includes topics in three major areas: survival, support, and search and rescue. The course will afford the opportunity to discuss and investigate the role of search and rescue in relation to incident management as well as the roles and responsibilities of search and rescue leaders. Students will learn from the experiences of others through actual case anaylsis.
EMP 200 Seminar in Emergency Management
Credits: 1.00This course will provide the student with a forum for discussion of the basic need for emergency management, emergency planning and incident management. This course will also offer and overview of the roles and responsibilities of the Incident Safety Officer in preparation for a series of response drills to implement student knowledge in these areas. In addition, a functional exercise utilizing advanced interactive simulation software will be conducted to confirm the course outcomes and test student competencies. Prerequisites: EMP 100 and EMP 110
EMP 210 Leadership & Influence in Emerg Response
Credits: 3.00This course is intended to serve as a 4th semester capstone course in the EMP Program. It will provide the student with an overview of the theories and concepts of leadership development, as well as to inculcate higher-order leadership skills and competencies. The course will examine leadership from a 'core values' approach, systems (chain of command) approach, a functional approach, and a skills approach (motivation, supervision and communications). Students will study the process approach by looking at leadership as a process of influencing an organization or group to achieve desired ends. Prerequisites: EMP 100 and EMP 110
EMP 250 Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
Credits: 3.00Terrorism in the 21st century is a global phenomenon. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary survey of the history, theory, and modern-day political manifestations of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Terrorism will be evaluated in terms of its underlying cultural, economic, political, and psychological root causes. Effective counteraction and profiling requires empathetic explorations and analyses by students into causes and mind-sets. Counter-terrorism strategies and tactics will also be examined specifically in light of the legal and procedural safeguards that are fundamental to the maintenance of liberal democratic social and political values. Prerequisites: A passing grade in a least one introductory level course in any of the following: Criminal Justice Studies, History Political Science, or Sociology. This course is cross-listed with: CJS 250 & SOC 250
EMP 265 Public Safety Technology
Credits: 3.00This course will focus on current themes in public safety technology, to include such topics as Computer Aided Dispatch, basic ideas of mobile radio technology, mobile data/mobile computer capabilities and functionality, public safety applications for Global Positioning technology, as well as emerging trends that will appear in the Public Safety arena in the next 3 to 5 years. An overview of standards governing communications systems, dispatchers, and other areas of public safety technology will also be covered. Topics will be covered at a non-technical level to provide the student with an overview and understanding of the technology rather than an in-depth examination of just a few specific items. Lectures will include live demonstrations of devices to reinforce key concepts and promote greater understanding. Students will prepare a summary paper in small groups on an emerging idea in public safety technology, based upon original research. Prerequisites: FSC 100 or EMP 100 or CJS 100, or permission of the instructor or director. (This course is cross-listed with FSC 265 and CJS 265)
