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UEM 305: Emergency And Disaster
Preparedness
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to discuss the principles that promote effective disaster response operations and management. To achieve these goals, the course will examine the nature of disasters, the context of response operations in the United States, and the roles and responsibilities of various emergency management related actors.
Learning Goals
For students to be able to describe how emergency service administrator’s successful plan for, respond to, and manage catastrophic events.For students to be able to define the important components of effective disaster management including: warnings and evacuations, sheltering and mass care, site security, communication systems, coordination, record retention, and media/ public relations.
*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this
course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of
information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a
specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start
of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown
here.
Sections Offered: Spring 2024 |
| Emergency And Disaster Preparedness |
| 0616-305-045 |
N. Marks |
Jan 29 - Apr 29 |
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Online |
3 |
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