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Semester:	Spring 2024
Number:	0616-305-045
Instructor:	Nicole Marks
Days:	TBA
Note:	Online, Asynchronous
Location:	Online
Credits:	3
Course Meets:	January 29 - April 29
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	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.
Prerequisites:	UEM 201