Emergency Management Issues

Master of Science in Homeland Security

HS 535

Breyer State University

Professor: Ed Piper, MS

Syllabus

COURSE OVERVIEW: Is your organization ready for emergencies? How prepared is your local government for adverse weather conditions? Is the U.S. better prepared to respond to emergencies since the 911 attacks?

Terrorists' attacks, power outages, severe storms, fires and other natural disasters have impacted daily business operations for many years. As a result, corporate executives, business owners and government agencies have begun to realize the necessity of contingency planning and business continuation strategies. Insurance companies, attorneys and the Department of Homeland Security are strongly encouraging the development of these plans.

This course will enable learners to gain an understanding of the contingency planning steps involved in mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Policy development program coordination, assessment, plan development, training and evaluation will be emphasized in this course.

TIME FRAME: This is an four-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks time frame for completion. You must complete all of the requirements for the course to be successfully completed by the end of the ten-week period.

TEXTBOOK: There is one textbook required for this course.

Book 1: Introduction to Emergency Management. George Haddock and Jane Bullock, Butterworth Heinemann 2003: ISBN # 750679611.

Suggested Text:

Book 1: Emergency Response Planning. Paul Erickson. Academic Press: ISBN # 0-12-24154-x.

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GRADING: I will determine your final grade based on the total number of points you have accumulated at the end of the semester. I do not award letter grades for each paper or exam. Your grade will be determined as follows:

TOTAL 100 POINTS:

95-100 points A
90-94 points A-
85-89 points B+
80-84 points B
75-79 points B-
70-74 points C+
65-70 points C
60-64 points C-
55-59 points D
below 55 points F

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Successfully complete chapter readings, answer questions and email answers to me. 25 points * 1 point for each question.

Gain permission from organization to actually review an emergency plan and submit plan and recommendations for improvement to me.* Please remove name of organization from plan. 25 points. Due by week 5.

You will write a 10-page paper on the crisis management lessons learned from the 911 attacks. 50 points Due by week 7

GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH PAPER: The research paper will be 10 pages, double spaced and 12 font. You may utilize any recognized writing style including MLA, APA, Chicago Style and Turabian. The paper must include footnotes and a bibliography. You should provide at least 10 different sources in your bibliography.

Points will be deducted for the following:

Sloppy work: 5 Points
Poor Grammar: 5 Points
Repeated spelling errors: 5 Points
No Footnotes: 5 Points
Plagiarism: Automatic failure for the entire course!
Late Paper: 2 points for each day late.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Gain a detailed understanding of the history and practical application of emergency management.
2). Understand the basic concepts of risk assessment.
3). Develop a detailed understanding of mitigation.
4). Gain a better understanding of response and recovery.
5). Develop a better understanding of preparedness and communications.
6). Understand the basic concepts of international disaster management and special considerations for a terrorist threat.

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