Emergency Management
Program Coordinator:
Mikitish
One Associate
of Science degree is available to the student.
For a Program Information Packet, visit http://www.isu.edu/ctech/programs.shtml,
which leads to descriptions of each program in general, course
descriptions, lists of course sequences, and the cost of books, tools,
uniforms, fees, and other expenses.
This program requires students to achieve certain grades in order
to
advance each semester. Specific information is available in the
program's student handbook.
Educational
Goal: Develop a professional
Emergency
Manager better positioned for the 21st Century environment.
The
following Program Educational Objectives have been established for
students in
this program:
- To
gain an essential understanding of the basic fields and the
interdisciplinary nature of the Emergency Management discipline.
- To
gain a fundamental knowledge of emergency management terminology and
all phases of the Emergency Management discipline – Preparedness,
Response, Recovery, and Mitigation.
- To
develop an understanding of how emergency managers think, gather and
process data, and reach conclusions.
- To
think critically about hazards and disasters and what to do about them.
- To
develop effective oral and written communication skills.
- To
engage in problem solving.
- To
be exposed to a rich variety of perspectives and ideas from across the
Emergency Management community.
Career
Development and Professional Growth Objective: Within
two to
three years of graduation, the majority of our graduates in Emergency
Management
will be working in governmental agencies, non-profit agencies, or
private
industry and in many cases will be engaged in advance degrees. After five to ten years, many of our
graduates will have established themselves as leaders within their
field and
communities.
Course
sequencing should be arranged to
meet individual needs. Students are
strongly advised to make an appointment with Mr. Michael Mikitish at (208) 373-1763, mikimich@isu.edu) for more information.
Associate of Science: Emergency Management (65 credits)
Emergency
Management Courses (27 lower division credits)
Courses
EMGT 1101 Incident
Command System
Basic 3 credits. Overview of the
Incident
Command System (ICS) and its application as a component of the National
Incident Management System (NIMS). Discussions and practical
exercises
cover the history and basic features of ICS; application of incident
management
to incidents involving natural and man-made disasters, including
hazardous
materials; leadership concepts; and incident action planning. D
EMGT 1110 Leadership
and Influence 3
credits.
Students will determine how to
assess differences in personal values and interpersonal influence
styles, and
to apply situational leadership behaviors in emergency management.
Topics
include leadership and influence, conflict management, use of power,
and group
dynamics. D
EMGT 1121 Principles
of Emergency
Management 3 credits. Theories,
principles, and
approaches to emergency management. Gain knowledge and skills for
managing
emergencies in order to lessen their impacts on society. Discuss the
philosophy
of comprehensive emergency management, including mitigation,
preparedness,
response, and recovery. D
EMGT 1122 Emergency
Resources
Management 3 credits. Resource
management
functions, to include hazardous materials response
resources, within the
overall framework of an Emergency Operations
Center. Performance-based
learning activities applicable to the field of emergency
management. PREREQ: EMGT 1121. D
EMGT 2221 Emergency
Management
Operations 3 credits. Examine the
terminology,
players, and management philosophy of the federal Incident Management
System.
Emergency Operations Center setup, activation,
operation, termination, hazardous
materials, staffing,
training, and briefings. PREREQ: EMGT 1121. PREREQ OR COREQ:
Goal 4
and Goal 5. D
EMGT 2222 Emergency
Planning 3 credits. Develop an
Emergency
Operations Plan using a comprehensive, risk-based, and all-hazard
approach to
ensure that local jurisdictions are prepared to respond effectively
following
an emergency event to include hazardous materials. PREREQ: EMGT
1121.
PREREQ OR COREQ: Goal 4 and Goal 5. D
EMGT 2223 Mitigation
for Emergency
Managers 3 credits. Programs to
reduce losses
from future disasters, emergencies, hazardous materials and other
events
caused by natural and man-made hazards. Principles and practices of
hazard
mitigation at the local through federal levels of governance,
emphasizing the
importance of avoiding or preventing future and recurring
losses. PREREQ:
EMGT 1121. PREREQ OR COREQ: GOAL 4 and GOAL 5. D
EMGT 2224 Disaster
Response and
Recovery 3 credits. Principles that
promote
effective disaster response operations and management. 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 to
include hazardous material. Emphasis on the Incident Command System and
its
interaction with the Emergency Operations Center. PREREQ: EMGT
1121.
PREREQ OR COREQ: Goal 4 and Goal 5. D
EMGT 2225 Emergency
Management
Exercise Design 3 credits. Develop and conduct
disaster
exercises to test a community’s Emergency Operations Plan and
operational
response capability to include hazardous materials. Emphasis on
design,
conduct and evaluation of exercises with the goal of developing,
implementing,
and managing a comprehensive disaster exercise program. PREREQ:
EMGT 1121.
D
EMGT 2296
Independent Study 1-8 credits. Addresses
specific learning needs of individuals for the enhancement of knowledge
and
skills within the program area under the guidance of an instructor. May be repeated. Graded
S/U, or may be letter-graded. PREREQ:
Permission of the instructor. D
EMGT 2298 Special
Topics 1-8 credits. Addresses the
specific needs of industry, enabling students to upgrade technical
skills that
are not included in the current program curriculum.
May be repeated. Graded S/U, or
may be letter-graded. PREREQ: Permission
of instructor. D
