Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NEMI-0309
Version:
2
Organization's ID:
E0237
Organization:
National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
5 Days
Minimum Passing Score:
75
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Emergency Planning
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to establish the foundational knowledge and skills required by a baseline deliberate planner, enabling participants to synthesize information, make informed decisions, and explore advanced deliberate planning theories beyond discipline-specific planning roles.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Recall the planning process and identify key resources to support effective emergency planning.
  • Apply lead planner and project management skills to guide a planning team through various planning theories and phases.
  • Use adaptive systems thinking to develop a jurisdictional network model that informs the formation and structure of a planning team.
  • Analyze community risks and capabilities to determine operational priorities, articulate goals, and write SMART objectives.
  • Demonstrate leadership behaviors and decision-making skills necessary for developing, gaining approval for, implementing, and maintaining an emergency operations plan.

General Topics:

  • Planning
  • Planning theory
  • Adaptive systems thinking
  • Goal setting
  • Determine goals
  • Plan development
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
Supplemental Materials
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