Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NEMI-0231 Version: 4 Organization's ID: ELK0453 Organization: National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) Location: Classroom-based Length: 1 week (40 hours) Minimum Passing Score: 75 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2028 9/1/2022 - 5/31/2025 5/1/2020 - 8/31/2022 6/1/2018 - 4/30/2020 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Emergency Management Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to provide Emergency Management (EM) leaders with skills critical to engage the leadership challenges associated with the local emergency management organization and immediate local community. The course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of these issues and to provide them with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained through the previous two courses and the ongoing research project work to the full local community emergency management arena and organization. Learning Outcomes: Lead organizational management within the emergency management environment, including assessing an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, threats and challenges Implement strategies to close the gap between Federal funding and the actual costs of recovery and how mitigation can reduce the effects of future disasters Assess different conflict management styles and use appropriate conflict resolution techniques Implement the strategic planning cycle to create, evaluate, and promote an organization's strategy General Topics: Balancing priorities Emergency management leadership Case studies Performance measures Organizational climate Strategic planning process Strategies for managing change and conflict Economics of disaster Financial vulnerability NEMAA research paper Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Classroom Exercise Discussion Learner Presentations Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations Written Papers Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content