Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NEMI-0231
Organization's ID:
E0453
Organization:
National Emergency Training Center (EMI)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
1 week (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 1 emergency management, leadership, or management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to introduce the participants to skills critical to engage the leadership challenges associated with the local emergency management organization and immediate local community.

Learning Outcomes:

  • incorporate strategies to effectively balance emergency and non-emergency organizational priorities
  • explain the elements of a successful emergency management organizational communications system
  • analyze the pathways for reaching beyond your organization during a disaster; create a case study that explores complex emergency management issues
  • compare and contrast different performance measures
  • explain the use of performance management tools to strengthen the organization
  • apply the creative design process to develop innovative solutions in your organization
  • apply strategies for creating an innovative organizational climate
  • explain the steps to be taken and challenges surrounding strategic planning for an Emergency Management organization
  • explain the rationale for creating an emergency management culture
  • apply the definition of change management to your organization's activities
  • assess the change management process to lead change in your organization
  • analyze five styles of conflict resolution and related conflict management techniques
  • evaluate effective strategies to resolve conflicts with partner organizations
  • explain the direct and indirect costs of disasters for local jurisdictions
  • construct strategies to close the gap between federal funding and the actual costs of recovery
  • apply mitigation concepts to communities and discuss how they reduce the impact of future disasters

General Topics:

  • Organizational management and development, case study on contemporary issues, business tools and evaluation, change management, conflict resolution, economics of disaster, strategic planning, leading innovation, and NEMAA paper
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

75%
Supplemental Materials