Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NNFA-0053
Organization's ID:
R/N0506
Organization:
U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
10 Days (52 hr., 10 min. contact hours, Monday-Friday)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Executive Leadership
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to prepare managers for planning within their organizations through a process that includes strategic planning and project management.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Connect the strategic planning model to an issue of concern in their community.
  • Design a strategic planning effort for emergency services.
  • Create a model project plan that will include a project definition, work breakdown structure (WBS), responsibility matrix, and project schedule.
  • Assess team functionality, the elements of an Applied Strategic Planning Model, and the initial stages of project management as described in the texts “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” “Applied Strategic Planning,” and “Fundamentals of Project Management.”
  • Prepare a strategic plan and project presentation that demonstrates effective application of strategic planning and project management principles.

General Topics:

  • • strategic planning • project management • “The Last Place on Earth” video case study • course evaluation
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

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

Methods of Assessment:

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

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials