Course Details
Course Code: EDMG259 Course ID: 3851 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course will provide the student with an overview of society's need for planning for hazardous situations. Every community faces the potential of hazards, both natural and manmade. Only when people are injured and property is damaged by a hazard does a disaster occur. Due to patterns of population growth and development in the United States, disasters now occur more frequently than ever before. Mitigation and preparedness strategies are critical ways of making a community more resilient against the impacts of hazards.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/29/2022 - 09/02/2022 | 09/05/2022 - 10/30/2022 | September | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 04/26/2022 - 09/30/2022 | 10/03/2022 - 11/27/2022 | October | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 05/21/2022 - 11/04/2022 | 11/07/2022 - 01/01/2023 | November | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 06/28/2022 - 12/02/2022 | 12/05/2022 - 01/29/2023 | December | Fall 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 07/25/2022 - 12/30/2022 | 01/02/2023 - 02/26/2023 | January | Winter 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/29/2022 - 02/03/2023 | 02/06/2023 - 04/02/2023 | February | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- CO-1 Explain the differences between hazards and disasters, the phases of comprehensive emergency management, and weather-related hazard classifications.
- CO-2 Discuss similarities and differences of human-caused and natural hazards, and understand the importance of the all-hazards approach.
- CO-3 Identify mitigation programs, grants, and laws.
- CO-4 Assess the various hazard mitigation programs carried out by the federal and state governments.
- CO-5 Analyze how the principles of resiliency contribute to a sustainable community.
- CO-6 Appraise mitigation measures that a business might use to reduce its vulnerability to hazards.
- CO-7 Evaluate how coordination between all preparedness programs is essential, whether creating a local emergency operations plan or a family disaster plan.
- CO-8 Discuss mitigation strategies in the context of a comprehensive mitigation plan.
- CO-9 Critique mitigation plans and their strategies.
Grades for this course will be based upon graded forums, assignments, an exam, and a term project. The student must post an initial response to the questions or comments in the forums, and also reply to the posting(s) of other students as part of his/her total grade. The course project will test students knowledge of specific subject matter as well as demonstrate their ability to analyze material and convey ideas at an undergraduate level.
If you have a concern with a grade received, please consult the Professor. All grading issues should be resolved within a week of returning the assignment or receipt of the grade.
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- CO-1 Explain the differences between hazards and disasters, the phases of comprehensive emergency management, and weather-related hazard classifications.
- CO-2 Discuss similarities and differences of human-caused and natural hazards, and understand the importance of the all-hazards approach.
- CO-3 Identify mitigation programs, grants, and laws.
- CO-4 Assess the various hazard mitigation programs carried out by the federal and state governments.
- CO-5 Analyze how the principles of resiliency contribute to a sustainable community.
- CO-6 Appraise mitigation measures that a business might use to reduce its vulnerability to hazards.
- CO-7 Evaluate how coordination between all preparedness programs is essential, whether creating a local emergency operations plan or a family disaster plan.
- CO-8 Discuss mitigation strategies in the context of a comprehensive mitigation plan.
- CO-9 Critique mitigation plans and their strategies.
| Book Title: | Hazard Mitigation in Emergency Management 1st Edition - eBook available through the APUS Online Library |
| ISBN: | 9780124201347 |
| Publication Info: | Elsevier Lib |
| Author: | T. Islam & J. Ryan, PhD |
| Unit Cost: | $101.35 |
| Book Title: | To find the library e-book(s) req'd for your course, please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the eReserve by course #. |
| Author: | No Author Specified |