Disaster/Emergency Disaster/Emergency Management Core CurriculumManagement Core Curriculum

at the BA/BS levelat the BA/BS level

Danny PetersonDanny Peterson

Arizona State University—Arizona State University—Polytechnic Polytechnic

TaskTask

Identify ten course titles Identify ten course titles that could collectively that could collectively

achieve achieve competencies competencies

identified by prior identified by prior break-out groupbreak-out group

ApproachApproach Listed courses taught by participantsListed courses taught by participants Considered Courses on BA/BS CDConsidered Courses on BA/BS CD Considered Potential Courses for an Considered Potential Courses for an

Undergraduate Program submitted by Deborah Undergraduate Program submitted by Deborah Thomas (earlier presentation)Thomas (earlier presentation)

Solicited additional course titles that participants Solicited additional course titles that participants thought were critically importantthought were critically important

Distilled list to the top ten via votingDistilled list to the top ten via voting Validated list by ensuring each competency was Validated list by ensuring each competency was

covered by at least one course title covered by at least one course title Had a final vote and sent smoke up the chimneyHad a final vote and sent smoke up the chimney

DifficultiesDifficulties

Disparate views of Disparate views of prioritiespriorities

Wide range of individual Wide range of individual program designsprogram designs

Too many Too many criteria/competenciescriteria/competencies

Some disagreement of Some disagreement of terminologyterminology

Final ListFinal List Introduction to Emergency Introduction to Emergency

ManagementManagement Survey of hazards: natural Survey of hazards: natural

and man-madeand man-made Resource Mgt & ICS/EOC Resource Mgt & ICS/EOC

OperationsOperations Legal Issues, Politics, Legal Issues, Politics,

Policy Impacts and Ethics Policy Impacts and Ethics on Emergency Mgton Emergency Mgt

Social, Behavioral, and Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Aspects for EMCultural Aspects for EM

Risk Analysis and Hazard Risk Analysis and Hazard MitigationMitigation

Business and Industry in Business and Industry in Crisis MgtCrisis Mgt

Technology and GIS/GPS Technology and GIS/GPS in Emergency Managementin Emergency Management

Emergency Planning & Emergency Planning & Exercise DesignExercise Design

Capstone/Cornerstone/ Capstone/Cornerstone/ InternshipInternship

Qualified SuccessQualified Success