2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    May 16, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HSEM 240 Homeland Security Emergency Management Work-Based Learning (4 credits)



Prerequisite HSEM 249 with at least a 2.0 grade and approval of advisor or program coordinator.

Course Description
Provides students “real world experiences” in homeland security and emergency management. Students learn to work within time constraints and are exposed to appropriate workplace behaviors. Students will have opportunities to refine the core skills they have learned from the courses or curriculum.

Course Content
On-the-job training 




Agency organizational environment/culture 




Problem solving techniques for the workplace 




Working with people from diverse backgrounds 




Career development and opportunities

Student Outcomes
Obtain homeland security emergency management work experience through volunteering, job shadowing, interning, and/or agreeing to be evaluated by a current supervisor.   Set workplace learning objectives, develop a plan for accomplishing those objectives, document the learning process, and assess their success in reaching objectives.   Write a career path plan communicating where they want to be in their careers five years in the future and the steps they will take to make it happen.

Degree Outcomes
Core Abilities Outcomes:   Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcomes:  Graduates participate in employer-directed training for performance enhancement and career advancement.

Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 90
Total Contact Hours 100



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