HSEM 360 Leadership in HSEM (5 credits)

1.1 Develop and articulate one’s own philosophy of leadership.

1.2 Identify how leadership styles may be affected by crisis and non-crisis situations.

2.0 Compare and contrast motivation theories and describe how apply leadership theories to motivate self and others.

2.1 Describe the role of situational leadership in motivating emergency management personnel.

3.0 Identify and assess complex relationships among and between organizations with competing interests.

3.1 Describe the impact of mutually interdependent activities on the development of policy, strategic planning, fiscal management, and dispute resolution.

3.2 Engage in group processes that apply strategic planning principles to real world scenarios.

4.0 Describe a change management model using data sets and metrics that support the process for planning, communicating, and implementing change.

4.1 Demonstrate a range of skills addressing conflict management, use of power, group dynamics, leadership and influence.

4.2 Describe causes of team dysfunction and develop a plan to mitigate team dysfunction in the workplace.

5.0 Review and discuss various decision-making models and articulate the implications of these models for emergency management.

6.0 Demonstrate how effective leadership impacts an organizations ability to coordinate across jurisdictions, agencies, public, non-profit, and private sectors to enhance the ability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards using the Whole Community approach.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:

Apply a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to assume leadership roles in emergency management, homeland security, and/or public policy.

Develop and operate financial and budget systems within the structure of Homeland Security and Emergency Management fields, including fiscal oversight and funding mechanisms available for resource development.

Core Abilities:

Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50