FSLM 370 Fire Related Human Behavior (5 credits)
Prerequisite Admittance in the BAS-FSLM Program.
Course Description
This course presents a study of human behavior in fire and other emergency situations. Students will examine current and past research on human behavior, systems models, life safety education, and building design to determine the interactions of these areas in emergency situations. Students will develop an understanding of a best-practice building life safety system as one that combines knowledge in the areas of psychology and sociology, joined with engineering and education to produce the best possible outcomes in terms of human survivability in an emergency.
Course Content
A. Fire and Human Behavior
B. Factors Influencing Behavior
C. Research and Design
D. Integrating Design and Behavior
E. Toward Integrated Systems
Student Outcomes
1. Apply knowledge to create a system that integrates human behavior factors into life safety planning and practice.
2. Compare and contrast how psychology and sociology factors influence behavior.
3. Demonstrate how current computer systems modeling functions.
4. Locate and analyze current human-related fire research.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes: Fire Administration: Evaluate industry standard administrative techniques as they relate to organizational management in fire service settings. Fire Systems Risk Management Analyze the factors that shape risk and apply them to strategies for fire and injury prevention including fire risk reduction prevention, enforcement, investigation, research, and planning Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information, and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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