HSEM 121 Planning for Tribal Emergency Management (3 credits)
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce current or future Tribal Emergency Management professionals to plans and the planning process. Emphasis will be placed on hazard and risk analysis and planning team development. Other topics will include emergency management planning with non-tribal partners and communities, as well as a focus on planning for vulnerable populations including but not limited to tribal elders.
Course Content
A. The Emergency Management Planning Process
B. Human Behavior in Disasters
C. Content and Format of Planning
D. Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Tribes
E. Population Warning for Tribes and Tribal governments
F. Select Federal Plans: Tribal Adherence versus Autonomy
Student Outcomes
1. Define how plans and planning fit with the emergency management profession.
2. Describe the components of an emergency management plan and principles that guide the planning process.
3. Outline the elements of a Basic Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).
4. Develop a sample EOP for a tribal government.
5. Prepare warning messages for vulnerable populations within a tribe (Ex. Tribal Elders)
6. Identify federal planning mandates that should be examined and considered for tribal emergency management.
Degree Outcomes
1. Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.
2. 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.
3. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
4. 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.
Program Outcomes:
1. Interpret ethical and legal issues that impact emergency management and homeland security.
2. Define the interdisciplinary nature of Homeland Security/Emergency Management functions and be able to assess and integrate various functional areas.
3. Apply a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to assume leadership roles in emergency management, homeland security, and/or public policy.
Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30
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