EM 160 Emergency Response Awareness to Terrorism (5 credits)
Prerequisite Completion of EM 102 or EM 105 with a 2.0 GPA or higher.
Course Description
Provides current and relevant information about terrorism, terrorist behavior, homeland security policies and dilemmas, and how to deal effectively with threats and the consequences of attacks.
Course Content
A. Identifying Terrorism
B. Causes of Terrorism
C. Terrorist Behavior
D. History Perspectives on Terrorism
E. Terrorism, the Media, and Censorship
F. Preparing, Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Attacks
G. Threat Assessment and Security Enhancement
H. Recovering from Terrorist Attacks
I. Future Challenges Facing Homeland Security
J. Information Sharing
Student Outcomes
1. Identify the characteristics, threats, and risk associated with terrorism.
2. Examine the evolution and causes of terrorism around the world.
3. Explore federal, state, local and private sector procedures in preparedness measures, response, relief, and recovery.
4. Compare and contrast terrorist behavior with criminal activity
5. Examine the positive and negative features of modern news coverage of terrorism.
6. Evaluate measures for preventing terrorist attacks.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
· Explain how the foundational doctrines for the field of emergency management shape modern emergency management program specialties.
· Describe the technical application of emergency management program functions.
Core Ability Outcomes:
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: 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.
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
Potential Methods
A. Participation in Class Activities
B. Discussion Board
C. Exams and Quizzes
D. Individual Assignments
E. Individual Projects
F. Written Paper
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