EM 430 Legal Issues in Emergency Management (5 credits)
Prerequisite Current enrollment in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Emergency Management program.
Course Description
This course provides an overview of public policy, law, standards, and best practices related to the Emergency Management field.
Course Content
A. American Legal System
B. Law and Policy Development
C. Local, State, and Federal Government
D. Civil and Constitutional Rights
E. Standards and Best Practices
F. Legal Liability
Student Outcomes
- Describe the laws, authorities, mandates, and standards that apply to emergency management
- Describe the evolution of emergency management policy development over time.
- Analyze the legal and policy principles applicable to current emergency mangement issues through case studies of recent issues and events.
- Identify standards and best practices that can be implemented within emergency magement organizations.
- Identify the basis of legal liability and how it can be avoided in organizations.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes: Analyze the ethical and legal issues that impact the profession and practice of emergency management.
Core Abilities:
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
Participation in Class Activities
Discussion Board
Exams and Quizzes
Individual Assignments
Individual Projects/Research Paper
Written paper
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