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PUBS207 Emergency Management Exercise Design

3 credits

2250

PUBS206 (C or better)

None

This course may be completed through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) if the student has completed all requirements for the Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute.

This course prepares students to design, plan, conduct, and evaluate exercises to determine community preparedness. Students are introduced to the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). Critical issues examined include: coordination, business recovery, damage assessment, hazard vulnerability analysis, risk management, and agency interaction.

Course Learning Goals
Students will:
1. Analyze the theory of pre-planning;
2. Analyze the process of planning, designing, and conducting disaster drills and develop the appropriate documentation;
3. Develop and implement an evaluation of disaster drills and emergency management exercises including an after action review;
4. Analyze the components of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation (HSEEP) program including the various types of exercises and their benefits;
5. Demonstrate development of a situation manual; and
6. Develop a tabletop exercise.
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
1. Introduction, Course Outline, Student Responsibilities
2. Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
3. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Fundamentals
4. Discussion Based Exercises
5. Operations Based Exercises
6. Exercise Design
7. Exercise Development
8. Exercise Conduct
9. Exercise Evaluation
10. After Action Process
11. Exercise and Training Cycle

Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

Students satisfy the course learning goals via class discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance based tasks and projects.

Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:

See course syllabus.