MADM 621 Disaster Response and Recovery for Communities and Organizations

Disaster Response and Recovery for Communities and Organizations is designed to provide the participant with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the various methods and processes that communities and governments utilized to respond to and recover from emergency events. The course will build upon previous MADM Emergency Preparedness courses and will prepare the participant to present information in a fashion that furthers the work of the emergency management professionals. Though the use of case studies and other methodologies, the participants will be exposed to developing and presenting mock briefings to communities prior to, during and after emergency events. The participants will also learn means to establish community partnerships, mutual aid agreements, and accrue volunteer assistance to assist with community recovery.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Open to Master of Sciecne in Emergency Service Administration students only