Emergency Preparedness Management - Montgomery College - Rockville MD

Emergency Preparedness Management from Montgomery College - Rockville MD is a Campus Associate Emergency Management degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The Emergency Preparedness Management program is designed to provide students with a broad education in emergency management. The program focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to preparedness and the skills needed to organize and lead emergency management operations, and prepares students to perform in a disaster by providing the necessary skills for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a foundation of technical and professional knowledge needed for emergency services delivery in the fields of public service ? including law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical services, along with students wishing to study in this field for careers in emergency management. Program Outcomes for the Emergency Preparedness Management A.S. Degree Upon completion of this program a student will be able to: Develop and evaluate an emergency operations plan based on data provided on a hypothetical jurisdiction. Determine hazards and develop risk assessment programs in local communities. Deliver emergency management public education programs to target populations. Design simple performance evaluation criteria. Utilize interactive experience and knowledge to develop community-wide participation in planning, coordination and management functions designed to improve emergency management capabilities and command and control operations of major and catastrophic disasters. Develop and implement short and long term recovery concepts into all areas of the community, using an all hazard approach. Analyze organizational behavior problems as they apply to emergency operations. Analyze the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the various organizations responding to hazardous materials incidents. Demonstrate knowledge of the activities that should happen in each phase of a disaster. Develop a contingency plan/business recovery plan. Analyze the effect of public policy on a community before, during and after a simulated and real disaster. Demonstrate understanding of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to understand emergency management as a field of research and practice. View more details on Montgomery College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Emergency Management courses.