HSEM 240 - Homeland Security EM Work Study

5 Credits

Provides students with real world experiences in homeland security and emergency management. Students learn to work within time constraints and are exposed to appropriate workplace behaviors. Students will have opportunities to refine the core skills they have learned from the courses or curriculum.

Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 with min 2.0
Instructor Permission Required Yes
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online
Fall Online
Winter Online
Spring Online

Designed to Serve Those wishing to gain experience in the emergency management field through non paid work study
Active Date 20210311T08:50:49

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 25
Contact Hours: Worksite 165
Total Contact Hours 165
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Organizational environment/culture
Working with people from diverse backgrounds
Communications with and among various organizations
Theory to application
Emergency management planning
Career development and opportunity

Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the Work-based Learning (WBL) site as a whole, including its history and culture.

Interact with other organizations and the community it serves

Collaborate at regular intervals with the WBL site agency supervisor to further develop skills, realign expectations and duties, or change responsibilities.

Perform expected duties of the WBL site as outlined in expectations provided by your supervisor.

Identify emergency management techniques used from your WBL.

Examine the emergency management duties and responsibilities of your WBL site.

Analyze various types of exercises used by this organization and their specific purposes and objectives.

Identify the mission of your WBL through personal and professional actions.

Effectively work with internal and external customers.

Relate prior academic theory to current work experience.