Homeland Security Emergency Management, AAS

Learning Outcomes

• Apply effective interpersonal communication, critical thinking and decision-making skills commensurate with a defined level of responsibility.
• Develop agency/organization specific tools to evaluate specific domestic security challenges for the 21st Century that face the United States and other industrialized nations.
• Design and modify plans and programs at federal, state, and/or local levels to reflect the evolving strategic policy issues associated with a statutory and presidential direction for homeland security.
• Interpret ethical and legal issues that impact emergency management and homeland security.
• Recognize how to access and disseminate information through multiple agencies in order to forecast the risks, types, and orders of magnitude of terrorist threats most likely to confront the nation/state.
• Define the interdisciplinary nature of Homeland Security/Emergency Management functions and be able to assess and integrate various functional areas.
• Develop policies, procedures and protocols to allow seamless agency integration from prevention to incident response scenarios.
• Apply a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to assume leadership roles in emergency management, homeland security, and/or public policy.
• Participate in employer-directed training for performance enhancement and career advancement.

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