This blog contains excerpts from the “Planning Resource for Developing a Two-Year Emergency Management Academic Program” (March 2019) and reflects the collective contribution of the time and expertise of several individuals sharing their dedication to preparing the next generation of emergency management professionals.
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Did you know that FEMA Higher Education Program includes Special Interest Groups (SIG) to inform the emergency management profession through education and to promote and connect our nation’s academic community members? This effort includes a SIG entitled Collaboration, Connection, and Commitment of 2-Year Emergency Management Programs. The next few weeks of the blog will focus on planning resources for two-year programs. This week, let’s look at Curriculum Development Resource considerations for two-year programs.
Curriculum Development Resources
This information was presented through a webinar engaging the SIG Collaboration, Connection, and Commitment to Two-Year Emergency Management Academic Programs on November 28, 2018. Additional resources were identified and are included in this document. Contributors to this planning resource acknowledge the wealth of curriculum development information available through the FEMA Higher Education Group, partnering colleges, associations, and other sources. A synthesized resource list has been organized into the following three categories: 1) Body of Knowledge; 2) Law, Doctrine, and Policy; and 3) Syllabi, Lesson Plans, and Assessment Tools. The Emergency Management Core Curriculum Model has been built upon and anchored to the resources below.
Body of Knowledge
- Next Generation Core Competencies for Emergency Management Professionals, 2017
- 2017 Higher Education Emergency Management Programs
- 2011 Body of Knowledge Report
- Emergency Management Research Resource Guide
- FEMA ISP
- Report from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Focus Group: Lessons Learned from the 2018 American Educational Research Association Conference, May 2018
- FEMA Case Study Development Process, 2018
- Associates-Level Curriculum Outcomes, Focus Group, 2012
- Naval Postgraduate Thesis Work: Development of an Outcomes-Based Undergraduate Curriculum in Homeland Security
- Naval Postgraduate Thesis Work: Homeland Security-Related Education and the Private Liberal Arts College
- Naval Postgraduate Thesis Work: Developing the Bench: Building an Effective Homeland Security Undergraduate Program
- Top Ten Competencies for Professional Emergency Management
Law, Doctrine, and Policy
- FEMA Strategic Plan 2018-2022
- DHS Strategic Plan 2014-2018
- National Preparedness Goal, 2015, National Preparedness System, 2011
- National Incident Management System, 2017
- Stafford Act, 1994/2018
- Homeland Security Act, 2002 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/hr_5005_enr.pdf
- Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, 2006
- Homeland Security Directive 5, 2003
- Presidential Decision Directive 8, 2011
- National Security Strategy, 2017
- Disaster Mitigation Act, 2000
Syllabi, Lesson Plans, and Assessment Tools
- EMI Higher Education Syllabi Compilation
- Common Curriculum, a free online system for lesson planning
- Textbooks/Publishers: 2011 Body of Knowledge Report
- Open Educational Resources OER Commons
- Rubric Maker
- Service-Learning in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Higher Education
- Assessment Methods: Report from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Focus Group
- Purdue Owl Writing Lab
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs
- Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy: Outcome Verbs, Assessment Questions, and Instructional Strategies Pocket Slide
- The Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking
- Office of the Hunter College Senate Guidelines for College-Wide Definitions of Course Levels
Additional References
FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Higher Education Task Force. Associates Outcomes Task Force Report. June 2014.
Hart Research Associates. Fulfilling the American Dream: Liberal Education and the Future of Work: Selected Findings from Online Surveys of Business Executives and Hiring Managers. Association of American Colleges and Universities. July 2018.