DSM444 Disaster Management Lead Faculty: Dr. Kenneth Goldberg
DPA This course discusses the management areas of policy,
planning, coordination, response, response management, and
recovery during emergencies and/or disasters; focusing on
defining and analyzing the role of managers in critical
situations of an unusual or severe nature resulting in injury,
loss of life and/or severe property damage. - Explain the term
emergency management and describe how it functions at the local,
state, and national levels. - Ensure that the legal basis for
performing their emergency management job is in place and that
the support systems needed to perform the job are addressed. -
Describe the key characteristics of the professional emergency
manager and develop strategies for adopting these
characteristics. - Identify the four phases of emergency
management and what is required of the emergency manager in each
of these phases. - Determine the necessary resource requirements
and develop the documents to garner and maintain the