Autumn Quarter 2009

Introduction to Comprehensive Emergency Management

Schedule: Sept. 30-Dec. 18, 2009; 3 credits; $1,734 plus $13 technology fee.
Instructor: Bob Freitag.

This course establishes the principles and practices of comprehensive risk reduction. Specifically, this course will develop your awareness and understanding of the concepts of risks and hazards, and will build skills in the use of emergency management tools, techniques, and resources. You will apply risk and risk-reduction measures to manipulate vulnerable elements and organizational capabilities. You will also gain insight into intergovernmental programs and relationships, and the broader social context involved in planning for and managing emergency situations. At the end of the course, you will use a "tabletop" exercise as a tool to practice applying concepts and principles to a target neighborhood. Offered every fall.

Winter Quarter 2010

Physical Critical Infrastructures (elective)

Schedule: Jan. 4-March 19, 2010; 3 credits; $1,734, plus $13 technology fee.
Instructor: Hilda Blanco.

This course examines best practices to reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure systems due to accidents, natural disasters or terrorist attacks. Vulnerability analysis is introduced through a Model-Based Vulnerability Analysis (MBVA) approach recently developed for application to critical infrastructure protection.

Emergency Systems, Public Health and Disease Control (elective)

Schedule: Jan. 4-March 19, 2010; 3 credits; $1,734, plus $13 technology fee.
Instructor: John Kobayashi.

This course describes how the private and public health-care systems of the United States intersect in dealing with critical situations. Students learn about the distinct cultures of private health-care, public-health and emergency service providers, their existing communication channels, and coordination activities in times of emergencies.

Spring Quarter 2010

Strategic Planning Practicum 1

Schedule: March 29-June 4, 2010; 3 credits; $1,734, plus $13 technology fee.
Instructor: Hilda Blanco.

This course reviews the history of critical infrastructures, the nature of strategic planning in the public sector, and pressing challenges to critical infrastructures. Students learn about the all-hazards approach to disasters, and examine the challenges of planning and protecting infrastructures, with a critical look at the concepts of protection and resiliency. Review how counties and cities currently plan to protect their critical infrastructures, of intergovernmental issues of coordination, and of the value of taking a regional perspective. After learning about the use of scenario development by the National Intelligence Council and the Department of Homeland Security, students develop a planning scenario project for critical infrastructures.

Summer Quarter 2010

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Fundamentals

Schedule: July 1-Sept. 30, 2010; 4 credits; $916, plus $17 technology fee.
Instructor: Eric McConaghy.

This course introduces the concepts and skills essential to using a GIS for spatial analysis and problem solving. Covers the use, design, and construction of maps. Components of a GIS, spatial and tabular data, raster and vector data, types of spatial analysis, and database management within a GIS framework are also discussed. Students gain experience in planning, implementation and management of GIS projects using desktop GIS technology, metadata documentation, and management case studies to demonstrate the breadth of GIS applications. A series of course projects introduces an array of data sources and information tools associated with emergency management, hazards and homeland security. Projects give students the opportunity to apply capabilities and skills to a variety of GIS tasks related to emergency management. Offered every summer, winter and spring.