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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
EMGT 167-Managing Volunteer
and Community Response (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 119, FEMA 131,
FEMA 135, FEMA 213, and FEMA 215
(formerly EM 167)
Introduces fundamental emergency management
concepts, and surveys the roles and services of
disaster relief voluntary agencies throughout
U.S. history. Discusses the relationships between
voluntary and government agencies as part of
a multi-agency coordination system. Details
recruitment, motivation, management, training,
and safety reporting practices for both planned-for
and spontaneous volunteers in disaster scenarios.
Investigates effective strategies, principles, and
guidelines for utilizing volunteers in disaster planning
and whole community emergency response.
EMGT 169-Continuity of Operations
Planning (COOP) (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 103, FEMA 131,
FEMA 150, FEMA 173, and FEMA 176
(formerly EM 169)
Provides an overview of the concept of continuity
planning including the legal basis, the Continuity
Program Management Cycle, and essential
elements of a viable continuity program.
Explores the requirements for developing a
continuity program as prescribed in Federal
Continuity Directive (FCD) 1. Explains the
interdependencies of the Incident Command
System and exercise design to the COOP planning
process and provides experience developing and
implementing exercise/training programs.
EMGT 171-Mitigation (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 131, FEMA 104,
FEMA 186, FEMA 187, and FEMA 157
(formerly EM 171)
Introduces the concepts, terminology, and
considerations involved in hazard mitigation,
community sustainability, and resiliency. Investigates
risk management principles, means of implementing
and assessing them (e.g. Hazard Mitigation Plans
and sustainable construction practices), and
their cost and damage reduction effects. Orients
students to basic mechanics, risks, potential
partners, and mitigation options for a variety of
common natural and human-caused disaster events.
Prepares students to communicate preparedness,
prevention, and other mitigation approaches to
the broader public as means of both disaster effect
reduction and personal safety improvement.
EMGT 177-Emergency Management
Education Planner (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 103, FEMA 131,
FEMA 150, FEMA 196, FEMA 156, and FEMA 140
(formerly EM 177)
Introduces core concepts in disaster planning
specifically adapted to primary, secondary, or
post-secondary educational institutions. Explores
the response and recovery resources available
and responsibilities inherent to planners in such
institutions. Develops skills necessary for the
development of school Emergency Operations
Plans (EOPs) and the completion of preparedness
tasks for the maintenance and improvement
thereof. Investigates the connections between
planning for school readiness and preparing for,
responding to, and recovering from mass casualty
incidents, as well as what to do when a mass
casualty incident and a school location overlap.
EMGT 179-Public Information Officer (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 131, FEMA 171,
FEMA 151, FEMA 134, and FEMA 221
(formerly EM 179)
Introduces the role and responsibilities of the
Public Information Officer (PIO), and explores
the PIO's function in and typical interactions
with the public safety/emergency management
environment. Surveys the Joint Information
System (JIS) and the Joint Information Center (JIC),
and examines their relations and interactions in
theory and practice. Places the PIO role in the
context of the National Incident Management
System (NIMS), and investigates the uses of NIMS
components in conveying accessible and inclusive
situational awareness information to the public
before, during, and following a disaster event.
EMGT 181-Community Preparedness Planner (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 131, FEMA 140,
FEMA 181, FEMA 180, and FEMA 221
(formerly EM 181)
Trains students in the fundamentals of the
emergency planning process including the rationale
behind planning as a part of a holistic approach
using the emergency preparedness cycle. Develops a
student's capability for effective participation in the
all-hazard emergency operations planning process.
Introduces the importance of including people
with disabilities, access, and/or functional needs
in planning and response, and explores means by
which their needs or abilities may be most effectively
addressed and incorporated in the planning process.
EMGT 183-Critical Infrastructure Strategist (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 131, FEMA 188,
FEMA 195, FEMA 194, and FEMA 181
(formerly EM 183)
Provides training regarding critical infrastructure
duties and responsibilities at the state, local, tribal,
and territorial levels. Describes strategies for taking
action against insider threats to critical infrastructure
and explores real-world best practices for the same.
Explains duties and responsibilities for securing a
critical infrastructure. Introduces the concept of
resilience, discusses its beneficial effects on the
security and preparedness processes, and instructs on
the process and necessary mindset for developing,
planning for, and perpetually improving resilience in
general and for critical infrastructure in particular.
EMGT 187-Disaster Construction Issues (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 131, FEMA 104,
FEMA 105, FEMA 130, and FEMA 144
(formerly EM 187)
Provides an introduction to the issues related to
and that should be considered during construction
following a disaster. Introduces the National Incident
Management System, the Incident Command
System, Executive Order 12699 - Building for
Earthquakes of Tomorrow, National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) policy and regulations towards
retrofitting flood-prone residential structures, and
Environmental/Historical Preservation Compliance.
Examines impact of construction on environment,
population, and historic preservation sites prior
to and following disaster scenarios, and offers the
opportunity to analyze the difference between
practical necessities and compliance requirements
in response and rebuilding for recovery.
EMGT 201-Public Safety GIS and Technology (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: (EMGT 101
or ID 225) or FIRE 107 or GISA 101
(formerly EM 201)
Introduces students to the technologies, applications,
and tools relevant to the current emergency
management professional environment. Explores
the impact of a rapidly improving technological
environment on all phases of the emergency
management process and discusses potential
means of leveraging technology to improve
known deficiencies. Focuses intensively on the
applications of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) technology with a view to preparing students
for its necessary use in emergency management
careers. Offers experience in working with, creating,
and interpreting GIS maps and other visual products.
Discusses the future changes and challenges
facing the emergency management discipline
as a result of continued technological growth.
Course Descriptions
EMGT 213-Social Impacts of Disaster (3)
• Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly EM 213)
Provides students with an enhanced awareness of
the response planning and response challenges
of diverse individuals, groups, and communities
to disaster. Students will discover how disasters
influence structures, interactions, and subjective
perceptions among community members. Examines
how social inequality, including race, ethnicity, class,
and gender, result in enhanced vulnerabilities in
disasters. Students will analyze the diverse cultural
rules and biases of response organizations and
communities that converge during disasters.
EMGT 215-Planning and Response (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 140, FEMA 159, FEMA 174
(formerly EM 215)
Introduces the concepts and core components
of the emergency planning process, including
the rationale behind planning as an emergency
management process. Introduces participants to
the key concepts and principles of the National
Response Framework. Describes key Mission
Assignment (MA) concepts and provides knowledge
needed to carry out MA processing responsibilities.
EMGT 220-Emergency Operations Planning (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EMGT 101
(formerly EM 220)
Provides a thorough understanding of risk
management, operational planning, and strategic
planning as applied in current emergency
management policy. Teaches evaluation and
use of current policy tools to determine risk
vulnerabilities and capabilities, critically evaluate
an emergency operations plan, identify the
components of an emergency operations plan,
and assess the purpose of strategic planning.
EMGT 221-Public Safety
Leadership and Ethics (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EMGT
201 or FIRE 201 or CCJS 204
(formerly EM 221)
Provides the student with understanding of
leadership theories, skills, and techniques for
application in public safety. Introduces the
concept of effective leadership in public safety
by identifying leadership models utilized in
management throughout the lifecycle of incidents,
and evaluating current public safety leaders.
EMGT 225-Emergency
Management Mitigation (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 157, FEMA 186, FEMA 173
(formerly EM 225)
Explores the reasons and need for planning for
a sustainable, disaster-resistant community.
Introduces participants to mitigation basics for
both natural and human-driven disasters. Describes
the Continuity Management Program, Process
and Cycle, the fundamentals of Risk Management,
and the importance of Devolution Planning.
EMGT 235-Recovery and Assessment (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 103, FEMA 179 and FEMA 201
(formerly EM 235)
Provides students with the knowledge to plan an
effective damage assessment program, conduct
rapid damage assessments, and begin the process
of recovery and mitigation. Introduces students
to the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation
Program (HSEEP), exercise design, and exercises as
a concept. Explores the National Disaster Recovery
Framework (NDRF) key concepts, core principles,
and roles and responsibilities of NDRF leadership.
EMGT 297-Emergency
Management Capstone (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101; Prerequisite or Co-
requisite: EMGT 220 and EMGT 221
(formerly EM 297)
As the culminating experience for the Emergency
Management Track II major, this course enables
students to exercise critical thinking and evaluation
skills, while applying comprehension of the
emergency management discipline. Students will
write a research paper, under the supervision of a
faculty mentor, which demonstrates the ability to
analyze and synthesize the theories and practices to
reduce vulnerability to hazards and mitigate disasters.
ENGL: English
ENGL 70-Introduction to College
Reading andWriting (0) [6]
Prerequisite: Appropriate scores on the
reading and writing placement tests
(formerly EN 70)
Provides extended practice with academic writing
based on college-level texts. The course stresses the
interaction between critical reading, writing, and
thinking. The course offers structured practice and
support with writing academic essays, improving
reading comprehension, and increasing critical
reading skills to succeed in future college academic
tasks. Students are guided to become flexible,
confident, and independent readers and writers.
ENGL 75-Reading andWriting in the
Academic Disciplines (0) [4]
Prerequisite: Appropriate scores on the
reading and writing placement tests
(formerly EN 75)
Promotes the integrated approach to the
development of active reading and writing strategies
for the tasks and texts students encounter in
college. The course stresses the interaction among
the reader, the text, and the context and one's
ability to critically respond to a variety of writing
situations. The course addresses whole discourse
and sentence-level matters. Students are guided
to become independent readers and writers.
ENGL 100-Advanced Reading
for Composition (2)
Prerequisites: (A grade of C or better in ENGL
70 or ENGL 75) OR (appropriate scores on the
reading and writing placement tests) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73); Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly ACE 100)
Provides supplemental reading and writing
support for students co-enrolled in English
Composition (ENGL 101). The course targets
critical reading strategies necessary for success
in ENGL 101 and other college-level courses that
require intensive reading. Students are guided
to become independent readers capable of
engaging in rigorous academic conversations.
ENGL 101-English Composition (3)
• Gen Ed English
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR (satisfactory performance
on the writing assessment and satisfactory
performance on the reading assessment)
(formerly EN 101)
Develops students' ability to use writing,
reading, research, and thinking processes to
create documented essays that demonstrate
the conventions of academic writing.
ENGL 102-English Composition and Literature (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Gen Ed Communications
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 102)
Reinforces, through an examination of literature, the
reading, writing, critical thinking, and information
literacy skills introduced in English Composition.
By exploring literary texts from fiction, poetry, and
drama, students learn to clarify their own values and
identities as well as develop a better understanding
of ideas and cultures beyond their own experience.