The National Emergency Management Executive Academy
Second Session: E0682 Emergency Management in the 21st Century
Course Overview
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), partnering with the Center of Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), will deliver E0682, Emergency Management in the 21st Century. This course provides the emergency management leader with historical, social, economic, legal, and ethical perspectives that shape policy and decision–making. Participants have the opportunity to explore and analyze technical and operational issues of the Homeland Security enterprise in order to create an understanding of the link between policy and action and vice versa. The Cohort further develop critical thinking skills and novel problem-solving techniques when dealing with the complexity and pressures that are associated with emergency management executive–level decision making. Examples of evolving 21st century emergency management topics covered include climate change, critical infrastructure, cyber security, and political and economic trends.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the E0682 course participants will be able to:
- Apply emergency management historical knowledge to better build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from,and mitigate all hazards.
- Leverage knowledge of economic factors, demographic drivers, political considerations, and emerging issues to shape emergency management policy and decision-making.
- Assess and apply societal factors, including sociology and social responsibility, when developing emergency management policies and strategies for disaster preparedness, mitigation, protection, response, and recovery.
- Establish communication strategies for developing and maintaining high-value partnerships across disciplines and sectors.
- Evaluate and apply concepts of complexity and strategy to address disasters and disaster preparedness.
Admission Requirement
This course is ONLY open to those who have been formally accepted in the National Emergency Management Executive Academy.
Course Length
4 days
CEUs
2.8



