1. Analyze disasters and the evolution of emergency management from 1900 to present time.
2. Examine the collaboration between multiple emergency management stakeholders in response to a focusing event.
3. Assess emergency management capabilities with regard to major disasters that have occurred since the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.
4. Investigate major disasters that contributed to changes in federal government policy and procedures for emergency management.

Emergency management: The American experience 1900-2010 (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: CRC Press (2012)

Author: Rubin, C. B. (Ed.).

ISBN: 9781466517530

Price: $50.91

1. Describe the authorities, directives, and policies of the national structures for disaster management, including the Robert T. Stafford Act, Homeland Security Act of 2002, Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, Presidential Decision Directives, Homeland Security Presidential Directives, HSPD-5: Management of Domestic Incidents, and HSPD-8: National Preparedness.
2. Analyze the Federal Response Plan, National Response Plan, and the National Response Framework, including the Emergency Support Functions and the ESF Support Agencies.
3. Examine the National Incident Management System, Incident Command System and National Response Framework.
4. Describe structure and components of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) including the design and structure, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, interface between federal, state and local governments, media relations, modes of communication and stress management, and analyze the effectiveness and performance of the EOC after an emergency or disaster.

Principles of emergency management and emergency operations centers (EOC)

Publisher: CRC Press (2011)

Author: Fagel, Michael J.

ISBN: 978-1-4398-3851-8

Price: $103.95

1. Examine homeland security in terms of federal government policy and the perception of citizens.
2. Explore examples of domestic terrorism.
3. Analyze the enabling legislation that created the Department of Homeland Security, reshaped the intelligence community, and provided new powers for law enforcement to prevent terrorism.
4. Analyze the structure and function of the homeland security critical mission areas.
5. Critique key planning and response documents to include the National Incident Management System, the National Response Framework, and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan.
6. Predict potential future threats from terrorism.

Understanding homeland security (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: Sage (2016)

Author: Martin, G.

ISBN: 9781506346137

Price: $94.64

1. Analyze the contributing factors that resulted in major historical disasters.
2. Discuss the response and recovery processes that were undertaken in past disasters.
3. Evaluate the collaborative efforts that were employed in past disasters.
4. Analyze the lessons learned from major disasters of the past.
5. Examine the future direction of emergency management.

Case studies in disaster response and emergency management (Rev: 2nd ed.)

Publisher: Routledge (2017)

Author: Valick, N. A., & Tracy, P. E.

ISBN: 9781498788519

Price: (No information available)