Issues and Trends in Emergency Management - SESC9281


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Safety Science
	Course Outline: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 0
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

The purpose of this course is to identify the paradigms and frameworks that underpin emergency management policies and procedures, and explore their contribution and effectiveness in achieving community outcomes.

The course explores existing paradigms in emergency management and demonstrates how they drive existing emergency management practices. It considers how research findings and current and emerging technologies might inform change in emergency management paradigms.

Note: Short Course mode (compulsory 5-day workshop plus assessable tasks completed subsequently)