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Issues and Trends in Emergency Management - SESC9281
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Risk and Safety Sciences
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative 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)

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