Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Emergency Management
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Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Specialization in Emergency Management
The Emergency Management Specialization focuses on promoting emergency management roles in the public sector and NGOs. It allows students to expand their knowledge, analyze best practices, and apply emergency management concepts within a public administration context. Specifically, students will complete coursework related to local emergency management and the disaster cycle. They will understand the importance of the disaster management cycle in public administration. Ultimately, students will develop a grant proposal for an emergency management function.
Specialization Requirements
(3 courses, 9 semester credit hours)
Course Name
The course covers the disaster management cycle and critical incident management. Students are familiarized with the four stages of the disaster management cycle (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery). Furthermore, students will apply their understanding of the disaster management cycle in a comprehensive deliverable designed to enable a critical view of disaster management from an executive leadership perspective. Additionally, students will discuss critical incident management in relation to these phases of the disaster management cycle and, ultimately, in the scope of the signature assignment.
In this course, students will analyze the operations and preparedness of local emergency management systems and their ability to respond to natural and manmade disasters. Students will learn how the National Incident Management System functions and use it to plan the use of emergency response organizations. Students will explain and assess local community capabilities to maintain the safety of their populations and the processes through which local emergency response agencies can request assistance.
The course is designed to teach students the essential elements of grant writing, including how to search for Requests for Proposals, craft Letters of Intent and Inquiry, and write grant proposals. All parts of a grant proposal, such as Executive Summaries, Statements of Need, Project Descriptions, Budgets, Evaluation Plans, Organizational Backgrounds, Sustainability Plans, and Partnerships and Collaborations, are covered. The course also discusses the administration of grants within an agency. For the signature assignment, students will choose an RFP and develop a grant proposal. Finally, students will present their grant proposals virtually as a culminating project.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Determine effective strategies for local emergency management to serve the homeland security function, particularly in the public sector.
- Assess best practices in disaster management for a natural or man-made disaster in the context of public administration.
- Demonstrate effective grant writing through the completion of a grant proposal aligned with a focus on emergency management in a public administration context.
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