130705

Emergency Management

An examination of the social, psychological, community and organisational aspects of disaster management in New Zealand. Emphasis is on the development and implementation of an all-hazards, comprehensive and integrated approach to emergency management. Selected readings and case studies will be used to facilitate the development of an effective response to social, psychological, community and organisational issues.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

130705

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

700-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

30

Subject

Emergency Services Management

Course planning information

General progression requirements

You may enrol in a postgraduate course (that is a 700-, 800- or 900-level course) if you meet the prerequisites for that course and have been admitted to a qualification which lists the course in its schedule.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Explore beyond the concepts of traditional response-focused Emergency Management.
  • 2 Learn some aspects of the history and evolution of ideas surrounding Emergency Management from a global perspective.
  • 3 Examine the theory behind command and control structures in Emergency Response.
  • 4 Delve into the fundamentals of Emergency Management Planning.
  • 5 Investigate the role of community and individual resilience in improving Emergency Management.
  • 6 Discover the interrelated role of all phases of Emergency Management, particularly the importance of the oft-overlooked Recovery Phase.
  • 7 Be introduced to the outline concepts of Risk Management and its application.
  • 8 Assemble all these pieces to understand Comprehensive Emergency Management.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 20%
Written Assignment 30%
Written Assignment 50%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.

Compulsory

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Author
COPPOLA, D.P.
ISBN
9780128173688
Edition
4TH EDTION 2020
Publisher
BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN, MA

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