California University of Pennsylvania
Guidelines for New Course Proposals
University Course Syllabus
Department of History and Political Science
UCC Approval date: 2/26/2018
A. Protocol
Course Name: Emergency Management Principles, Law and Policy
Course Number: AST 710
Credits: 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Maximum Class Size (face-to-face): N/A
Maximum Class Size (online): 35
B. Objectives of the Course:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
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Describe the history of emergency management
Analyze the intergovernmental context of emergency management
Identify natural and technological hazards
Apply the principles of risk assessment
Analyze the principles of disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness
Describe the principles of emergency communications
Analyze the principles of disaster response and recovery
Identify the principles of international disaster relief
Analyze the law and policy issues related to emergency management

C. Catalog Description:
This course examines the theory and practice of emergency management. The interaction of government
emergency management and the private sector will be reviewed. The principles of emergency management
disciplines will be addressed in the context of law and policy issues.
D. Outline of the Course:
1. The historical context of emergency management
2. Hazards and risk management
3. Mitigation
4. Preparedness
5. Emergency communications
6. Emergency response
7. Recovery
8. International disaster management
E. Teaching Methodology:
1) Traditional Classroom Methodology
N/A
2) Online Methodology
Discussions, case studies, readings, online research, assignments

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Text
George D. Haddock, Jane A. Bullock, Damon P. Coppola, Introduction to Emergency Management (6th ed
2017)

G. Assessment Activities:
1) Traditional Classroom Assessment
N/A
2) Online Assessment
Discussion board posts, case study assignments, critical analysis exam, policy paper
H. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
OSD
Revised June 2015
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations. Students
requesting approval for reasonable accommodations should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities
(OSD). Students are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for self-identifying, providing documentation and
requesting accommodations in a timely manner.
Students will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to faculty when requesting accommodations that
involve the faculty.
Contact Information:
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Location:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Web Site:

Carter Hall - G-35
(724) 938-5781
(724) 938-4599
osdmail@calu.edu
http://www.calu.edu/osd

Title IX Syllabus Addendum

California University of Pennsylvania
Reporting Obligations of Faculty Members under Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681, et seq.

California University of Pennsylvania and its faculty are committed to assuring a safe and productive educational
environment for all students. In order to meet this commitment and to comply with the Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and guidance from the Office of Civil Rights, the University requires faculty members to
report incidents of sexual violence shared by students to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, Dr. John A.
Burnett, Special Assistant to the President for EEEO, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, Burnett@calu.edu,
724-938-4014. The only exceptions to the faculty member’s reporting obligation are when incidents of sexual
violence are communicated by a student during a classroom discussion, in a writing assignment for a class, or as
part of a University-approved research project. Faculty members are obligated to report sexual violence or any
other abuse of a student who was, or is, a child (person under 18 years of age) when the abuse allegedly occurred
to the person designated in the University protection of minors policy.
The University’s information regarding the reporting of sexual violence and the resources that are available to
victims of sexual violence is set forth at:
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Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724-938-4014
o Social Equity Home Page
www.calu.edu/SocialEquity
o Social Equity Policies
www.calu.edu/SEpolicies
o Social Equity Complaint Form
www.calu.edu/SEcomplaint
Counseling Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4056

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End Violence Center, Carter Hall G94, 724-938-5707
Student Affairs, Natali Student Center 311, 724-938-4439
Wellness Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4232
Women’s Center, Natali Student Center 117, 724-938-5857
Threat Response Assessment and Intervention Team (T.R.A.I.T.) & Dept. of Public Safety &
University Police, Pollock Maintenance Building, 724-938-4299
o EMERGENCY: From any on-campus phone & Dial H-E-L-P or go to any public pay phone
& Dial *1. (*Identify the situation as an emergency and an officer will be dispatched
immediately.)

Supportive Instructional Materials, e.g. library materials, web sites, etc.
FEMA Fundamentals of Emergency Management: http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIweb/edu/fem.asp
Additional Information for Course Proposals

K. Proposed Instructors:
Legal Studies program instructors
L. Rationale for the Course:
Emergency management is a major component of homeland security for federal, state, and local governments.
The Homeland Security concentration currently does not have a dedicated course to the study of emergency
management. This course will fill that existing gap.
M. Specialized Equipment or Supplies Needed:
None
N. Answer the following questions using complete sentences:
1) Does the course require additional human resources? (Please explain)
Yes or No?
No
2) Does the course require additional physical resources? (Please explain)
Yes or No?
No
3) Does the course change the requirements in any particular major? (Please explain)
Yes or No?
Yes.
The course will be a required course in the revised M.S. in Legal Studies: Homeland Security
Concentration
4) Does the course replace an existing course in your program? (If so, list the course)
Yes or No?
No

5) How often will the course be taught?
Once per year
Click here to add text to qualify your selection for course timing, if necessary.
6) Does the course duplicate an existing course in another Department or College? (If the possibility exists,
indicate course discipline, number, and name)
No
Click here if the answer to Question N6, above is YES. Indicate the other discipline/department and the
other course number and name.
O. If the proposed course includes substantial material that is traditionally taught in another discipline, you must
request a statement of support from the department chair that houses that discipline.
N/A
P. Please identify if you are proposing to have this course considered as a menu course for General Education.
The General Education Committee must consider and approve the course proposal before consideration by
the UCC.
No

Q. Approval Form
Provide the Approval Form (Signature Page) with the signatures of your department
Chair AND college Dean (electronically).