Courses I have taken or am taking

George Washington University

EMSE 232 - Crisis and Emergency Management

To provide a working knowledge of current emergency management concepts, practices and players in the United States and around the world and to examine the changing nature and structure of emergency management after September 11.

EMSE 240 - Terrorism Preparedness:  Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Management

In depth investigation of terrorists, theirs targets and potential methods, and the resultant implications for emergency management mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery.   Explores terrorists and their motives, vulnerability of critical infrastructure and other civilian targets, risk assessment and emergency management interventions.  Describes and critiques local, national and international resources and initiatives in this evolving modern phenomenon.

EMSE 269 - Elements of Problem Solving and Decision Making

In this course the concepts of how to formulate, structure, analyze, and solve complex decision problems will be studied.  These concepts will make use of: (1) influence diagrams and decision trees for modeling decision problems, (2) Bayesian analysis as applied to decision analysis, (3) the concept and use of subjective probability, (4) the value of information, and finally (5) the use of probability models for solving decision problems.

FEMA Independent Study Courses*

IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position

IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management

IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100

IS-139 Exercise Design

IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management

IS-235 Emergency Planning

IS-240 Leadership & Influence

IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving

IS-242 Effective Communication

IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers

IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams

IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction

* All courses for the FEMA Professional Development Series have been taken