EMERGENCY MGT/HOMELAND SECURITY GRADUATE
EDUCATIONNASPAA OCTOBER 2, 2010
Dr. Christine G. Springer
UNLV Program Background Information
Offered through UNLV Department of Public Administration - First Graduate Class 2004
Supported by the UNLV Institute for Security Studies
36-Hours of Graduate Programming Completed in 24 months
6 Weekends On-Campus – Remainder On-Line Affordable Tuition with Financial Aid Possible Online Community of Practice and Discussions NPS Certificate Program Leads into Degree
– Foundations of Homeland Defense and Security– Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Homeland Defense
and Security– Strategic Planning and Organizational Imperatives– Special Topics in Homeland Defense and Secuirty
UNLV Program Background Information ECEM 711 Crisis and Emergency Mgt ECEM 712 Science of Catastrophes ECEM 713 Evolution of Terrorism ECEM 714 Intergovernmental Context ECEM 721 Organizational Leadership ECEM 722 Community Preparedness ECEM 723 Human Conditions ECEM 724 Exercise Design and Resp Plan ECEM 731 Risk and Mitigation ECEM 732 Prevention and Planning ECEM 733 Response and Recovery ECEM 734 Capstone Experience
WHO IS CHRISTINE GIBBS SPRINGER?
DIRECTOR OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EMERGENCY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
CEO – RED TAPE LIMITED – 1992 (WWW.REDTAPELIMITED.COM)
MPA, PH.d, PROFESSOR AT UNLV IN URBAN STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FORMER PRESIDENT OF ASPA FORMER DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVT AND
COMMUNITY RELATIONS – SALT RIVER PROJECT WHO’S WHO INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
NASPAA PANEL MEMBERS
DR. STAN SUPINSKI– HOMELAND SECURITY CURRICULUM
KAY C. GOSS– EMERGENCY MGT CURRICULUM
EMILY BENTLEY– HSEM INTEGRATION AND UNDERGRADUATE
CORE COMPETENCIES KEITH CLEMENT
– FRAMEWORK FOR PA IN NATL HSEM ACCREDITATION
EVOLVING EDUCATION AS THE FIELD DEFINES ITSELF
CURRICULAR, CULTURAL, STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES
TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL ACADEMICS
DIVERSE STUDENTS, FACULTY, INSTITUTIONS
WHAT NEXT?
Purpose of The Research:Preliminary Findings
Determine How Graduate Education Courses in Emergency Mgt/Homeland Security are Structured
Instructional Approach and Instructor Background
Program Management Within University and Security Community
Challenges Faced Opportunities Ahead
EXPLORATORY STUDY
Sources of Data Homeland Security
Programs Posted on EMI Website (2008)
Survey Responses from CHDS and EMI Program Mgrs (2008)
Job Advertisements by Universities for Faculty (2006-2007)
Survey Responses vs.
Listed Courses/Degree Programs 14 H.S./25 E.M. Undergraduate 42 H.S./56 E.M. Graduate
Programs 3 H.S./8 E.M. Doctoral 8 Certificates
96 Certificates 39 International Security
45 Global Security 36 M.B.A.
36 M.S 36 M.A.
56 M.P.A. 36 Engineering
81 D.B.A.
Questions Asked. . . What Kind of Program? How and When Created? Target Students and Organizations? University Partnership? Housed in Dept,Center or Institute? On-Line or Face-to-Face? Homeland Security Courses or Related? Instructors – How Many and When Hired? Background of Instructors? Key Skills Targeted? What Do Employers Want? Multi-Disciplinary? Accredited? Biggest Challenge?
CURRICULAR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOMELAND SECURITY
AND EMERGENCY MGT
“The next terrorist disaster could take many forms – from a dam collapse to a biological attack to a
nuclear attack. . .the range of possibilities is so great that a broad approach is necessary.”
-William L. Waugh Terrorism as Disaster - 2006
“Orientations of hard scientists may differ greatly from humanities or social sciences however, one is not better than the other.”
-C. P. Snow The Two Cultures - 1959
CURRICULAR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOMELAND SECURITY
AND EMERGENCY MGT
Intergovernmental Context
Course Content
Program Placement Within University
Defining Disaster
Management Paradigm
Specialized Degrees and Certificates
CONCENTRATIONS IN. . .
HOMELAND SECURITY
HAZARD POLICY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY MGT
AEROSPACE SECURITY
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
WHAT CORE COMPETENCIES?
CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS
INTRODUCTION TO HOMELAND SECURITY
TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE
POLITICS/ECONOMICS
THEORY
HISTORY/PSYCHOLOGY
RESEARCH
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION ASSESSMENT
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS TAUGHT BY COURSES
SURVEYED SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS
ADMINISTRATIVE, MGT AND PUBLIC POLICY
TECHNICAL SKILLS, STANDARDS, TOOLS
PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL,
POLITICAL
EMPLOYER PREFERENCES
CORE KNOWLEDGE– BASIC TECHNOLOGY– BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE– COMMUNICATIONS– CRITICAL THINKING– RESOURCE MGT– REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYER PREFERENCES
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC SKILLS– FUNDAMENTALS OF
HOMELAND SECURITY– FUNDAMENTALS OF GOVT– BUSINESS PRINCIPLES– CRIMINAL JUSTICE– LAW ENFORCEMENT– EMERGENCY MGT– NATL DEF AND INTELLIGENCE– RISK MGT– INTERNATIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS
Questions Asked of 300MANAGERS IN EACH FIELDWhat Core Competency?
Leadership and Team Building Experience
Operate Within Socio-Political Framework Mastery of Emergency Mgt. Functions
Characteristics of Successful Emergency Managers?
Inspire Confidence Aware and Knowledgeable
Build Teams Work Within the Bureaucracy
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
COMMUNICATION SUPERVISION COMPLIANCE WITH
REGULATORY AND FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS STRUCTURE MORE
IMPORTANT TO FEDERAL
SHARED LEADERSHIP MORE
IMPORTANT TO STATE AND LOCAL
HOW DO STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS DIFFER FROM
FEDERAL? STATE/LOCAL
COMPETENCE LEADING WITHIN
BUREAUCRACY TRUSTWORTHINESS DYNAMISM
FEDERAL
PROFESSIONALISM TECHNICAL ACUMEN FRAMING A VISION CHALLENGING STATUS
QUO
SIX CHALLENGES NOTED IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
Courses
Core
Electives
Methods
Students
Target Market
Partner Orgs
Course Offerings
Traditional University Community
Emergency Management
Structure
Location
Technology
Teaching Method
Homeland Security
TWO CONTRASTING IMAGESCarol Cwiak - 2007
DEFINITION (2007)– MANAGERIAL FUNCTION CHARGED
WITH CREATING THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH COMMUNIITIES REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO HAZARDS AND COPE WITH DISASTER
COMMENT (2007)– THE IDEA OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES
SUGGESTS A PROFESSIONAL CONSISTENCY THAT DOES NOT EXIST.
SIX CHALLENGES NOTED IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
Funding
Consistent
Institutional Support
Grant
Credibility
Non-Traditional
Multi-Disciplinary
Traditional University Community
Emergency Management
Teachers
Adjunct
Diverse
Flexible
Homeland Security
Defining Program Status
Most students choose to focus on emergency management not homeland security. I can’t expand our offering because I can’t get the department to hire another faculty member with expertise or interest. We are trying to hire a new professor with GIS expertise but they are expected to focus on economic development not homeland security. Most of our students are in a certificate, MPA, Policy, Public Health, Geography, Criminal Justice or Ph.D. students from political science and public policy.
Program Manager’s Response - 2008
On-Line vs Face-to-Face Instruction
“More work than a classroom class…”
“You don’t have to worry about cheating-I couldn’t pay anyone enough to do this…More and better instructor involvement than in a classroom…With my shift schedule this way the only way I could do the class. . .This course forced me to be involved and to interact”
-Walter Green - 2000
“Student learning appears to be highest when a course is neither all face-to-face nor all virtual but
is instead a mixture of both”
-Churkovich and Oughtred - 2002
Opportunities Noted. . . . .PROGRAMS ARE GROWING
1-2 YEARS OLD (56%) DESIRED COURSES OFFERED
POLICIES, PLANNING, RESPONSE, COORDINATION
FACULTY HIRES INCREASINGMOST HAVE RECENTLY HIRED JOB
POSTINGS INCREASINGMORE ADS IN 2007 THAN 2006
DEMAND FOR COURSES INCREASING ON-LINE INSTRUCTION WORKS FOR
STUDENTSPROGRAMS ACCREDITED
Analysis and Conclusions
Program Diversity Maturation
Continues Graduate Degree in
Homeland Security Could Mean Many Things
Desire for Policy, Planning, Response Coordination Courses
Analysis and Conclusions Emerging as an
Academic Field Instructional
Techniques Favor On-Line
Professionals Need to become More Active in Standard Setting + Accreditation Process
Programs are Responding to Student and Employer Requirements
Directions for Future Research… How To Integrate Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Curricula? How To Refine Core Competencies? How To Maintain Relationship with Funding
Entities and Also Academic Autonomy? How To Develop Program Credibility Within the
University? How To Develop Coherent Courses in a
Multidisciplinary Environment? What Core Knowledge and Skills Gained? How To Grow Curriculum in the Future as
Disaster Events Deflect Long-Term Consistency?
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Graduate Education:What Next?
QUESTIONS
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