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Click on the name of an online engineering graduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Applied Decision Theory (MET5003) |
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Northcentral University |
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This course introduces decision theory and its applications of utility theory to decision making under risk and uncertainty in managing organizations. |
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Applied Systems Theory (MET5002) |
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Northcentral University |
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Systems engineering has been recognized as the process by which the orderly evolution of man-made systems can be achieved. The knowledge and tools needed for implementation of this process are discussed, including the system design process, system analysis and modeling, and the techniques of designing for operational feasibility. This course examines managerial systems concepts such as open/closed systems, equifinality, equilibrium, synergism and cybernetics in order to understand and optimize organizational processes. An overview of system engineering management is presented. |
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Case Analyses: Crisis and Disaster (EM500) |
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Engineering |
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American Public University |
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This course is an in-depth look at specific public crises to examine preparation, response, and recovery from them. Included in the course are issues of leadership and decision making, organizational structure, and, training, among many other issues that are brought to bear when a crisis strikes a nation, state, locality, or community. This course should not be taken until you have completed five or more of the core and/or concentration courses for your degree. |
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Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (EM501) |
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Engineering |
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American Public University |
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This course covers the science associated with hazardous materials, to include those used in human terrorism and the most common hazardous materials in general use. This course is designed to provide the non-scientist student with the chemical bases for the characterization of hazardous materials and resultant handling and storage considerations as well as the interactions between materials and appropriate segregation and incident response considerations. This course does not require any prior chemistry knowledge. |
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Emergency and Disaster Planning and Management (EM504) |
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American Public University |
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This course focuses on the pre-emergency functions that are critical in emergency management and disaster relief systems, to include mitigation, risk management, planning, and process. The course covers all issues associated with emergency planning up to the point that the emergency actually occurs. |
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Emergency and Disaster Response, Relief, & Recovery (EM505) |
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American Public University |
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This course focuses on the response, relief, and recovery associated with a public emergency. It identifies the principles of sound response, coordinated relief, and orderly recovery. Importantly, it identifies public emergency systems from a variety of different communities that implement the principles of response and recovery effectively. |
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Emergency and Disaster Theory (EM506) |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the fundamental principles and theory of emergency and disaster. It covers the conceptual necessities for effective preparation, response, and recovery. It identifies specific examples of effective theory in practice in different systems. |
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Emergency Management and Public Law (EM507) |
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American Public University |
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This course identifies the public law, regulation, and associated policy that facilitates and in some cases restricts emergency management planning, recovery, and relief. Topics include national, state, and local issues and examples of public law. The course also covers issues associated with intergovernmental (fire, police, EMS, emergency management, military, etc.) action in emergencies as such action relates to regulation or public law. |
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Emergency Management Omnibus (EM599) |
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American Public University |
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This is an omnibus designation for acceptable academic credit or work experience that does not fit a particular University System course, but which applies to a specific area of study or to Emergency Management in general. |
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Emerging Technologies (MET5017) |
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Northcentral University |
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This course seeks to identify and understand the direction and consequences of emerging technologies on industry and society. Considers evolutionary development of technology and application, revolutionary inventions that address old or new requirements, and expanding needs that result from new technological possibilities. |
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Environmental Systems Management (MET5011) |
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Northcentral University |
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This course is built around a practical approach to environmentally conscious manufacturing and marketing. This course takes the Learner from the design of a product completely through to the marketing of the product. Legal aspects of environmental regulation and international environmentally conscious manufacturing and marketing are overviewed in the course. |
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Epidemiology (EM509) |
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American Public University |
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This course provides a graduate level study of epidemiologic concepts and approaches to population problems in public health. It covers a wide spectrum of topics, to include outbreak investigation, test properties, and study design. The course will provide understanding of disease and disease transmission, rates and proportions associated with different forms of outbreak, and epidemiological risk management methods and measures. |
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Fire & Emergency Services Policy and Regulation (EM511) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a detailed study of fire and emergency services policy and the regulatory framework, covering international, national, and local systems. It analyzes the policy and regulatory framework to uncover strengths, weaknesses, and tradeoffs made in rural, urban, and other settings based on political decision making and resource availability and allocation. |
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Fire & Emergency Services: Capital Equipment & Facilities (EM510) |
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American Public University |
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This course covers the conceptual and practical issues associated with fire and emergency service capitalization, research and development, facility design/structure, and equipment. It provides understanding and coping analysis associated with the risks and tradeoffs that occur in most every fire and emergency services system. |
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Fire Administration (EM545) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the relationship of fire administration and the role of executive fire administrators in the administration of complex issues in a dynamic environment. The course covers political, legal, cultural, social, and ethical issues faced by modern fire administrators within the context of public administration. Topics include examination of the impacts, influences, challenges, and opportunities of public and private fire functions and roles. This course provides students an opportunity to develop an understanding of advanced fire administration concepts. |
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Fire Risk Management and Fire Safety (EM512) |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the issues of risk management and fire safety, to include coverage of decision science, prioritization, resource limitation, and scenario playing. Consideration is given to different types of risk and the many different forms that fire safety takes in different models. |
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Fire Structure and Organization (EM521) |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the structural fire fighting organization in the United States, to include historical and contemporary issues. The course focuses on commonalities and differences in fire system structures, organizations, and designs and the strengths and weaknesses inherent in those various systems. The course also studies the relation of the fire system to other emergency management systems with which it must function (i.e.: emergency medical, police, local/state/federal coordination, military, interstate coordination, etc.) |
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Fire-Rescue Incident Management (EM513) |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the organizational behavior, leadership, management, and other issues directly and indirectly associated with fire and rescue incident management. Different forms of incident management will be studied, to reveal system and behavioral strengths, weaknesses, and other considerations of each form. |
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Hazardous Materials Management (EM514) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of the issues and policies that have led to current business practices as applied to Hazardous Material (Hazmat) programs today. Jurisdictional boundaries and conflicts will be examined and particular emphasis will be placed on the Federal definitions for materials. Initial response will be studied in terms of actual first response activity, protocols and personnel response. |
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Improving Productivity Through Technology (MET5016) |
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Northcentral University |
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This course is primarily concerned with the processes of acquiring technology to improve productivity in the firm. This includes looking at organizational change needed to successfully implement technological advances. The course will review organizations and their attempts to adopt technological innovations - especially computer and information system related innovations. This course will also examine the changes needed to make effective use of new technology and assure consistency between the technology and organizational processes and structures.This course also ivestigates the impact of technology on improving productivity, and the limits of such improvements. |
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