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2006 Body of Knowledge Report FEMA Higher Education Project

2006 Body of Knowledge Report FEMA Higher Education Project. Carol Cwiak North Dakota State University. The survey instrument sought basic demographic information: Program name Location Degree level Estimated number of students Name and title of respondent AND …

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2006 Body of Knowledge Report FEMA Higher Education Project

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  1. 2006 Body of Knowledge ReportFEMA Higher Education Project Carol Cwiak North Dakota State University

  2. The survey instrument sought basic demographic information: Program name Location Degree level Estimated number of students Name and title of respondent AND… Top ten “must reads” for students

  3. Distributed to 93 Institutions via email Responses from 35 Institutions Response rate was 38% Programs with more than one program level were requested to submit individual responses for each program

  4. Seven (7) responses received from twenty-six (26) programs surveyed • Twenty-seven percent (27%) response rate • Student enrollment: Six - less than 50 students One - in excess of 150 students • Fifty-three (53) entries recorded • Forty-five (45) were solitary selections • 85% of the list selections chosen by only one program Associate Level

  5. Number one “must read” - Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow & Bullock -six of seven programs selected it • Disasters by Design by Mileti, Avoiding Disaster by Laye, Facing the Unexpected by Tierney, Lindell & Perry, the National Response Plan and NIMS (FEMA/DHS) and Introduction to Natural and Manmade Disasters and Their Effects on Buildings by McDonald each were selected twice Associate Level

  6. Twelve (12) responses received from thirty (30) programs surveyed (included Bachelor Level Concentrations and Minors) • Forty percent (40%) response rate • Three Stand-Alones also included – three (3) responses received from forty (40) programs surveyed • Seven percent (7%) response rate Bachelor Level

  7. Student enrollment: • Twelve - less than 50 students • Two - 100-150 students • One - 200 students • 127 entries recorded • 111 were solitary selections • 87% of the list selections chosen by only one program Bachelor Level

  8. Number one “must read” - Disasters by Design by Mileti – selected six times • Facing the Unexpected by Tierney, Lindell & Perry, Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow and Bullock, and Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters by Waugh all were each selected by four programs Bachelor Level

  9. Twelve (14) responses received from thirty (30) programs surveyed • Forty-seven percent (47%) response rate • Student enrollment: Eight - less than 50 students Six - 50-100 students • 131 entries recorded • 114 were solitary selections • 87% of the list selections chosen by only one program Graduate Level

  10. Number one “must read” - Disasters by Designby Mileti with eight programs selecting it • Facing the Unexpected by Tierney, Lindell & Perry was selected by seven programs. • Methods of Disaster Research by Stallings, Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow and Bullock, and Disasters and Democracy by Platt were each selected by four programs Graduate Level

  11. 10 Natural Hazard Mitigation by Godschalk, et al. (4) • Introduction to Homeland Security • by Haddow & Bullock (5) 8 National Response Plan by FEMA/DHS (6) Top Reads Across Programs

  12. 7 National Incident Management System by FEMA/DHS (6) 6 Disasters and Democracy by Platt (6) 5 The 9/11 Commission Report by The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (6) Top Reads Across Programs

  13. 4 Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management by Waugh (7) 3 Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States by Tierney, Lindell & Perry (13) Top Reads Across Programs

  14. 2 Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow & Bullock (14) 1 Disasters By Design: A Reassessment of Natural Disasters in the United States by Mileti (16) Top Reads Across Programs

  15. What Have We Learned? • About 85% of the “must reads” provided were specific to one program • There is not a lot of consensus on what is critical material at any program level • Program foundation is dictating reading selections, more than a general body of emergency management knowledge

  16. What’s next? • Principles of emergency management • Utilizing the foundational program focus as a starting point for establishing Body of Knowledge materials • Appreciation of specificity in program focus at all levels

  17. Contact Information Carol Cwiak Emergency Management Program Department of Sociology North Dakota State University P.O. Box 5075 Fargo, ND 58105 carol.cwiak@ndsu.edu

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