EM 5160 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Institution:

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Description:

An introduction to crisis management, contingency planning, and organizational continuity and recovery from a public sector Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a private sector Business Crisis and Continuity Management, and a public/private sector partnership and critical infrastructure protection perspective. Course content and sequence are based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) model of Comprehensive Emergency Management, inter and intra- governmental relationships for emergency and disaster preparedness, response and recovery, the National Response Plan (NRP), the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and a multi-function model of Business Crisis and Continuity Management. Course topics include disaster typology, comprehensive emergency management, public and private partnerships for critical infrastructure protection and emergency and crisis management, strategic crisis management, business risk management, contingency planning, training and exercises, emergency response, business continuity and recovery, the role of the crisis management team, and crisis communication. Prerequisite: Graduate status STCW: None

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0.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.maritime.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 830-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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