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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. Examines the potential of the arts for enhancing the cognitive, affective, social, and physical development of children. Introduces students to the skills needed to integrate visual art, drama, and music into the early childhood and elementary school curriculum. Also emphasizes themes as a way of organizing the curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. A study of the current views on the development of reading, stages of learning to read and assessment of reading problems. Effective strategies for working with students who experience reading difficulties will be examined. Word recognition, vocabulary building, and cognitive skills will be discussed and practiced.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. This course connects classroom learning to experience in a workplace or community setting. Students design a field study that meets their personal and degree program goals. The classroom component may include critical analysis and reflection on work, service to the community, the roles and responsibilities of citizens, and the relationship between learning and the field study. The course consists of at least 15 hours of class time and 80 - 90 hours in the field. Students must meet with an academic advisor and receive approval before enrolling in this class.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. Provides an overview of the characteristics, functions, and resources of an integrated system and how various emergency management services work together in a system of resources and capabilities. Topics include risk management, safety, and the philosophy of comprehensive emergency management. Students explore how this system is applied to all hazards for all government levels, across the four phases and all functions of emergency management including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. Introduces students to the emergency management and disaster preparation process. Planning standards, techniques, and steps in the development of a basic emergency management operating plan will be examined. Includes basic policies, concepts, and procedures of recovery and addresses the interface of various federal and state assistance programs. Emphasis is placed on coordination of damage assessment, preparing documentation, developing interagency cooperation, and recovery procedures. Actual emergency operating plans will be used to illustrate planning requirements and results. A service learning component is included.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. Provides students with the skills needed to perform public information duties as they relate to emergency management including oral and written communications, understanding and working with the media, and providing public information in a crisis.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. Students develop knowledge and skills for assessing a community's plan and its operational response capability to an emergency on the local or national level. Participants engage in community management exercises to test emergency operations plans and to rehearse key response operations.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. An overview of strategic and tactical communication in crisis situations and how to apply decision-making techniques as they apply to public safety operations in a crisis. Topics include the human element in decision making, process of change in organizations, managing crisis information, collaboration methods, dealing with the media and various constituent groups, and the role of documentation in emergency response and recovery.
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3.00 Credits
3 CR. Covers the emergency management practices used by responders during emergency situations. The structure and responsibilities of the Incident Command System, the management of facilities, lines of authority, and classification of resources are covered in this class. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles are included in this course.
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0.00 Credits
0 CR. Provides individualized help with mechanics, organization, and style of written assignments and term papers for English, history, social science, and other CCV courses. Instruction in research skills is also available. Free to CCV students enrolled in creditbearing courses.
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