Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NEMI-0290

Organization's ID:

EK0389

Organization:

National Emergency Training Center (EMI)

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

4 days (32 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Students must complete this course as well as NEMI-0291 and NEMI-0292 in order to receive a credit recommendation. Please refer to NEMI-0292 for the credit recommendation.

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to develop leaders who will advocate and be change agents for public information issues in their community and profession; contribute to the public information body of knowledge through research; and develop leaders who will provide support, perspective and mentorship to PIOs around the country.

Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate how to use networking to influence programs, organizations and environments by conducting a networking activity
Apply the concepts of strategic thinking, problem solving, and decision making by analyzing a case study
Assess the impact a Master PIO can make in their community through public advocacy and personal influence
Analyze generational considerations and determine how they may affect risk and crisis communications by completing a report analysis activity
Describe how to explain to stakeholders the importance of engaging community executives in communications planning by applying the whole community concept to an analytical activity
Apply the fundamental concepts of disaster behavioral health and how it applies to emergency management
Contrast strategic and executive concepts for a public information case study
Review science-based research methods and consult instructors about the capstone paper
Describe the next steps of the Master Public Information Officer program and journal how they will apply concepts in their organization and community