**CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY**

[CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY]{.underline}

FACULTY OF HEALTH STUDIES

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

ADVANCED DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

COURSE PROPOSAL

Approved by the Academic Senate on 23 August 1995

PREAMBLE

The Faculty of Commerce and Economics at the University of Tasmania and
the Tasmania State Emergency Service (SES) have, until recently, been
offering an Associate Diploma in Emergency Management by distance
education. This program grew from an initiative of the Tasmania SES
which had introduced a course of study in Emergency Management in 1989
under the aegis of the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology. By 1993,
a collaborative arrangement had been established with the University of
Tasmania which resulted in the Associate Diploma in Emergency Management
being offered with an annual intake of approximately 20 students.
However, because of rationalization at the University of Tasmania, its
Faculty of Commerce and Economics has decided to discontinue this course
and in 1995 no new enrolments were accepted. Accordingly, the Tasmania
SES has now entered into an Affiliate Institute arrangement with Charles
Sturt University so that the course in Emergency Management can continue
to be offered to Australian students and also offered off-shore.

1.  COURSE IDENTIFICATION

Full Name: Bachelor of Social Science (Emergency Management)
incorporating an Advanced Diploma of Social Science (Emergency
Management)

Abbreviation: BSocSci (EmergMgt)

> AdvDipSocSci (EmergMgt)

Mode: External

Load: Part-time by distance education

Length of Course:

6 sessions Full-time Equivalent for Degree

4 Sessions Full-time Equivalent for Advanced Diploma

(The Advanced Diploma provides an exit point in the course. Students who
have already completed the current Advanced Diploma course or its
predecessor will be able to complete the Degree by enrolling in the
Degree Conversion course.)

DEET Course Classification Code: 07.03.99

Faculty Proposing the Course:

Faculty of Health Studies

2.  RATIONALE FOR COURSE

History of the Course:

State Emergency Services Acts usually require all Local Governments to
produce Emergency Management plans for the communities they serve.
Because of the recognition that the quality and quantity of plans were
not being accomplished the Tasmania SES developed and presented a course
that gave people the skills in Emergency Management planning. This
course was presented under the aegis of the Continuing Education Unit of
the then Tasmanian State Institute of Technology.

In response to expressed industry need, the course was further developed
and accredited by the University of Tasmania as an undergraduate course
that provided successful students with the award of an Associate Diploma
of Emergency Management. The course subsequently achieved recognition
from the Australian National Training Authority with the Associate
Diploma qualification meeting ASF Level 6 and Level 7 competencies.

Rationale for CSU Involvement:

There are four compelling reasons for CSU collaborating with the
Tasmania SES in the delivery of the proposed course in Emergency
Management.

First, the Emergency Management course pioneered by the Tasmania SES has
already been developed as a distance education course which complies
with industry competency standards. In addition to the course being
accredited by the University of Tasmania, it has been endorsed by a
number of national organizations and peak bodies including the
Confederation of Commerce and Industry, the Municipal Association and
the Australian Local Government Training Board. Internationally, the
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre in Bangkok has expressed interest in
the course serving both the needs of Thailand and the Asian region. The
Asian Development Bank and the Arab Economic Development Organization
have also shown considerable interest in the course. The current course
has been reviewed and "benchmarked" as a course of "quality and depth"
by the Disaster Prevention and Limitation Unit at the University of
Bradford and acceptable for offering as a distance learning program in
Europe.

Second, this Emergency Management distance education course has
significant potential as a "niche" market course. The potential client
groups within Australia for the course range from public bodies
concerned with the protection of life and property such as the Police,
Fire, Ambulance, State Emergency Services and Community and Health
Services to a myriad of private sector groups (e.g. the insurance
industry, manufacturing industry, etc.). One example of the potential
demand comes from the 960 local government areas in Australia which have
a statutory obligation to prepare and to maintain emergency management
plans for the communities they serve.

Third, this Emergency Management course will complement CSU's profile as
a major provider of courses for the "disciplined services" such as the
Police, Ambulance and Fire Services. Moreover, the course will also
provide opportunities for service teaching arrangements for those
involved in the courses for the disciplined services and facilitate a
further linkage between and amongst these courses. Likewise, the
University's newly developing research Centre for Cultural Risk as well
as the Johnstone Centre are likely to benefit from the academic synergy
and industry relationships resulting from the introduction of this
Emergency Management course.

Fourth, CSU through its Open Learning Institute and International Office
has the infrastructure to support the Emergency Management course as a
distance education program which can be offered onshore and offshore.

3.  COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

3.1 Aims

This course aims to develop a practical as well as theoretical base for
those people who have responsibilities in the field of Emergency
Management. The primary focus of the course is on the principles and
practices associated with the prevention, preparedness, response and
recovery associated with emergency situations. The course is designed to
meet the needs and interests of a variety of client groups ranging from
public bodies concerned with the protection of life and property such as
the Police, Fire, Ambulance, State Emergency Services and Community and
Health Services to a myriad of private sector groups (e.g., the
insurance industry, manufacturing industry, etc.).

3.2 Objectives

On completion of the course, graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the theory and concepts of Emergency
Management.

Produce, analyze and evaluate Emergency Management plans.

Manage an emergency situation in accordance with:

\- commonly accepted practices;

\- current Federal/State legislation and arrangements;

\- the policies and procedures of the Emergency Services; and ,

\- the policies and procedures of other interested and affected
organizations.

Establish, analyze and evaluate systems and processes that facilitate
recovery and restoration following an emergency situation.

Demonstrate competence in interpersonal communication particularly
within the contexts of managing emergency situations.

Understand the social and psychological factors associated with managing
emergency situations.

Be aware of legal and ethical responsibilities of the Emergency
Management practitioner.

Understand the principles of research methodology and apply them to key
Emergency Management issues.

4\. COURSE CURRICULUM

4.1 Key Learning Areas

Four key learning areas have been identified to address the objectives
of this course.

The key learning areas are:

1\. Emergency Management

Subjects within this area are arranged across the curriculum and are
supported by the sequences of subjects in the Social Sciences, Law and
Human Resource Management. The Emergency Management subjects incorporate
knowledge and understanding of the planning, operational and recovery
principles and practices associated with the management of emergency
situations.

2\. Social Sciences

The core subjects of Foundations of Psychology and Introductory
Sociology provide the basis for studies in this area. Emphasis in the
first of these subject areas will be on the application of Psychology to
the human services while in Sociology the acquisition of knowledge and
understanding of social issues (e.g. gender, ethnicity) will be the
focus of attention. These subjects will provide the foundation for the
study of Disaster Psychology, Social Research and Community Analysis.

3\. Human Resource Management

The subjects in this key learning area are designed to provide Emergency
Management practitioners with knowledge and skills associated with the
management of human resources. The subjects in this sequence cover
topics ranging from organizational behavior, the role of the human
resource management and the processes of training and development in
organizations.

4\. Law

This key learning area involves the study of Law subjects apposite to
Emergency Management. These subjects involve examining the features of
the Australian legal system, the constitutional position of local
government, the legal parameters of local government action and the laws
relating to environmental protection.

5.  COURSE STRUCTURE

Course Structure: Advanced Diploma

Session 1 (Autumn)

> EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management

PSY111 Foundations of Psychology lS

Session 2 (Spring)

EMG101 Emergency Management Planning I

PSY112 Foundations of Psychology 2S

Session 3 (Summer)

EMG102 Emergency Management Planning II

EMG103 Emergency Management Planning III

Session 4 (Autumn)

EMG201 Emergency Management Planning IV

MGT100 Organizations and Management

Session 5 (Spring)

LAW100 Australian Legal Systems

PSY2XX Disaster Psychology

Session 6 (Summer)

EMG202 Emergency Operations Management I

SOC101 Introductory Sociology

Session 7 (Autumn)

SOC205 Social Research

EMG203 Emergency Operations Management II

Session 8 (Spring)

> EMG204 Emergency Operations Management III
>
> EMG205 Emergency Operations Management IV

(Students at this point can exit with an Advanced Diploma)

Course Structure: Degree (Incorporating the Advanced Diploma)

Session 9 (Autumn)

SOC308 Community Analysis

LAW230 Local Government Law I

> OR

MGT210 Organizational Behavior

Session 10 (Spring)

EMG301 Emergency Recovery Management I

LAW360 Local Government Law II

> OR

HRM210 Human Resource Management

Session 11 (Summer)

EMG302 Emergency Recovery Management II

EMG303 Emergency Recovery Management III

Session 12 (Autumn)

EMG304 Emergency Recovery Management IV

LAW305 Environmental Protection Law

> OR

HRM310 Developing Human Resources

Recognition of Prior Learning:

The course is designed to allow students to enter and to exit the course
at various stages depending on their qualifications and desired level of
education. Depending on student qualifications, credit can be received
for appropriate industry training applicable to the field of Emergency
Management or previously completed tertiary education subjects, thereby
reducing the total number of subjects required to receive the Advanced
Diploma or Degree.

The Course structure and progression is detailed, in summary form,
overleaf.

6\. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission eligibility and criteria are according to those set by the
University for undergraduate courses. Preference will be given to
applicants who currently have Emergency Management responsibilities.
Admission to the course will be by "competitive entry" and not through
the queuing system.

7\. ENROLMENT PROJECTIONS

Year of Course (Part-time)

(Head Count)

  -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------------
           1        2        3        4        5\*      6        Total

  1996     20                                                    20

  1997     30       18                         20                68

  1998     30       28       18                20       20       116

  1999     30       28       26       18       20       20       142

  2000     30       28       26       25       45       20       174

  2001     30       28       26       25       45       45       199
  -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------------

\* No later than 1997 there will be an intake of students with an
Associate Diploma in Emergency Management qualification, or equivalent,
who seek to upgrade their qualification to Degree level.

8\. ASSESSMENT POLICY

Assessment is determined according to the objectives set for each
subject and is considered an important part of the learning process.
Learning packages include formal assessment procedures (e.g.
assignments) as well as self-assessment activities, so that progress in
learning can be evaluated by students themselves.

Assessment methods are designed to reflect the practical situations that
are faced by Emergency Management practitioners. Case studies and
project work, scenarios and relevant practice information are used for
evaluation of all Emergency Management subjects.

9\. STAFFING

Through an Affiliate Institute agreement with the Tasmania SES, senior
staff from the SES will be involved in teaching the Emergency Management
subjects in the course, an arrangement which was also in place when the
course was offered under the aegis of the University of Tasmania. The
course will be coordinated and administered by the Faculty. It is
proposed that one academic staff member (Level B) be appointed to CSU
(or seconded from within the University or the Tasmania SES) to assist
with the implementation and further development of the course.

The Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Commerce will have responsibility
for servicing 11 subjects offered in the course.

Staffing Profile:

The following staff of the Tasmania State Emergency Service will be
tutoring in the course. Each has been involved in the teaching of the
predecessor course at the University of Tasmania. All tutors are
accredited and registered as subject experts in the Emergency Management
by a number of organizations including: the Asian Development Bank, the
World Bank and the World Health Organization. All have tutored in the
Emergency Management course at the University of Tasmania and all have
extensive and relevant industry experience in Emergency Management. As
the Course develops, additional staff from the Tasmania SES, with
appropriate academic and industry qualifications, will be involved in
tutoring in the course.

Mr. Peter Koob: He is the Chief Planning Officer with the Tasmania SES.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from Macquarie University
and an Associate Diploma of Emergency Management from the University of
Tasmania. He has completed international consultancies with WHO and has
been the project manager for the National Emergency Management
Competency Standards Project. He has 20 publications in the field
including a recent book published by Simon and Schuster and a recent
paper published in the Australian Journal of Disaster Management.

Mr. Bevis Dutton: He is Regional Officer with the Tasmania SES who has
Certificate qualifications in Surveying and Engineering Draftsmanship
and holds the Associate Diploma of Emergency Management from the
University of Tasmania. He has taught at the Australian Counter Disaster
College at Mt Macedon in Victoria and has edited a book on Principles of
Uncertainty and Risk published by ANU.

Mr. Clive Thristan: He is a Senior Training Officer with the Tasmania
SES. He holds the Associate Diploma of Emergency Management from the
University of Tasmania and has Certificate qualifications in Mechanical
Engineering and in Education from the University of Leeds. He has been a
College of Further Education lecturer and has undertaken a major
research study on instructional strategies for the UK Ministry of
Defence. He is principal author of the Australian Emergency Manual -
Instructional Techniques.

Mr. Geoff Marsh: He is a Regional Officer with the Tasmania SES and
holds Certificate qualifications in Disaster Services Administration and
the Associate Diploma of Emergency Management from the University of
Tasmania. He has been a member of a major KPMG consultancy team
reviewing all departmental functions of the Tasmania Police.

Mr. John Lunn: He is the Chief Training Officer with the Tasmania SES
and is the author of several books including: Management of People and
Perceptive Management of People. He has Certificate qualifications in
Engineering and Marine Engineering and has held a number of senior
managerial positions in Training and Development. He has been the
recipient of major research and development grants from DEET and the
Department of Industry, Science and Technology. He has published
regularly in the field of Emergency Management and has presented papers
at International Conferences on recovery management and emergency
planning.

10\. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Students enrolled in the course will be able to access the Tasmania SES
Library which is located in the Tasmanian State Emergency Service Head
Quarters, First Floor, 47 Liverpool Street, Hobart. This Library
contains a comprehensive research collection for the use of the staff of
the State Emergency Service, Tasmania Police and affiliated bodies. The
Emergency Services Library is also part of the Government Agencies
Information Network.

The collection is recognized nationally as one of the best collections
in Australia on Emergency Management including 2,500 books, 30
audio-visual sets and 260 journals. The Library is professionally
staffed and is linked with similar collections interstate and overseas.
The services offered by the Library to students will include:

\* loans of books and other materials

\* inter-library loans

\* short reference queries

\* subject bibliographies

\* reading lists

\* on-line data base searches

Students will also have access to the Library facilities, on an
inter-loan basis, at the Australian Emergency Management Institute Mt.
Macedon. The Institute is the education and research branch of Emergency
Management Australia. The Institute conducts a range of activities that
are aimed at improving the nations overall capability in the field of
Emergency Management. The library has 3,500 books in its collection and
subscribes to approximately 120 journals on a wide range of subjects.

11\. PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

The predecessor Associate Diploma in Emergency Management course offered
by the University of Tasmania was accredited by that University.
Subsequent industry endorsement of the course has been provided by a
number of national organizations and peak bodies including the
Confederation of Commerce and Industry, the Municipal Association and
the Australian Local Government Training Board. These endorsements will
be continued for the current course and the Australian National Training
Authority will be approached to provide attestation that competence at
ASF Level 6 and Level 7 will be awarded to those students graduating
with the Advanced Diploma and/or the Degree.

12\. QUALITY ASSURANCE

This course will develop and uphold the generic skills, attributes and
values which the Faculty has deemed important in its graduates and which
were approved by the Faculty Board in 1994.

The following generic skills, attributes and values are expected of
graduates of the Faculty. In this course, students will be acquiring
these in the following ways:

Generic Skills, Attributes and Values

Applicable This Course ()\*Through: Fieldwork/Projects

Subjects Taught(F and/or S)of of \*\*of the Faculty should be able to
... recognize that the "client" is a customer and requires appropriate,
professional service., F. Recognize their personal, public and legal
responsibilities for professional decisions and actions., F. Comply with
the appropriate code of professional conduct., F. Apply the skills and
knowledge they have developed in their University studies., F. Respond
to advice, guidance and critical comment about their professional
practice., F. Communicate clearly, fluently and with confidence within
their professional area and with other professionals., F. Demonstrate
the skills of effective time management., F. Demonstrate social and
interpersonal skills (e.g., negotiation conflict resolution, empathy,
etc.) in their dealings with others., F. Exercise critical and
reflective judgment., F. Have an openness to cultures and customs other
than their own., F. to be gathered. Value academic honesty, ethical
practice, independent learning research., F. Maintain a commitment to
life-long learning and the on-going development of their employment and
career skills..

Implement Occupational Health and Safety procedures., F. Understand
important and current issues apposite to their professional area., F

\* Students may already have this competency upon entry to the course
(e.g., obtained through professional experience, etc).

\*\* Already available from the predecessor course offered at the
University of Tasmania and from records held by Tasmania SES.

13\. BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

CONVERSION COURSE

Currently there are approximately 50 students who have graduated with an
Associate Diploma in Emergency Management from the predecessor course at
the University of Tasmania and who now want to upgrade their Associate
Diploma to a Degree. Additionally, graduates of similar courses at other
Universities (e.g. UNE, USQ) have also expressed interest in upgrading
their qualifications to degree level. The following Degree Conversion
course will meet the needs of these students.

Course Requirements: To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete
the following subjects:

Session 1 (Autumn)

MGT100 Organizations and Management

EMG305 Readings in Emergency Management

Session 2 (Spring)

HRM210 Human Resource Management

EMG305 Readings in Emergency Management (cont'd)

Session 3 (Summer)

MGT210 Organizational Behavior

EMG306 Independent Study in Emergency Management

Session 4 (Autumn)

HRM310 Developing Human Resources

EMG306 Independent Study in Emergency Management (cont'd)

Credit Package: 128 subject points

Study Mode: Part-time distance education over the equivalent of four
sessions.

Projected Enrolments: See Table on p. 8.

14\. SUBJECT OUTLINES

Outlines for those subjects not yet approved by the Academic Senate are
attached. The following subjects have been exclusively developed for the
course and all have been previously accredited by the University of
Tasmania (excluding EMG306 and EMG307).

EMG100 Introduction to Emergency Management

EMG101 Emergency Management Planning I

EMG102 Emergency Management Planning II

EMG103 Emergency Management Planning III

EMG201 Emergency Management Planning IV

EMG202 Emergency Operations Management I

EMG203 Emergency Operations Management II

EMG204 Emergency Operations Management III

EMG205 Emergency Operations Management IV

EMG301 Emergency Recovery Management I

EMG302 Emergency Recovery Management II

EMG303 Emergency Recovery Management III

EMG304 Emergency Recovery Management IV

EMG305 Readings in Emergency Management

EMG306 Independent Study in Emergency Management

A new subject, PSY2XX Disaster Psychology, to be offered by the Faculty
of Arts, will be approved by its Faculty Board in due course. This new
subject will not be offered in the course until Spring Session 1997.

AEMPDC

RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE OF NATIONAL TRP

Maintain and Update all AEM and utilize as the Primary Resource Document
for course design,

Utilize the existing AERTP in interim and as resource for course design,

Identify and obtain existing Industry Competency Standards
(AFAC-Ambulance-Industry-etc,

Support DGNSW approach to ANTA-BUT recommend grants be utilized to
"identify existing competency standards" to develop course design,

Advantages: Reduce Time Frame for development,

> Reduce Industry opposition,
>
> Satisfy politics.

Agree to convene a Course Design Workshop subsequent to realization of
appropriate Industry Competencies standards, for submission to each
S/TES Training Authority,

EMA to continue support to AEMPDC in review of AEMs and prepare course
design(s) for submission to State Training Authorities and

Any S/TES which develops a curriculum (TRP) should make (at least) a
library copy available to all S/TES.