**COURSE NUMBER:** EAM 4201 - 15

**COURSE TITLE:** Externship

**INSTRUCTOR:** Dr. Mary Ann Rollans

110 Dean Hall

Russellville, AR 72801

479-968-0234 (office)

[maryann.rollans@mail.atu.edu]{.underline}

**OFFICE HOURS:** By appointment only

**CATALOG DESCRIPTION:**

> EAM 4201-15. Externship. Prerequisites or co-requisites: EAM 1003 and
> 1013 or consent of instructor. Credit for
>
> experience and training will be awarded according to guidelines and
> competencies established by International
>
> Association of Emergency Managers and the Emergency Management
> Institute in conjunction with the American Council on Education's
> National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs. Students
> will enroll in this course, pay the regular tuition and fees, and
> complete and submit an assessment portfolio documenting experience and
> training in order to obtain credit on their transcripts toward degree
> requirements. Students may substitute 3000 or 4000 level technical
> specialty courses, core courses, or equivalent substitutions as
> recommended by the advisor and approved by the dean in lieu of having
> relevant training or certification.

**TEXT:** No text is required.

**JUSTIFICATION:** The externship is required to complete the Emergency
Administration and Management Degree from Arkansas Tech University.

**COURSE OBJECTIVE:**

> This course is designed to make the Emergency Administration and
> Management Degree well rounded by requiring students to take part in
> onsite, offsite, and / or training opportunities that focus on
> application rather than theory.

**HOW COURSE MEETS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:**

> According to the University catalog, there are ten general education
> requirements for students who earn degrees at Arkansas Tech
> University. In support of these objectives this course addresses two
> of the ten mentioned in the Undergraduate Catalog 2000 -2001:

1.  The student will listen attentively, and read, write, and speak
    clearly and effectively.

2.  The student will demonstrate basic competency in accessing,
    processing, and presenting information through computer
    technologies.

**ASSESSMENT:**

Students will develop an externship folder that will become part of your
personal portfolio that is required for EAM 4106. This folder will
include all externship-training certificates adequate for the number of
hours enrolled. For example, each EMI course is worth 10 contact hours
of training. EMI courses completed as part of another EAM course
**[CANNOT]{.underline}** be used for externship credit. All other
approved courses are credited one contact hour for every hour of
training. A comprehensive exam will be given to assess knowledge gained
from the study courses and a percentage score will count in the final
grade for the externship. NO MORE THAN ten (10 ) FEMA STUDY COURSES CAN
BE APPLIED. AT LEAST 50 HOURS OF TRAINING OR RELATED ACTIVITIES MUST BE
INCLUDED.

EAM 4205 requires 50 contact hours of training.

EAM 4210 requires 100 contact hours of training.

EAM 4215 requires 150 contact hours of training.

Training **[MUST]{.underline}** follow the guidelines outlined in the
catalog description.

**PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:**

1.  Do your own work; cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
    Students found cheating or plagiarizing will receive a zero on that
    assignment and referred to the Dean for other disciplinary action.

2.  Be punctual and professional for any training activity either on or
    off campus. Remember, you are representing Arkansas Tech University
    and the Emergency Administration and Management Program.

**GRADES:**

The student's grade will be determined based on the completion of the
required hours of training, quality of the training, and internal and
external evaluation of the experiences/study courses.