DPEM 00500 - Complex Organizational Theory in Emergency Services

Credits: 3

This course focuses on the theory of complex organizations within the field of emergency management and critical thinking about organizations from different organizational perspectives. This course addresses organizations’ responsiveness during different stages of the disaster cycle, (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery). Students will analyze and diagnose problems within organizations from a variety of theoretical perspectives and derive different strategies and recommendations for improving organizational performance in emergency management.

Course Attributes: GCAT, GRAD