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Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Disaster and Emergency Management Program

Course Title: Disaster and Emergency Management Practicum Course Number: DEM 6010 CRN: 51103

Course Dates: May 9, 2023 – August 8, 2023 Course Meeting Time: 7:00 pm (every other Tuesday)

Attendance for the online meetings is required (Check page 12 of this syllabus or the Zoom section of the course in Canvas for specific meeting dates) Work is individually assigned & scheduled with both the NSU and site preceptors (if you are working at a site).

Course Credits: 3 semester-hours Course Director: Kelley L. Davis, Ph.D.

Phone: (954) 262-4319 Email: [email protected] Office: Health Professions Division – Terry Building 1345 Office Hours: by appointment

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Disaster and Emergency Management Practicum

For Students, Site Preceptors, and NSU-based Preceptors

Course Syllabus for DEM 6010 ………………………………………………………………. 2-10

Evaluation of Student’s Work (deadlines & expectations) 7-8

Appendices:

A: Report of a Research Project…………………………………………………………. 11

B: Report of a Data Analysis and Reporting Project…………………………………… 12

C: Report of a Program Planning Project……………………………………………….. 14

D: Report of a Program Evaluation Project…………………………………………….. 15

E: Report of a Program Implementation Project………………………………………. 17

F: Site Orientation Questions……………………………………………….……………. 18

G: Student’s Work Plan ……………………………..…………………………………… 19

H: Student’s Log of Activities & Hours………………………………………………….. 20

I: Identification of Program Competencies Demonstrated ………………………… 21

J: Student’s Evaluation of the Course …………………………………….…………… 23

K: Site Preceptor’s Evaluation of the Student’s Field Experience Work …………… 24

L: Responsibilities of the Site Preceptor……………………………………………… 26

M: Responsibilities of the NSU-based Preceptor ………………………..…………… 27

N. NSU Faculty’s Site Visit Information .……………………………………………… 28

O Approval Sheet for a Field Experience …………………………………………. 29

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DEM Faculty Preceptors:

Bourne, Belma, D.H.Sc. – Adjunct Assistant Professor Davis, Kelley, Ph.D. – Professor Cohen, Jason Ed.D. – Adjunct Assistant Professor Greenstone, James, Ed.D., J.D. – Adjunct Professor Gutierrez, Mike, Ph.D. – Adjunct Assistant Professor Lam, Shane, MSL – Adjunct Assistant Professor McCord, George, Ph.D. – Adjunct Assistant Professor Phelps, James, Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor Sloane, Paul, D.P.N., MS DEP – Adjunct Assistant Professor Spearo, Jesse, Ph.D. – Adjunct Assistant Professor Taylor, Leslie, Ph.D. – Adjunct Assistant Professor Zimmerman-McAllister, Gloria, Ph.D. – Adjunct Associate Professor

Course Description:

The Disaster and Emergency Management Practicum field/research experience is a required course for all D.E.M. students. This course consists of a minimum of 150 hours of structured activities (i.e. research, internship hours, developing survey, CITI training, IRB proposal, etc., however, hours associated with writing the paper or working on the oral presentation are NOT included – only hours associated with your actual research are to be included). Should you choose an internship/field experience, it should be based at a public health agency/public health-related institution, emergency management or disaster and emergency preparedness support agency, law enforcement agency, maritime-related agency, or agency/company providing an information security experience. The student will work under the supervision of a site-based preceptor (if it is determined that the project requires it) and a NSU faculty preceptor, who will identify the appropriate educational objectives for the practicum. The student is expected to acquire skills and experiences in the application of basic disaster and emergency preparedness concepts in their area of specialization and specialty knowledge to the solution of community disaster and emergency preparedness and management. A comprehensive written report and an oral presentation will be required upon completion of the field or research project.

This is a meaningful experience as the work assigned is applicable to disaster and emergency management, the sites are carefully selected, the preceptors are qualified for their roles in disaster and emergency management, and the students have been prepared by prerequisite coursework before beginning the field experience. If the student is currently working in the area of emergency management, the project must be something that is OUTSIDE the scope of their normal job duties and functions. It is preferable if the project is done at, or with, a different agency than the one at which the student is already employed.

This experience is planned and developed, and the procedures are reviewed by the curriculum committee and revised based on feedback from students and preceptors.

This experience is supervised and evaluated by a site preceptor (if one is required), a DEM faculty preceptor, and the course director who all contribute to guiding and evaluating the student’s work.

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Prerequisites:

All-Hazards Preparedness (DEM 5050) and Applied Research Methods for Emergency Management (DEM 5011). Students are also required to have completed 24 credit hours, including at least three of their selected track electives, if a track has been chosen, prior to enrolling in their practicum experience.

In addition to the prerequisite courses listed above, IF you will be involving human subjects, another prerequisite is to complete the CITI on-line course at: www.citiprogram.org. Instructions for correctly registering are on pages 9 & 10 of this document. More information about which CITI training modules to complete, and the IRB process and links can be found on the DEM Student Information course in Canvas.

Prior Work Experience:

This course is required for all students to matriculate, regardless of prior life and/or work experience in their specialty track area in the field of disaster and emergency management.

Course Goals:

The goals of this course are to:

1. Provide the student with an experience of working within the field of disaster and emergency management.

2. Assign the student to an applied practical experience to allow them to integrate the knowledge, skills, and principles learned throughout the DEM Program into a real-life application.

Course Learning Objectives:

Students will demonstrate the following competencies. However, in most cases, not all of these will be demonstrated in every student’s project due to the focused and individualized nature of each student’s project.

Communicate disaster and emergency management information and issues effectively to professionals within the field, and the public, through diverse communication channels.

Critically review and apply evaluation of published literature in the field of disaster and emergency management and literature specifically related to their area of specialization and project goals.

Demonstrate management, administrative, and organizational skills and principles to the area of disaster and emergency management.

Discuss the roles of various government agencies, how to access them and potential resources for all phases of the disaster cycle.

Discuss and explain the theory, principles, and fundamentals of hazards and disasters.

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Identify and discuss strategies for incorporating and reaching out to special needs, hard-to-reach, and vulnerable populations as it relates to disaster and emergency management.

Discuss ethical choices, values, and professional practices implicit in disaster and emergency management decisions.

Demonstrate understanding of the disaster cycle and how to apply these to their particular field experience and area of specialization.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Incident Command System and how it applies to a variety of disasters and emergencies.

Discuss the importance of networking and coordinating with a broad range of agencies, organizations, and community stakeholders and how these can be beneficial prior to, during, and after a disaster or emergency.

Course materials:

The emphasis is on the field experience performance. Readings and materials will depend entirely on the specific project of each student. Prior to submitting the written report, students are encouraged to work with the NSU Writing and Communication Center to review their draft. https://www.nova.edu/wcc/index.html. This will not only help in submission of a well written final paper but will also facilitate the process of submitting the paper for publication, should the student and Director feel the project advances the knowledge in the field.

Course structure and requirements:

The Disaster and Emergency Management Required Practicum is an opportunity for DEM students to experience the comprehensive field of disaster and emergency management within their particular area of interest or specialization and see how the principles and theories learned in the classroom are applied to a variety of issues and situations. It is a required course taken upon completion of a minimum 8 of courses, 3 of which must be in the chosen concentration, if one was selected (see prerequisites, above). During the Required Practicum course, the student completes a project under the supervision of both a ‘site preceptor’ (if an external site is used) and a DEM faculty preceptor. At the end of the practicum experience, the student will write a comprehensive report about the experience, as well as present their project in an oral presentation to DEM faculty and students.

The Site

The site for the field project can be chosen by the student (with approval of the Course Director) or will be assigned to the student by the Course Director and DEM faculty preceptor. The student cannot not simply pick a place and begin but must have the site preapproved. The student’s preferences for sites will be taken into consideration, but there is no guarantee that the student’s preferred site will be the one assigned.

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If the student is currently employed in a disaster and emergency management-related organization or occupation, that student’s field experience site could be the place where the student is already employed, provided that:

• It employs a qualified disaster and emergency management professional able to serve as the site preceptor, and

• An institutional affiliation agreement has been arranged with the employer, and

• The student’s employer agrees to have the student do a disaster and emergency management project that is other than the student’s regular work responsibilities.

The Project

The site preceptor (if you are working at a site), in consultation with the student and the DEM faculty preceptor, will assign a project to the student. Below is a list of types of projects that are suggested. Only one type of project will be completed, not all five types.

(If the site preceptor wishes the student to do a project that does not fit one of the following five options, the faculty preceptor and Course Director must confer on the adequacy of the project the site has in mind. Such exceptions may be approved by the Course Director in individual cases.)

IRB pre-approval may be required for the project if it will involve human subjects (i.e. survey or interviews)

A. Research Project. This means “a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to ‘generalizable knowledge’.1

Student prepares the written report for this type of project using the format in Appendix A.

B. Data Analysis and Reporting Project. This means analyzing available data for planning or operations and presenting the analysis to the appropriate decision- makers for their consideration.

Student prepares the written report for this type of project using the format in Appendix B.

C. Program Planning Project. This means systematically planning a new program or extension or improvement of an existing program in the organization to which the student is assigned. The student prepares and presents a detailed, written plan, including the data analysis that went into the plan.

Student prepares the written report for this type of project using the format in Appendix C.

1 U.S. CFR, Title 45, Part 46.102(d)

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D. Program Evaluation Project. This means conducting a formally structured evaluation of a program that already exists within the organization and presenting the report both in writing and orally to the organization whose program was evaluated.

Program evaluations usually cannot incorporate the control conditions (such as randomized assignment of subjects) that are necessary to confidently attribute specific outcomes to specific features of the program. Therefore, program evaluations do not usually contribute to knowledge that will generalize to other sites and other programs. They may, however, give program administrators useful information on ways to modify future iterations of the program at their own site.

Student prepares the written report for this type of project using the format in Appendix D.

E. Program Implementation Project. This means implementing an existing “Best Practice” model for a program at the assigned organization. The student carries out the work specified by the model and presents information/data reflecting on how well he/she selected and implemented the model, such as feedback from the recipients of the program.

Student prepares the written report for this type of project using the format in Appendix E.

Background Check

In many cases, some level of identification and background screening of the student will be required by the site organization for security and confidentiality reasons. The extent of the review will depend on the specific agency. Consult the agency first about the level of background check that is required and whether you can obtain it through the Agency. If you cannot obtain the required check through the Agency, contact the Course Director for further instructions. This should be done well in advance of starting the course as the process can take several weeks.

In Case of Problems

If the student has problems or questions while working on the project, he/she should first, contact the site preceptor, then the NSU-based preceptor. If that is not possible, the student should contact the Course Director.

The Student’s Time Commitment

Because it takes a considerable amount of time to become acquainted with an agency and to carry out a serious practicum project, the DEM Program requires at least 150 hours of the student’s time be spent on this project (exclusive of work on writing the paper or working on the oral presentation – i.e. only work related to your research or internship should be included in the 150 hour requirement). The work schedule can be determined between the site preceptor and the student. Some of the work can be done on evenings or weekends (e.g. library research, community outreach meetings, community surveys, data analysis, report writing, CITI training, IRB proposal, etc.) as necessary.

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Student Planning Before the Course Begins:

1. Three to six months before the desired semester for the Practicum, a discussion with the Course Director is required and should include such topics as:

a. Information about the student’s previous work in the field of disaster and emergency management and student’s hopes for a career in disaster and emergency management or how they plan to incorporate their training into their career.

b. Express his/her desires about a site or type of site, and desired dates to do the Required Practicum work.

2. Complete all the prerequisite courses listed above, under Course Description.

3. The month before the designated Required Practicum project semester, register for the DEM 6010 course.

4. Keep in touch with the Course Director by regular course meetings or by telephone and email until he/she notifies you that you are assigned to a certain site, site preceptor and DEM faculty preceptor.

5. Contact the DEM faculty preceptor first to discuss the assignment and then contact your site preceptor to make an appointment for your first meeting at the site.

6. Before the first meeting with the site preceptor, study the publicly-available information about the assigned-site or organization. Most sites will have an internet web page with significant and pertinent information. Use the worksheet in Appendix F to guide your search for important information. Then entering the orientation phase at the site, the student will be able to ask intelligent questions. Use the orientation phase to complete the unanswered questions on the worksheet.

7. Complete the Required Practicum Experience Work Plan Form (Appendix G) and get it approved by both the site preceptor and the DEM faculty preceptor.

Evaluation of the Student’s Work:

There will be a series of assignments due at intervals throughout the semester (page 13 of this syllabus) to help the student stay on track (it is important to submit assignments on time and stay current in order to complete the project within the semester time frame). Assignments will include a summary, an outline, a draft of the paper, as well as others along the way. Below is a description of the main assignments that will be required. A full description of all assignments will be found in the Assignments section of the Canvas course.

If the student does not complete the practicum within the semester, they must register for the course the following semester(s) until the project is completed.

Summary: Within two weeks of the start of the semester in which the student has enrolled in the course, he/she must submit a written summary to their NSU faculty preceptor by email. The summary must indicate the type of information that will be addressed in the project. It should include the purpose, methods, and scope of the project. It should make no qualitative judgements about the work, nor should it indicate any results or conclusions about the work addressed in the project.

Outline: Within four weeks of the start of the semester in which the student has enrolled in the course, he/she must submit a written basic outline to their NSU faculty preceptor be email. The basic outline should include the main topics you wish to cover in the project. Within

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eight weeks, the student must submit a full outline with supporting ideas for each main topic within the basic outline.

Assignments: Some assignments will be done by all students while others will be submitted only by those whose projects require it (e.g. CITI training certificate, IRB proposal, Site Preceptor forms). Every student will need to fill out and upload the following appendices: H, I, and J). Other forms may be required if an internship is done.

Written report: During the semester the student produces a professional-quality written report of his/her project. This must be evaluated by the site preceptor and the NSU-based faculty preceptor. The student should send drafts of this report to both preceptors during the semester for their critiques and, when they are both satisfied with the written report, the student will submit the final version to the Course Director by e-mail. All sources and references must be properly documented. The expected length of the paper (before resources or appendices) is a minimum of 10 double-spaced pages. The final paper/report should include: cover page; table of contents; abstract (brief summary of paper contents without any data or conclusions, i.e. what the project is about); introduction (why you chose the project, it’s importance or impact on disaster preparedness or emergency management); body (what you did, how you did it – methods, obstacles, issues, problems, etc.); summary (a summary of your project and findings including any data); conclusion/discussion (what you concluded from the project, future directions, unanswered questions/problems that were not addressed or solved within the timeframe of the project, what needs to be done to further the project or implement the project, gaps that were discovered, suggestions as to how those gaps may be addressed); appendices (if applicable); references.

It is strongly recommended that the student work with the Writing and Communication Center prior to submitting the final paper. You can make an appointment at this link: https://www.nova.edu/wcc/index.html.

Oral report: At the end of the Required Practicum experience, the student will also give an oral report on the project. The audience will consist of at least the DEM faculty preceptor along with other DEM program faculty. Additionally, the site preceptor, and any other audience may be included. The oral report should cover the purpose of the project, how it supports the mission of the organization within which the student worked, the procedures the student used, the outcome or product of the work, any unexpected events, outcome, or surprises that were encountered, and the student’s overall feelings about his/her Required Practicum experience. A PowerPoint© presentation should illustrate the oral report. The oral presentation is expected to be a minimum of 30 minutes in length.

Professionalism: The student is expected to exhibit professionalism with their site preceptor and co-workers as well as their faculty preceptor. This includes engaging in regular (weekly or bi-weekly communication as established by the faculty preceptor) and turning in all assignments (e.g. summary, outline, written report, and oral report) on time and complete.

Log of the Hours: During the Field Experience period the student must keep a ‘log’ of the hours spent and a one-sentence description of the type of work performed during that day. (See Appendix H). A minimum of 150 hours working on the internship or research aspects of your project is required (this does not include time working on the written paper and oral presentation).

Identification of Program Competencies Demonstrated: Student submits, as an appendix to the report, an account of which program competencies have been demonstrated in the course of the project. Use the form in Appendix I.

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Student’s Evaluation of the Practicum course: At the end of the Required Practicum course work, the student will evaluate the course, their project, and the site (Appendix J).

Site Preceptor’s Evaluation: At the end of the student’s practicum experience, the site preceptor will evaluate the work. The preceptor will send the evaluation form, entitled “Site Preceptor’s Evaluation of the Student’s Practicum Experience Work” directly to the NSU- based preceptor. (Appendix K)

Grading policy:

This course is graded based on quality of the work done on the project, quality of the written and oral reports, timeliness with assignments (late assignments will be penalized) and reporting with your faculty preceptor, and professionalism shown and expected of an individual working in the field of disaster and emergency management.

All grades will adhere to the Health Profession Division grading scale.

GRADING SCALE

GRADE QUALITY POINTS SCORE

A 4.00 95 – 100

A- 3.75 90 – 94

B+ 3.50 87 – 89

B 3.00 83 – 86

B- 2.75 80 – 82

C+ 2.50 75 – 79

C 2.00 70 -74

F 0.00 FAIL

A student may fail the Disaster and Emergency Management Required Practicum Experi