2006 Body of Knowledge Report FEMA Higher Education Project Carol Cwiak North Dakota State University

The survey instrument sought basic demographic information:  Program name  Location  Degree level  Estimated number of students  Name and title of respondent AND…  Top ten “must reads” for students

 Distributed to 93 Institutions via  Responses from 35 Institutions  Response rate was 38%  Programs with more than one program level were requested to submit level were requested to submit individual responses for each program individual responses for each program

Associate Level Seven (7) responses received from  Seven (7) responses received from twenty-six (26) programs surveyed twenty-six (26) programs surveyed  Twenty-seven percent (27%) response rate  Student enrollment: Six - less than 50 students Six - less than 50 students One - in excess of 150 students One - in excess of 150 students  Fifty-three (53) entries recorded  Forty-five (45) were solitary selections  85% of the list selections chosen by only one program one program

Associate Level Number one “must read” - Introduction to  Number one “must read” - Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow & Emergency Management by Haddow & Bullock -six of seven programs selected it Bullock -six of seven programs selected it  Disasters by Design by Mileti, Avoiding Disaster by Laye, Facing the Unexpected Disaster by Laye, Facing the Unexpected by Tierney, Lindell & Perry, the National by Tierney, Lindell & Perry, the National Response Plan and NIMS (FEMA/DHS) Response Plan and NIMS (FEMA/DHS) and Introduction to Natural and Manmade and Introduction to Natural and Manmade Disasters and Their Effects on Buildings Disasters and Their Effects on Buildings by McDonald each were selected twice by McDonald each were selected twice

Bachelor Level Twelve (12) responses received from  Twelve (12) responses received from thirty (30) programs surveyed (included thirty (30) programs surveyed (included Bachelor Level Concentrations and Bachelor Level Concentrations and Minors) Minors)  Forty percent (40%) response rate  Three Stand-Alones also included – three (3) responses received from forty (40) (3) responses received from forty (40) programs surveyed programs surveyed  Seven percent (7%) response rate

Bachelor Level Student enrollment:  Student enrollment: Twelve - less than 50 students Twelve - less than 50 students Two students Two students One students One students  127 entries recorded  111 were solitary selections  87% of the list selections chosen by only one program only one program

Bachelor Level Number one “must read” - Disasters by  Number one “must read” - Disasters by Design by Mileti – selected six times Design by Mileti – selected six times  Facing the Unexpected by Tierney, Lindell & Perry, Introduction to Emergency & Perry, Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow and Bullock, and Management by Haddow and Bullock, and Living with Hazards, Dealing with Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters by Waugh all were each selected Disasters by Waugh all were each selected by four programs by four programs

Graduate Level Twelve (14) responses received from  Twelve (14) responses received from thirty (30) programs surveyed thirty (30) programs surveyed  Forty-seven percent (47%) response rate  Student enrollment: Eight - less than 50 students Eight - less than 50 students Six students Six students  131 entries recorded  114 were solitary selections  87% of the list selections chosen by only one program one program

Graduate Level Number one “must read” - Disasters by  Number one “must read” - Disasters by Designby Mileti with eight programs Design by Mileti with eight programs selecting it selecting it  Facing the Unexpected by Tierney, Lindell & Perry was selected by seven programs. & Perry was selected by seven programs.  Methods of Disaster Research by Stallings, Introduction to Emergency Management by Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow and Bullock, and Disasters and Haddow and Bullock, and Disasters and Democracy by Platt were each Democracy by Platt were each selected by four programs selected by four programs

Top Reads Across Programs 10 Natural Hazard Mitigation by Godschalk, et al. (4) by Godschalk, et al. (4) 9 Introduction to Homeland Security by Haddow & Bullock (5) by Haddow & Bullock (5) 8 National Response Plan 8 National Response Plan by FEMA/DHS (6) by FEMA/DHS (6)

Top Reads Across Programs 7 National Incident Management System by FEMA/DHS (6) by FEMA/DHS (6) 6 Disasters and Democracy by Platt (6) by Platt (6) 5 The 9/11 Commission Report by The National Commission on by The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (6) United States (6)

Top Reads Across Programs 4 Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management Management by Waugh (7) by Waugh (7) 3 Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the Preparedness and Response in the United States United States by Tierney, Lindell & Perry (13) by Tierney, Lindell & Perry (13)

Top Reads Across Programs 2 Introduction to Emergency Management by Haddow & Bullock (14) by Haddow & Bullock (14) 1 Disasters By Design: A Reassessment of Natural Disasters in the United States Natural Disasters in the United States by Mileti (16) by Mileti (16)

What Have We Learned? What Have We Learned? About 85% of the “must reads”  About 85% of the “must reads” provided were specific to one program provided were specific to one program  There is not a lot of consensus on what is critical material at any program level critical material at any program level  Program foundation is dictating reading selections, more than a general body of selections, more than a general body of emergency management knowledge emergency management knowledge

What’s next? What’s next? Principles of emergency management  Principles of emergency management  Utilizing the foundational program focus as a starting point for establishing Body of a starting point for establishing Body of Knowledge materials Knowledge materials  Appreciation of specificity in program focus at all levels focus at all levels

Contact Information Carol Cwiak Emergency Management Program Department of Sociology North Dakota State University P.O. Box 5075 Fargo, ND