Public Safety Management Courses | 2023-2024 Academic Catalog | SIU

Credit granted for documented and relevant occupational licensure, certifications, continuing professional education, and similar demonstrable training. Students may not receive both academic credit from an educational institution and training credit for occupational training, certification, or licensure for the same activity. Work will be evaluated and credit determined by the Program Coordinator and/or the School Director. Maximum of 30 credit hours toward degree. Graded on a credit/no credit basis.

Credit Hours: 1-30

An introduction to library resources, electronic media resources and formal academic writing styles common to public safety management research. Introduction to basic theories, concepts and practices pertinent to public safety management. May be independent study. Restricted to Public Safety Management major.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the basic principles of ethics as related to public safety operations and management with special attention given to current issues in public safety.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will introduce and provide the student with a deeper understanding of self as it relates to leadership philosophies, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Each student will study and explore their core values, ethics, decision making, and begin to develop a personal philosophy of leadership. Through course presentations, dialogue, and learning activities, the participant will identify leadership roles in the community to include self, family, professional, and social. In addition, they will learn to define the difference between leadership and management. Students will complete self assessments to gain insights into their personal leadership style and characteristics and participate in video and written case studies to further explore their understanding of leadership.

Credit Hours: 3

(Same as TRM 316) The course will increase the student's ability in communicating various workplace documents common to technical disciplines. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of C or better. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

The student will gain a general understanding of the economic situation for fire and emergency services, of which labor management problems represent a subset. Students will develop a perspective of the evolution of labor relations in the United States and fire and emergency services economy and how the interaction of labor and management differs throughout the world. The collective bargaining section introduces the student to the techniques of collective bargaining in fire and emergency services.

Credit Hours: 3

The use of written and electronic media resources relevant to Public Safety management and the development of a Public Safety management research bibliography. The use of bibliographic resources to produce written comparative or persuasive research reports. Restricted to Public Safety Management major.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire and emergency service organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.

Credit Hours: 3

Comprehensive presentation of public safety grants from governmental, public and private funding sources. Course covers the funding application, approval process, and grant administration. Students will prepare a grant proposal with objective statement, study methodology, work programs/schedules and budget.

Credit Hours: 3

A course designed for students beginning their major program of study to examine data use in their respective professions. Emphasis will be placed upon an understanding of the basic principles and techniques involved with analysis, synthesis and utilization of data.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the fiscal problems encountered in the administration of public safety facilities.

Credit Hours: 3

The student will learn basic law principles, identify sources of American laws, and recognize the structural framework of American law. Additionally, the student will learn to identify the principles of law which relate to management of fire protection and public safety services and areas of law which impact the operations of fire service and public safety management. This includes identifying applicable laws and ordinances (Fire Fighter Bill of Rights, etc.), collective bargaining, and state/local civil service Fire/Police Commission provisions hearing protocols. Further, the student will participate in a mock hearing, following applicable protocols for such, in accordance with due process and legal requirements and effectively document and enforce such findings.

Credit Hours: 3

The role of subnational governments in the management of the fire and public safety services. The demographic and political environment in which the fire services operate. The duties, powers and obligations of governmental agencies relative to the operation of fire departments and other public safety agencies. Restricted to Public Safety Management major.

Credit Hours: 3

This course, designed for the middle-level fire service or public safety manager, introduces the concept of risk management and examines its applicability in the fire and public safety services. Particular emphasis is placed on developing and implementing a fire and public safety service risk management program in both career and paid on-call departments.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the rationale for conducting fire research, various fire protection research activities, and research applications, including the test standards and codes, structural fire safety, automatic detection and suppression, life safety, and firefighter health and safety. May be independent study. Prerequisite: PSM 350.

Credit Hours: 3

A review of the current problems affecting public safety with particular emphasis on resource allocation, planning, and constraints.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is for students interested in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) education. This course introduces the EMS professional to the education system as it relates to EMS education. Students explore issues in curriculum development, teaching, program direction, and development. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is for students interested in the practice and principles of Emergency Services management and the processes that contribute to the effectiveness of day-to-day operations within an emergency service organization. This course introduces the public safety professional to topics that include government structure, strategic planning, injury prevention, risk management and safety, customer service, human resources management, financial management, fleet management, career development, quality management, data collection and research, labor relations, and special operations. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is for students interested in public information and community relations in Emergency Services. This course introduces the public safety professional to benefits of community information and community relations. Students explore issues in marketing, crafting the message, identifying the audience, developing programs, and creating press releases. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines responses to natural and man-made disasters. It also looks at the unique role of the local first responder with other governmental agencies. Students will identify the common elements of a disaster response and the roles of each emergency responder and agency. Course emphasis is on the actions and procedures "at the scene" where decisions are made rather than concepts and policies applied by officials physically removed from the scene. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

Students will be trained in determining public need during an emergency event through exercise. Students will learn the impact that effective project and operational planning and management can have on the overall effectiveness of public safety organizational performance. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

This course traces the history, emergence, and growth of domestic terrorist and extremist groups within the United States. Students will assess various groups' intentions, capabilities, and activities within contexts of and ramifications on political, national security, and legal paradigms. "Domestic Terrorism and Extremist Groups" traces the roots of domestic political violence and terrorism in the United States, and will expose the student to academic works concerning contemporary domestic extremists and the terrorist threat they may pose. The course will explore how a radical nature has continued to persist in isolated pockets throughout our nation's history. Restricted to PSM major or consent of program coordinator.

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces students to the various elements involved in obtaining a position in their chosen fields. Topics included are: personal inventories, placement services, employment agencies, interviewing techniques, resumes, letters of application, references and employment tests. Each student will develop a portfolio, including personal and professional information related to career goals.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines tools and techniques of rational decision making in fire departments, including databases, statistics, probability, decision analysis, utility modeling, resource allocation, cost benefit analysis, and linear programming. May be taken as an independent study.

Credit Hours: 3