Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NEMI-0290 Organization's ID: EK0389 Organization: National Emergency Training Center (EMI) Location: Classroom-based Length: 4 days (32 hours) Dates Offered: 5/1/2024 - 4/30/2027 10/1/2021 - 9/30/2024 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Students must complete this course as well as NEMI-0291 and NEMI-0292 in order to receive a credit recommendation. Please refer to NEMI-0292 for the credit recommendation. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to develop leaders who will advocate and be change agents for public information issues in their community and profession; contribute to the public information body of knowledge through research; and develop leaders who will provide support, perspective and mentorship to PIOs around the country. Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate how to use networking to influence programs, organizations and environments by conducting a networking activity Apply the concepts of strategic thinking, problem solving, and decision making by analyzing a case study Assess the impact a Master PIO can make in their community through public advocacy and personal influence Analyze generational considerations and determine how they may affect risk and crisis communications by completing a report analysis activity Describe how to explain to stakeholders the importance of engaging community executives in communications planning by applying the whole community concept to an analytical activity Apply the fundamental concepts of disaster behavioral health and how it applies to emergency management Contrast strategic and executive concepts for a public information case study Review science-based research methods and consult instructors about the capstone paper Describe the next steps of the Master Public Information Officer program and journal how they will apply concepts in their organization and community General Topics: Strategic Thinking and Decision Making Leadership, Advocacy and Influence Generational Considerations Whole Community Communications Disaster Behavioral Health Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Computer Based Training Discussion Learner Presentations Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations Written Papers Minimum Passing Score: 75% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from National Emergency Training Center (EMI) Advanced Building Science Series I (NEMI-0319) Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts (NEMI-0173) Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II (NEMI-0174) Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts III (NEMI-0175) Advanced Hazus Applications (NEMI-0294) Advanced I - Application of Advanced Individual Concepts in Emergency Management (NEMI-0221) Advanced II: Assessment of Teams in Professional Emergency Management (NEMI-0223) Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization (NEMI-0231) Advanced Incident Command System For Complex Incidents, ICS 400 (NEMI-0298) Advanced IV - Advanced Concepts and Policy in the Emergency Management Profession (NEMI-0232) View All Courses Page Content