Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NNFA-0053 Organization's ID: R/N0506 Organization: U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA) Location: Classroom-based Length: 10 Days (52 hr., 10 min. contact hours, Monday-Friday) Dates Offered: 12/1/2022 - 11/30/2025 11/1/2019 - 11/30/2022 10/1/2015 - 10/31/2019 9/1/2011 - 9/30/2015 12/1/2008 - 8/31/2011 5/1/1993 - 11/30/2008 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Executive Leadership Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to prepare managers for planning within their organizations through a process that includes strategic planning and project management. Learning Outcomes: Connect the strategic planning model to an issue of concern in their community. Design a strategic planning effort for emergency services. Create a model project plan that will include a project definition, work breakdown structure (WBS), responsibility matrix, and project schedule. Assess team functionality, the elements of an Applied Strategic Planning Model, and the initial stages of project management as described in the texts “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” “Applied Strategic Planning,” and “Fundamentals of Project Management.” Prepare a strategic plan and project presentation that demonstrates effective application of strategic planning and project management principles. General Topics: • strategic planning • project management • “The Last Place on Earth” video case study • course evaluation Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Classroom Exercise Discussion Laboratory Learner Presentations Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations Written Papers Minimum Passing Score: 70% 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 U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA) Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery (NNFA-0202) Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (NNFA-0019) Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response (NNFA-0276) Analytical Tools for Decision-Making (NNFA-0261) Applications in the Exercise of Leadership: Capstone I (NNFA-0300) Applications in the Exercise of Leadership: Capstone II (NNFA-0301) Applications of Community Risk Reduction (NNFA-0265) Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction (NNFA-0255) Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction (NNFA-0256) Campus Fire and Life Safety: Public Education (NNFA-0243) View All Courses Page Content