LDSH 819 - EMERGENCY AND DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS

3 Credit Hour(s)
During a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or another catastrophic event, effective communication is key to ensuring leaders and other stakeholders get the most accurate information quickly and efficiently to guide the crisis response. This course investigates how the heightened reaction times and immediacy to resolve such events can create barriers between activated teams, emergency disaster managers, and communication specialists. Primary emphasis will be placed on understanding traditional gaps in crisis communication management and providing the techniques to minimize crisis management inhibiting challenges. Three graduate hours of lecture or equivalent.