Challenges for the Future II: Technology M0563

This is an NFA Online mediated course taught by an instructor with multiple students. Lessons, activities and communication are taught asynchronously through NFA Online, allowing students to complete course work on their own time. Assignment completions have assigned timeframes and all course participants are expected to connect with each other and the instructor two or more times per week.
Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development
Training Specialist

Kevin Brame
301-447-1069

Delivery type
Mediated
Continuing education units
4.0
ACE recommendation
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, two semester hours in information technology, information management or public administration.

This four-week technology-focused mediated online course is designed to anticipate how emerging technologies will revolutionize fire department operations and service delivery. Students will recognize how emerging technologies will revolutionize fire department operations and service delivery, evaluate the workforce and the education and training needs for a workplace with increased technology, and assess how the nationwide public safety broadband network will facilitate voice, data and video communication.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/misc/C0563_Course_Syllabus.pdf PDF 397 KB

Selection criteria

None

Prerequisites

None

Post-course requirements

None