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Applications in the Exercise of Leadership: Capstone I M5104

Training Specialist


Ed Kensler
301-447-1158

Delivery type


Online - Instructor Led

ACE recommendation


In the graduate degree category, 3 semester hours in public administration.

This is an academically rigorous online, instructor-led Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program course. The course is taught synchronously, requiring students to attend scheduled classes. There will be assignments completed outside of the classroom environment. Students should expect to spend 10 to 15 hours on course work each week.

"Applications in the Exercise of Leadership: Capstone I," an online, instructor-led course, integrates program content topics and is the first step in the completion of the EFO Program capstone.

This course provides analysis and interactive opportunities at a strategic executive level that leverage stakeholders, influencers and actors associated with serving a whole community's public safety and risk management needs.

Instructors work with students through incremental writing assignments focusing on the capstone research synopsis, research proposal and research paper draft.