Coursework on FEMA (Coursework Sample)

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Subject of Learning (Title): _ Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction__Number of Credits Requested: ___________
Advanced; Yes: _X___ No: _____
Liberal Studies: Yes: ____ No: ___X__
HOW LEARNING WAS GAINED: 1. List (or attach training documents for) any training programs you have taken in the area. Give the approximate dates and length of each workshop/class/seminar.
Workshop/class/seminar

Dates

Length

Coastal Construction

8/23/2015

1day

Basic NFIP map information

9/27/2015

1 day

practices for building siting

10/1/2015

1 day

Benefit and cost implications of siting, design, and construction decisions

10/11/2015

2 day

Architect Seminar - Flood & Coastal Construction -

7/6/2015

1 day

2. Please describe relevant work or volunteer experiences. Include names of businesses, agencies, organizations; positions held/tasks performed; time of involvement. I volunteered with Habitat’s Gulf Coast affiliates. I volunteered in New Orleans, helping the hurricane victims with building new homes. I also volunteered in Savannah Georgia by helping building simple, decent and affordable homes from all over the city. WHAT LEARNING WAS GAINED:3. If someone asked you to do a table of contents for a book about what you know about this topic, what would be listed?
1. How to build Houses2. Constructing toilets from scratch3. Digging holes for sanitation structures4. Building clean drinking water storage units5. Assembling water tanks for rainwater collection6. Building eco-houses7. Promoting Ecotourism8. Maintaining Park Trails
4. What competencies have you acquired in learning about this subject?Some of the competencies learned from this course are learning how to build houses and making sure unfortunate people have their needs met. Also, I came away with learning how important clean water is and making sure that there are proper techniques done to make sure that the water is drinkable for people.
5. What challenges have you faced in learning about this subject?One of the challenges has been the relatively high price of land and materials, the difficulty of the construction regulations and union tangles that made "doing Habitat" hard in the big city. In addition, the easy-to-construct, concrete-slab frame homes that have turn out to be a habitat staple do not at all times work on the streets of older, and large cities.RESOURCES:6. List any books or articles you have read about this subject (or other resources such as software or videos).Jose Bermudez Habitat for Humanity RAAM Challenge /JoseBermudezRAAM2013/videos
HFHI Construction Safety Orientation /watch?v=2_VH0Fh2I0o
7. Please share any other information that will help the evaluator get a good sense of your understanding of this subject. Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction is important because the eruption of coastal development has been able guide to bigger amounts of structures in areas that are not considered to be at high risk. Also, this course has helped me to understand that the risk to coastal residential development can be cut down by using best practices in design, siting, and construction.
Subject of Learning (Title): Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Plan__Number of Credits Requested: ___________
Advanced; Yes: _X___ No: _____
Liberal Studies: Yes: ____ No: ___X__
HOW LEARNING WAS GAINED: 1. List (or attach training documents for) any training programs you have taken in the area. Give the approximate dates and length of each workshop/class/seminar.
Workshop/class/seminar

Dates

Length

Earthquake Science Center Seminars

6/2/2014

1day

2. Please describe relevant work or volunteer experiences. Include names of businesses, agencies, organizations; positions held/tasks performed; time of involvement. I volunteered with the Community All Hands Volunteers. My jobs included going out into the community to address the immediate and long-term needs of these areas that were impacted by natural disasters. For example, I had the privilege of bringing water to victims whose houses were flooded.WHAT LEARNING WAS GAINED:3. If someone asked you to do a table of contents for a book about what you know about this topic, what would be listed?
1. How Earthquakes Start?
2. Making sure Your House is Earthquake Proof3. Hazard Mitigation4. Recognize the Signs of an Earthquake
5. How to Assess the Needs of the Community6. What are the Federal Safety Guidelines?
7. Develop a plan of action to achieve compliance if local codes8. Safety Land Use Planning
4. What competencies have you acquired in learning about this subject? The competencies I acquired in this subject course were that all federal agencies did not have the same safety procedures. I also learned that the importance of building inspections is important. I also learned how to learn about what faults are when it comes to earthquakes.
5. What challenges have you faced in learning about this subject?One of the challenges was just learning some of the basic knowledge about earthquakes and how buildings are able to be built in order to be safe when an earthquake happens. Also, learning about the requirements of the Executive Order was a little bit difficult.
RESOURCES:6. List any books or articles you have read about this subject (or other resources such as software or videos).Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program, Volume 3: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning by Department of Homeland
Health Care Emergency Management: Principles and Practice 1st Edition by Michael J. Reilly
7. Please share any other information that will help the evaluator get a good sense of your understanding of this subject. After completing this course, I was able to walk away with understanding that it was designed for individuals who will be able to accomplish the exercise evaluation and improvement planning function within their dominion. Several of the lessons really helped me to address particular evaluation functions and methods that are able to be utilized in evaluating training previous to an exercise. On the other hand, this course first and foremost helped me to focuses on staffing, planning, organizing, leading, and organizing the exercise evaluation and improvement planning purpose.
Subject of Learning (Title): Planning Building for Earthquakes of TomorrowNumber of Credits Requested: ___________
Advanced; Yes: _X___ No: _____
Liberal Studies: Yes: ____ No: ___X__
HOW LEARNING WAS GAINED: 1. List (or attach training documents for) any training programs you have taken in the area. Give the approximate dates and length of each workshop/class/seminar.
Workshop/class/seminar

Dates

Length

Improvement Planning Workshop

7/2/2014

1day

Exercise Planning and Conduct Workshop

7/18/2015

1 day

2. Please describe relevant work or volunteer experiences. Include names of businesses, agencies, organizations; positions held/tasks performed; time of involvement. I volunteered with the Blue Campaign which is the united voice for DHS’ efforts to fight human trafficking. The time of involvement was for two weeks. During this time, I was working in collaboration with police force, private organizations, government, non-governmental and Blue Campaign. My missions were to strive to protect the basic right of freedom and to bring those who misuse human lives to justice.WHAT LEARNING WAS GAINED: 3. if someone asked you to do a table of contents for a book about what you know about this topic, what would be listed?
1. How to Improvement planning steps2. Planning and building exercise evaluation standards3. Identifying the Essential tasks in leading an exercise assessment4. Recognize procedures of analyzing exercise information
5. Assembling water tanks for rainwater collection6. Understanding the After Action Report (AAR)
7. Recognize the requirement of developing and implementing an improvement plan8.How to conduct an After Action Conference (AAC)
4. What competencies have you acquired in learning about this subject? The competencies I acquired in this subject course were understanding the importance of having an evaluation that involves the Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local jurisdictions. I also acquired the skills of understanding the need for a systematic method to exercise assessment. I also learned the eight steps of the exercise evaluation and improvement planning process and also how to apply them.
5. What challenges have you faced in learning about this subject?One of the challenges was being able to recognize events that were unusual. Events that might show a crisis and define suitable action. Another challenge was being able to apply creative problem solving to rare health risks. Also there are the communication challenges within valuable responsibilities. Some of the communication issues involve responding to emergencies on time and knowing the right words to say to address the issues.
RESOURCES: 6. Earthquakes by Seymour Simon
Health Care Emergency Management: Principles and Practice 1st Edition by Michael J. Reilly
7. Please share any other information that will help the evaluator get a good sense of your understanding of this subject. After completing this course, I was able to center on key areas of emphasis. For example, I learned the skills of the emergency manager's parts and responsibilities. Not only that, I learned about the fundamental principles of radiation not to mention the nuclear threat and protective measures that are involved with an earthquake. I also learned other things such as to develop a community plan for being able to take care of animals in an emergency.
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