Course Introduction
| Site: | NetworkEd |
| Course: | Introduction to Emergency Management |
| Book: | Course Introduction |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Monday, 9 September 2024, 9:11 PM |
Description
Course Introduction
1. Welcome to the Emergency Management MOOC
Watch the video below (1:10 mins) below for a brief introduction to get you started on your learning journey!
Tip: When you have pressed play on this and any other video in the course, you can click on the 'fullscreen' 
icon in the bottom right of the video to expand the screen to fit the device you are using. This is especially helpful if you
are on a mobile device!
Key points:
- This course is available to anyone, anywhere, anytime, free of charge.
- Each session takes on average 6 minutes to complete and includes activities to support your learning.
- If you would like a certificate of achievement for completing the course, there is an optional paid exam that you can take for $99.48 NZD (gst inclusive) after you have completed all the required sessions and activities. To be successful in the paid exam, you will need to achieve 75% (15/20) on the exam. However, the sessions should prepare you nicely for the exam.
Before heading into the course, click the arrow to the right to meet your presenter!
1.1. Meet your course presenter
Meet your presenter, Jon (Mitch) Mitchell!
Mitch is the Capability Development Manager at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University.
He has a BA in Human and Political Geography (Otago University), and a Master of Emergency Management (Massey University). Mitch has global expertise around incident and emergency response and recovery management including experiences in New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. He has intelligence experience and holds qualifications from the New Zealand Defence Force, Police, and Customs Agency.
His specialised knowledge related to local, regional, state/provincial, and national-level multi-agency emergency management leadership, planning, intelligence, recovery management, and capability development has been sought after around the globe over the past 30 years.
Some of Mitch's recent professional accomplishments include:
- Deputy Director, Response + Recovery Aotearoa New Zealand since 2018 to present
- Programme Manager Project AF8, South Island Alpine Fault Earthquake Response Planning Project 2016 to 2018
- Programme Manager for New Zealand Controller Development Programme 2013 to 2018
- Regional emergency management planner, manager, and alternate regional Controller, in Canterbury, New Zealand, 2002 to 2012 - including during the Canterbury earthquake sequence.
You are in good hands! So...let's move on to learn how this course works!
2. How to use the books in this course
As mentioned on the home page of the course, there are 6 eBooks in total that you will need to complete before being able to attempt the exam. This book is the first book. You will have already been using the little blue arrows to navigate through the chapters and pages of the book.
Tip: When you are inside an eBook, you may want to leave and return to the course's home page. The easiest way to return to the home page of the course is to follow the 'bread crumbs' (as seen above) at the top of the screen back to the course page. To get back to the home page of the course, click on the 'Intro to Emergency Management' crumb.
When you get to the last page of any of the books, you will see a blue arrow pointing up has been added to the right of the screen.
This arrow will take you back to the home page of the course. 2.1. Module and session activities
Each section of the course consists of an eBook and a variety of activities within the books. You will need to review the eBook and complete the activities within it to have the section marked as complete (introduction, modules, conclusion) and be able to access the next section.
Tip: To the right of each section of the course, you will see a little box that must be marked as complete to be eligible to write the completion certificate exam. If the box looks like this,  you have completed the section and will have access to the next section. |
If the box looks like this,  you have not completed the section and will not
have access to the next section. |
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When you have completed all the course sections, you will have the opportunity to pay for and complete the certificate of achievement exam.
2.2. Badges
This course uses badges to track your progress during and after the course.
There is one badge for each of the content modules (1-4).
Your aim is to try to gather all the badges to receive the final MOOC Master badge as seen below.
Tip: You will receive a notification
(top right of your screen) indicating that you received
a new badge once you complete each module (1-4). You can access your badges at any time by expanding the navigation menu on the left of your screen 
and clicking
on 'badges'. All your badges you receive from this and other courses will be listed there.
3. End of Introduction
Congratulations!
You should now have access to Module 1: It Starts with Risk.
Tip: If for some reason you are not able to access Module 1, make sure that you have viewed each page in this book.
Remember that if you have questions throughout the course, you can ask questions in the 'Course Café'. There is a chance that the same question has already been asked and answered, so take some time to have a quick look through what is there before posting your question.