Course ID: | DMAN 7600. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Disaster Policy, Law, and Ethics |
Course Description: | An in-depth examination and evaluation of current U.S. disaster
policy, law, and ethical considerations. Content will address
critical issues, including how Federalism influences disaster
response, the legal impact of a declared Public Health
Emergency, and contemporary ethical challenges that might be
faced during disaster management. |
Oasis Title: | Disaster Policy Law and Ethics |
Pre or Corequisite: | DMAN 7100 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | 1. Differentiate the roles of local, state, and federal
responders based on current U.S. disaster policy and law.
2. Critique key U.S. policies related to disasters and their
impacts on management and recovery from events (e.g., Stafford
Act, Presidential Disaster Declarations, Mutual Aid Agreements).
3. Evaluate the U.S. legal framework that exists under a
declared Public Health Emergency.
4. Assess key issues of liability and personal freedom that
may be altered during a disaster response.
5. Formulate educated arguments in order to debate critical
legal and ethical issues that may arise in the field for
disaster responders and researchers. |
Topical Outline: | - Review: Disaster Management in the U.S.
- Basic Theories of Public Management and Policy
- The President, Congress, and the Courts
- Federal, State, and Local Governance – Who’s in charge?
- Recovery Policy and Law
- Constitutional Rights and Protections (for individuals)
- Public Health Emergencies
- Preserving the Social Fabric
- Ethical Dilemmas
- Liability Concerns
- Role of Science/Engineering in Disaster Policy
- Media Ethics during Crisis
- Ethical Challenges for Disaster Research
- International Disaster Response |
Honor Code Reference: | Students are expected to adhere to the UGA Student Honor Code:
"I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and
will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others."
A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and procedures
for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be found at
www.uga.edu/ovpi.
1. Students are expected to perform their own work on all
written assignments.
2. Cases of academic dishonesty will be processed according to
the University's policy and procedures.
All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A
Culture of Honesty.” All students are responsible to inform
themselves about those standards before performing any
academic work. |