This course addresses the
Homeland Security learning
outcomes marked in bold text.

  1. Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
  2. Assess risk
  3. Plan for emergency action
  4. Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
  5. Organize responses
  6. Manage recovery options
  7. Evaluate effectiveness

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students will:

  1. Identify and explain contemporary personnel management issues.
  2. Explain potential personnel management issues.
  3. Classify the collective rules, procedures, laws, policies that relate to personnel management issues.
  4. Analyze simple/complex personnel management issues from recruitment to retirement.
  5. Formulate recommendations and solutions to personnel management issues.
  6. Explore organizational development and leadership styles and how they relate to personnel relationships.

Personnel Management for Fire
and Emergency Services

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.

Pre-requisites: LEJA 310 or permission of Director/Instructor (contact your campus coordinator)

Restrictions/Suggestions: Computer with an Internet connection,sound and video card. Some of these sites require you to download special software programs called plug-ins. The plug-ins are free and download quickly. Your instructor will always have a note letting you know if and when you need to use these applications. If you do not have a required plug-in, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Macromedia Flash Shockwave Player, go to the Resources and Support folder to locate the Technical Requirements information. Follow the directions to download the plug-in(s) to your computer.

Course Outline

Refer to the table below for specific information pertaining to your school.
If you are
a student at		 Course name and number Contact
Chicago State University Contact your campus coordinator Dr. Marian Perkins
Assistant Professor
Office: HWH 325
Phone: (773) 995-2233
Eastern Illinois University Contact your campus coordinator Sue Harvey
Registrar
gsharvey@eiu.edu
(217) 581-3831
Governors State University Contact your campus coordinator Veronica Williams
Director, Extended University
v-williams@govst.edu
708-534-3143
Illinois State University Contact your campus coordinator Dr. Marilyn Morrow
Chair, Health Sciences
mmorrow@ilstu.edu
309-438-8806
Northern Illinois University TECH 597 Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services Linda Traff
Assistant Director, Credit
ltraff@niu.edu
815-753-8735

Cathy Cradduck
Campus Coordinator
ccradduc@niu.edu
815-753-5008
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Contact your campus coordinator Laura Strom
Registrar
lstrom@siue.edu
618-650-3330
Western Illinois University LEJA 483, Personnel Management for Fire and Emergency Services Dr. Nancy Parsons
Professor, Health Sciences
NP-Parsons@wiu.edu
309-298-1746