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Southern Utah University

Fall Semester 2026

Emergency Technical Planning and Response (Hybrid)

CYBR 4400-01Y

Course:	CYBR 4400-01Y
Credits:	3
Term:	Fall Semester 2026
Department:	Computer Science/Cybersecurity
CRN:	34078

Course Description

This course is a study of emergency planning. Effective emergency planning is the key to surviving natural and man-made disasters. Risk analysis and the formulation of a comprehensive plan, followed by a vigorous and continuing testing program, are essential elements to surviving an emergency. Topics covered within this course include threat assessment, risk analysis, formulating the plan, staffing the emergency operations center (EOC), coordinating with supporting agencies, continuing liaison activities, managing an actual incident, and conducting an effective follow-up analysis. Various actual case studies are discussed. Students will be prepared to sit for the FEMA Foundations Training Level certification exam. (Fall - Even Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): CYBR 3750 and CYBR 2900 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-

Required Texts

Haddow, George, Bullock, Jane, Coppola, Damon. (2021). Emergency Management, Seventh Edition. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 978-0-12-817139-4
FEMA. (2010). Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plan (Comprehensive Preparedness Guide [CPG] 101).

Additional supplemental readings will be utilized throughout the course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Introduction to emergency planning and preparedness terminology.
How to identify effective emergency planning and preparedness.
The relationship between the type of emergency and the plan.
The emergency planning cycle.
How to prepare an emergency plan.
Summarize the basic emergency planning processes used in the U.S
Discuss the importance of disaster planning, preparation, and mitigation.
Define the impact of hazard occurrence on community response.
Define the parameters and effectiveness of an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and its components.
Differentiate the multilevel agency responsibilities in disaster mitigation.
Define the relationships between disaster planning, mitigation, and recovery.
Summarize federal, local and state mandates pertaining to emergency planning

Course Requirements

To succeed in this course, the student must (1) attend all classes of instruction and/or

actively observe all electronically published instructional presentations, (2) work with

the software outside of scheduled class times, for a minimum of 90 hours that are

typically required for a 3-credit course, and (3) focus on mastering the student learning

outcomes published for this course.

Course Outline

Week 01:

Chapter 01 –The Historical Context of Emergency Management

Assignment - SUU Commenced Attendance Quiz

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Extra Point work – Discussion Question (5 points)

Extra Point work – Entrance Quiz (10 points)

Extra Point work – Plagiarism Quiz (10 points)

Extra Point work - Class work agreement (10 points)

Week 02:

Guest Speaker

Addendum 01A & 01B - FEMA - Emergency Stakeholders & Building and Effective Emergency

Management

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 03:

Chapter 02 – Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 04:

Guest Speaker

Chapter 03 – The Discipline of Emergency Management: Mitigation

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 05:

Chapter 04 – Preparedness

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 06:

Guest Speaker

Chapter 05 – Crisis and Risk Communication

Addendum 05 - FEMA - Risk Perception and Communication

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 07:

Mid-Term exam

Week 08:

Chapter 06 - The Disciplines of Emergency Management Response

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 09:

Guest Speaker

Chapter 07 - Recovery & Addendum 07 - FEMA - Organization Emergency Response

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab for Addendum 07(15 points)

Week 10:

Addendum 08A & 08B - FEMA - Myths and Realities of Household Disaster Responses &

Community Disaster Recovery

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 11:

Guest Speaker

Chapter 08 - International Disaster Management

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 12:

Holiday

Week 13:

Chapter 09 - Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Practice Quiz from Publisher (take as many times as

the student wishes) (5 points)

Assignment – Open Book Quiz from Publisher (student can take only once) (10

points)

Assignment – Research Project (10 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Week 14:

Guest Speaker

Addendum 10 - FEMA - Legal Issues in Emergency Management; Chapter 10 - The Future of

Emergency Management

Assignment – Case Studies (10 points)

Assignment – Discussion Questions (5 points)

Assignment – Exercise Lab (15 points)

Extra Point work – Exit Quiz (10 points)

Extra Point work – LinkED-In Creation (5 points

Week 15:

Final Exams (150 points) Student can be exempt from the final exams if they

have 895 points after the final project

Instructor's policies on late assignments and/or makeup work

DELIVERABLES:

No deliverable will be accepted late for any reason. At the discretion of the Professor,

with extreme documented circumstances, a deliverable may be accepted late. Any

deliverable accepted late will, maximally, only be worth half of its original point value.

MISSED EXAMS:

Any missed exams can be made-up BUT if it is an open book exam, then the make-up

becomes closed book. There is also a penalty of 10% deduction.

DUE DATES and COMPLETION DATES:

If the Due date is September 19 and the Completion date would then be seven days later

on September 26. This provides an additional week for any [personal issues rather than

going through a lot of resets. There is no penalty for using the completion date for

submittals. With that said, if you, the student, are used to submitting assignments on

completion dates, at Mid-Term and Class completion time frames the Due Dates and

Completion Dates are the same date for those weeks!

CALCULATION OF GRADES:

NOTE: This class is worth 1000 points!!!

To calculate a student grade, take the total points as shown and divide by 10. This score

will be the final grade based upon the grading scale for this class.

GRADE CURVING/EXTRA WORK POLICY:

No grades are curved. There are 50 extra points available for any student to earn. No

other extra points are awarded.

Attendance Policy

ATTENDANCE:

It is always a student’s responsibility to drop/withdraw from class by the published drop/

withdraw date. Students enrolled in class at end of term will be issued a grade. The

instructor is not required to provide makeup provisions for missed coursework unless

there is a documented medical excuse.

PARTICIPATION:

Participation in each class is vital to class. Classes will normally be conducted utilizing

a combination of lecture and discussion. For the classroom experience to be meaningful

and interesting, students MUST come to class prepared and be willing to contribute to

the discussion. The student is expected to read the material and participate in class

discussions. In particular, the student is highly encouraged to share personal

experiences and thoughts with other classmates and the instructor.

ABSENCES:

Attendance is critical to success in the course. Should the student miss class, it is the

student’s responsibility to make up all missed work. Any student who misses a

deliverable and/or test must present a documented reason for the absence within one

week of the occurrence. It should be stressed not to miss a test or deliverable. If the

student has an emergency situation, please notify the Professor, and a decision will be

made on how to handle the situation.

Course Fees

There is a fee of $20.25 for this course.

ADA Statement

Students with medical, psychological, learning, or other disabilities desiring academic adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids will need to contact the Disability Resource Center, located in Room 206F of the Sharwan Smith Center or by phone at (435) 865-8042. The Disability Resource Center determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of services.

If your instructor requires attendance, you may need to seek an ADA accommodation to request an exception to this attendance policy. Please contact the Disability Resource Center to determine what, if any, ADA accommodations are reasonable and appropriate.

Academic Credit

According to the federal definition of a Carnegie credit hour: A credit hour of work is the equivalent of approximately 60 minutes of class time or independent study work. A minimum of 45 hours of work by each student is required for each unit of credit. Credit is earned only when course requirements are met. One (1) credit hour is equivalent to 15 contact hours of lecture, discussion, testing, evaluation, or seminar, as well as 30 hours of student homework. An equivalent amount of work is expected for laboratory work, internships, practica, studio, and other academic work leading to the awarding of credit hours. Credit granted for individual courses, labs, or studio classes ranges from 0.5 to 15 credit hours per semester.

Academic Freedom

SUU is operated for the common good of the greater community it serves. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic Freedom is the right of faculty to study, discuss, investigate, teach, and publish. Academic Freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research.

Academic Freedom in the realm of teaching is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the faculty member and of you, the student, with respect to the free pursuit of learning and discovery. Faculty members possess the right to full freedom in the classroom in discussing their subjects. They may present any controversial material relevant to their courses and their intended learning outcomes, but they shall take care not to introduce into their teaching controversial materials which have no relation to the subject being taught or the intended learning outcomes for the course.

As such, students enrolled in any course at SUU may encounter topics, perspectives, and ideas that are unfamiliar or controversial, with the educational intent of providing a meaningful learning environment that fosters your growth and development. These parameters related to Academic Freedom are included in SUU Policy 6.6.

Academic Misconduct

Scholastic honesty is expected of all students. Dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent (see SUU Policy 6.33). You are expected to have read and understood the current SUU student conduct code (SUU Policy 11.2) regarding student responsibilities and rights, the intellectual property policy (SUU Policy 5.52), information about procedures, and what constitutes acceptable behavior.

Please Note: The use of websites or services that sell essays is a violation of these policies; likewise, the use of websites or services that provide answers to assignments, quizzes, or tests is also a violation of these policies. Regarding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), you should check with your individual course instructor.

Emergency Management Statement

In case of an emergency, the University's Emergency Notification System (ENS) will be activated. Students are encouraged to maintain updated contact information using the link on the homepage of the mySUU portal. In addition, students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Emergency Response Protocols posted in each classroom. Detailed information about the University's emergency management plan can be found at https://www.suu.edu/emergency.

HEOA Compliance Statement

For a full set of Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) compliance statements, please visit https://www.suu.edu/heoa. The sharing of copyrighted material through peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, except as provided under U.S. copyright law, is prohibited by law; additional information can be found at https://my.suu.edu/help/article/1096/heoa-compliance-plan.

You are also expected to comply with policies regarding intellectual property (SUU Policy 5.52) and copyright (SUU Policy 5.54).

Mandatory Reporting

University policy (SUU Policy 5.60) requires instructors to report disclosures received from students that indicate they have been subjected to sexual misconduct/harassment. The University defines sexual harassment consistent with Federal Regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106, Subpart D) to include quid pro quo, hostile environment harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. When students communicate this information to an instructor in-person, by email, or within writing assignments, the instructor will report that to the Title IX Coordinator to ensure students receive support from the Title IX Office. A reporting form is available at https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?SouthernUtahUniv

Non-Discrimination Statement

SUU is committed to fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners and believes our university's encompassing of different views, beliefs, and identities makes us stronger, more innovative, and better prepared for the global society.

SUU does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services.

SUU strives to cultivate a campus environment that encourages freedom of expression from diverse viewpoints. We encourage all to dialogue within a spirit of respect, civility, and decency.

For additional information on non-discrimination, please see SUU Policy 5.27 and/or visit https://www.suu.edu/nondiscrimination.

Pregnancy

Students who are or become pregnant during this course may receive reasonable modifications to facilitate continued access and participation in the course. Pregnancy and related conditions are broadly defined to include pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, lactation, related medical conditions, and recovery. To obtain reasonable modifications, please make a request to title9@suu.edu. To learn more visit: https://www.suu.edu/titleix/pregnancy.html.

Disclaimer Statement

Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignments, makeup work, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.

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