CRJ 327 - Exercise Design & Evaluation

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of exercise design, providing them with the knowledge and skills to develop, conduct, and evaluate effective exercises that test an organization’s emergency management plans. Throughout the course, participants will learn about topics including the types of exercises, the exercise design steps, how to design and conduct an exercise, and the evaluation process.
Competencies

Describe the exercise design process
1. Describe the eight exercise design steps
2. Identify the types of exercises
Assess hazards that affect a community or organization
1. Select a hazard for an exercise
2. Determine the underlying reasons for the focus on the selected hazard
Develop a purpose statement for an exercise
1. Determine the scope of the exercise
2. Select the core capabilities for the exercise
Develop objectives for an exercise
1. Construct objectives following the SMART format
2. Align core capabilities with objectives for an exercise
Design a discussion based exercise
1. Develop a Situation Manual (SITMAN) for a tabletop exercise
2. Construct a PowerPoint presentation for a tabletop exercise
Develop exercise evaluation support material
1. Determine critical tasks to be evaluated for a tabletop exercise
2. Construct exercise evaluation guides for a tabletop exercise

Competencies Revised Date: 2019