BC3 Academic Catalog: 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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NPHS 201 - Continuity of Operation Planning with COOP Exercise 3 Credits: (3 lecture)
Course Description
This course integrates the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Online Class - IS 547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) providing a working knowledge of COOP. Topics include an overview of the following areas: essential functions, delegation of authority, succession planning, alternate facilities, interoperable communications, vital records, tools, directives and databases, and human capital. Training in existing templates and models that may be used in developing and maintaining a COOP will also be explored, culminating in a COOP plan for a local business or government entity. Certification is available through FEMA.
Note Spring semester only.
Text
Phillips, Brenda and Mark Landahl. Business Continuity Planning: Increasing Workplace Resilience to Disasters. 1st ed. Elsevier, 2020. Digital only.
Wallace Michael and Lawrence Webber. The Disaster Recovery Handbook. 3rd ed. New York: Amacom, 2018.
Objectives
The student will be able to
A. Explain the importance of COOP planning.
B. Identify the federal directives related to COOP.
C. Participate as an active member of a COOP team exercise.
D. Cite the various templates, tools and formats utilized in the evaluation, operation, and preparation of a COOP.
E. Advise community stakeholders regarding COOP.
Content
A. Essential COOP functions
B. Delegations of authority
C. Succession planning
D. Alternate facilities
E. Interoperable communications
F. Vital records and databases
G. Human capital
H. The test, training, and exercise program
I. Plans for devolution and reconstitution
Student Evaluation
Student evaluation will be based on written projects, examinations, quizzes, and other assignments as required by the instructor.
Bibliography
Briscoe, Kenneth. Disaster Management & Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Handbook. West Conshohocken: Infinity. Print.
Fulmar, Kenneth and Philip Jan Rothstein. Business Continuity Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide with Planning Forms on CD-ROM. Brookfield: Rothstein Associates. Print.
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