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Laptop and projector
Internet access
Access to PC/CD Rom/VLE including blackboard
Library Services including key texts, journals, video's etc

Contact Hours: (34)
18 hours Key Lectures
3 hours Group work
6 hours Presentations/seminar
1 hour Individual & Group tutorials
6 hours Presentation preparation

Independent Study Hours: (266)
200 hours Self directed study using Blackboard and other web resources and personal reading
66 hours Assignment preparation, peer support

Communication (including radio communication), major incident planning, command systems, organisational command and structures, operational command, triage systems, mass casualty management and treatment, scene management, political, professional and economic issues, stress management and debriefing, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents.

A critical discussion of the fundamental systems and processes for managing a major/complex incident
(contributes to meeting all LO's)

Formative Assessment will include:
Individual presentations - a 20 minute presentation which will relate to the students role and include the responsibilities of other services. The presentation will explore and critque a key concept in relation to the managing a major/complex incident. Students will present to their fellow students
Individual and group tutorials
Group work

Any professional working in a Service whose sphere of practice would involve responding to major incidents