BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FIRE ADMINISTRATION
bachelor of science fire administration
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The Bachelor of Science in Fire Administration degree program presents the academic foundations for leadership and administration of fire service organizations. The curriculum follows the FESHE-modeled, multi-disciplinary approach, incorporating fire administration, community risk reduction and tactical fireground considerations. The program also encompasses legal frameworks to applied fire service settings as well as a study of employee safety and healthy work environments.

Recognized as the leader in online fire education, THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY’s online B.S. in fire administration is one of the most reputable fire professional development programs in the nation. THE AU’s fire science program reflects the relevant curriculum and instruction needed to advance into leadership positions within the fire service profession including administration, fire safety and investigation.  

 

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Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Administration presents the academic foundations for leadership and administration of fire service organizations. The curriculum follows the FESHE-modeled, multi-disciplinary approach, incorporating fire administration, community risk reduction and tactical fireground considerations. The program also encompasses legal frameworks to applied fire service settings as well as a study of employee safety and healthy work environments. This program of study is recognized by the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) through the U. S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy (NFA).

Major Requirements | Total Required Semester Hours: 36

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Presents the fundamentals of business principles and practices. Business strategies emphasized are decision making and planning, teamwork, technology, and communication. Topics include analysis of the business environment, starting a new business, managing business and employees, marketing, accounting, and finance.

Outcomes

  1. Identify basic business concepts.
  2. Examine the different environments in which businesses operate, to include social, technological, economic, legal, and market.
  3. Explain management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
  4. Identify the basic principles of marketing.
  5. Determine the function and role of human resources, including key aspects of human resource management.
  6. Discuss the importance of ethics and social responsibility in business.
  7. Evaluate concepts associated with entrepreneurship.
  8. Explain how outsourcing, offshoring, and foreign entities affect the operation of businesses in the United States.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Integrated Learning Resource

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* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 

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Provides an introduction to business accounting. Topics include accounting concepts and principles, financial statements, internal control design, and accounting for partnerships. Students demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the foundational theories and methodological tools utilized in accounting. Theoretical constructs are applied to solve real-world accounting applications.

Outcomes

  1. Examine the accounting cycle.
  2. Identify business transactions.
  3. Generate inventory systems and costing methods.
  4. Appraise the classes and transactions of liabilities.
  5. Formulate financial statements according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  6. Analyze financial statements to inform decision makers.
  7. Evaluate internal accounting controls.
  8. Compare International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Horngren’s accounting (Rev: 11th ed.)

Publisher: Pearson (2016)

Author: Miller-Nobles, T., Mattison, B., & Matsumura, E. M.

ISBN: 978-0-13-385678-1

Price: $267.61

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 

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Provides an introduction to the functions of marketing. Discusses the influence of social, economic, ethical, legal, and technological forces on marketing activities, and marketing around the globe in a socially responsible way. Features real-world examples that show concepts in action and how marketers address today’s marketing challenges.

Outcomes

  1. Explain the concept of value proposition.
  2. Apply the market segmentation process to identify target markets.
  3. Use a target market to develop a marketing mix.
  4. Relate the importance of product positioning to brand strategy.
  5. Examine an organization’s pricing strategies.
  6. Discuss supply chain and logistics management in marketing.
  7. Explore factors that influence promotional strategies.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Integrated Learning Resource

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* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 

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Bridges financial management with corporate finance. Students apply financial data for use in decision making by applying financial theory to problems faced by commercial enterprises. Introduces students to basic financial theory, financial forecasting, time value of money techniques, and risk analysis. Other areas covered involve analyzing financial statements with ratios, valuing securities, capital budgeting, and calculating weighted average cost of capital.

Outcomes

  1. Explain foundational finance theories.
  2. Analyze a forecast using relevant data.
  3. Apply time value of money techniques to various pricing (valuation) and budgeting problems.
  4. Apply measures of risk in financial analysis.
  5. Conduct preliminary financial statement and ratio analysis.
  6. Evaluate stock and bond valuation.
  7. Perform a capital budgeting analysis.
  8. Calculate weighted average cost of capital used in capital budgeting analysis.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Financial management: Principles and applications (Rev: 12th ed.)

Publisher: Pearson (2014)

Author: Titman, S., Keown, A. J., & Martin, J. D.

ISBN: 978-0-13-342382-2

Price: $225.88

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 

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Presents the importance of leadership in conjunction with various leadership traits, styles, and qualities. Enhances the importance of having a vision, the motivation to lead, social motives in the workplace, levels of morality and values, and the significance of empowerment for effective leadership. Topics include situational leadership, organizational climate, moral dilemmas, personal integrity, servant leadership, participative management, human relations, high-performance teams, diversity, cultural and interpersonal differences, workplace stress, performance management, and organizational change.

Outcomes

  1. Analyze the significance of the concept of leadership and the different leadership styles.
  2. Distinguish between the importance of vision, the motive to lead, and organizational climate.
  3. Explore various aspects of effective leadership, to include influence, follower motivation and effective followership.
  4. Illustrate the role of ethics and values in guiding organizational behavior.
  5. Articulate globalization and the resulting cultural implications of leadership, including unique considerations for leading multicultural teams.
  6. Analyze the role of leadership in decision-making processes that serve to establish an organizational climate oriented to meet business goals.
  7. Analyze methods used to effectively manage groups and teams.
  8. Evaluate different aspects of organizational change.

PreRequisites

None

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 
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Provides a management-oriented exploration of human resource management, structure, functional applications, and labor management relations. Focus is placed on managers and leaders within organizations and their responsibility to optimize performance and make decisions based on ethical criteria.

Outcomes

  1. Compare and contrast effective human resource management strategies.
  2. Estimate the impact of legal provisions on human resource management.
  3. Evaluate the components of workforce planning.
  4. Recommend basic human resource management (HRM) principles to develop a recruiting program for an organization.
  5. Relate different selection criteria and selection methods to organizational considerations.
  6. Appraise the importance of project management processes for launching training programs in organizations, to include planning, design, implementation, and evaluation.
  7. Analyze the roles and responsibilities of organizational leaders in the safety and health of employees.
  8. Critically evaluate the challenges to human resource management in a global corporation.
  9. Formulate a compensation strategy that aligns with an organization’s business strategy.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

Human resource management: Linking strategy to practice (Rev: 3rd ed.)

Publisher: Wiley (2015)

Author: Stewart, G. L., & Brown, K. G.

ISBN: 9781119185635

Price: $147.23

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 

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Provides an understanding of intrusion detection practices for organization security. Students become aware of procedures for maintaining information assurance. Students analyze data traffic to determine anomalies or dangers.

Outcomes

  1. Analyze access controls used to secure information systems.
  2. Examine encryption types used for the physical security protection of an organization.
  3. Analyze differences between common Information Systems (IS) terminology, such as perimeter, network, host, application, and data defenses.
  4. Create vulnerability assessments related to IS security.
  5. Evaluate the use of auditing tools to determine network health.
  6. Explain the importance of policies, procedures, and awareness of information security.

PreRequisites

None

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

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Provides a framework for the regulations and policies intended to protect assets from cyber attacks. Students practice security information gathering and create security plans to reduce potential attacks. Students also develop security procedures and processes for responding to security breaches and assessing risk for information assets.

Outcomes

  1. Classify the risks, threats, and vulnerabilities in the information technology (IT) security policy framework definition.
  2. Formulate an acceptable use policy implementation plan for an organization.
  3. Create a risk assessment policy defining a separation of duties to deter fraudulent actions within the seven domains and policy definitions.
  4. Develop a security awareness training policy for new and existing employees at an organization.
  5. Design a computer incident response policy (CIRP).
  6. Construct an organization-wide cyber security policy to ensure compliance within the seven domains of the IT infrastructure.

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None

 

 
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Prepares for information systems planning and audits with security as the focus. Students learn how to perform planning to secure information systems deployments and conduct audits on existing information systems to discover potential weakness and opportunities.

Outcomes

  1. Examine procedural issues for securing infrastructure.
  2. Create documentation for planning security procedures.
  3. Develop an information systems security auditing plan.
  4. Summarize corrective measures and recommendations for audit findings.

PreRequisites

None

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 
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This course will provide learners with an introduction and overview to information security policies. Students will be introduced to organizational and sociological challenges in policy implementation in general and then provided a focused dialogue on information security specific policies within the context of different organizations. The class discusses the entire lifecycle of policy creation and enactment and presents the students with issue specific policies in different environments of security.

Outcomes

  1. Discuss the lifecycle of policy enactment.
  2. Design a research project on an IT security-related problem and communicate the findings to the organization’s management.
  3. Analyze a security policy for its effectiveness and completeness.
  4. Develop security policies.
  5. Create a dissemination plan for the policy.
  6. Show a familiarity with a wide range of substantive issues in IS security Policy creation and dissemination.

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None

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 
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Focuses on a final project encompassing all information systems, information systems security, and concentration courses. Students apply knowledge learned from database management, programming, web development, and systems analysis. The project requires students develop an application by planning development, analyzing security risk, determining budgets for security activities, and evaluating overall health of the application. Projects are identified based on concentration tracks.

Outcomes

  1. Develop an application, website, or database using practices learned from information system, information systems security, and concentration courses.
  2. Create an IS Security Plan identifying application development, disaster recover procedures, auditing, and security budgets.
  3. Propose a security plan for project solution.
  4. Construct preventative measures to ensure application, database, or website is secure.

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None

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 
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Provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate integrative knowledge and comprehension of the concepts they have learned by completing each of the previous HLS required core courses. Students develop a final project based on a real-world problem in homeland security by applying the knowledge and tools learned throughout the course and the homeland security program.

Outcomes

  1. Analyze homeland security-related research.
  2. Demonstrate the application of homeland security research to a research problem.
  3. Conduct a literature review of current research on a homeland security-related topic.
  4. Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, plans, and policies of U.S. homeland security as it relates to a specific homeland security-related topic.
  5. Apply the knowledge, typologies, and concepts of terrorism and terrorist threats to form prevention and response tactics.
  6. Develop a plan for post-terrorism recovery.
  7. Write a homeland security-related research report.

PreRequisites

None

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]

 

 

Concentration Courses : Total Required Semester Hours: 12 HOURS

General Concentration