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About the Course
Our eight-week Crisis Planning and Response Management program provides concise and informative insights for professionals who may encounter an unanticipated yet impactful crisis scenario with the potential to negatively affect the essential operations of their organization. Utilizing the COVID-19 pandemic as a model, this program will empower participants with concrete tools and strategies to develop a basic response and continuity plan both before and during a crisis event. The program places particular emphasis on the evolution of threats and the influence of global complexity.
You will learn to:
- Conduct a threat analysis with the goal of identifying the top risks facing a specific organization based upon its unique mission and current level of preparedness
- Construct a basic crisis management plan within a limited time frame based upon an organization’s complexity, mission, scope, and size
- Establish a framework of applicable and useful professional resources to assist with future plan development and execution
- Explain recent shifts in the modern threat landscape
- Describe the operational benefits of developing and maintaining a comprehensive crisis response plan in order to avoid organizational breakdown
- Explain multiple strategies and execute a provisional crisis response plan in the midst of an unanticipated event
- Earn a certificate of completion from the University of Chicago and become part of the UChicago network
Career Outlook
Explore crisis planning and response strategies with active field experts.
With the advent of unprecedented global challenges such as pandemics, cyberattacks, natural disasters, and geopolitical tensions, organizations find themselves navigating an increasingly complex web of threats. The COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, served as a wake-up call, underscoring the critical need for robust crisis preparedness and response strategies. From supply chain disruptions to workforce management and public health concerns, the pandemic highlighted the interconnectedness of modern society and the ripple effects of crises across multiple domains.
84
kis the average base pay for an emergency response manager in the United States.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
$16T
is the estimated total cost of COVID-19-related global disruption.
Source: McKinsey
357
Bis the total combined amount countries need to spend over the next decade to reduce the likelihood of a repeat.
Source: McKinsey
- Business Continuity Professional
- Business Manager
- Business Owner
- Chief Executive Officer
- Crisis Analyst
- Crisis Management Consultant
- Crisis Planning and Response Manager
- Director of Emergency Management
- Director of Operations
- Emergency Management System Director
- Emergency Planner
- Emergency Response Manager
- External Affairs Officer
- Forensic Technical Data Specialist
- Global Business Continuity Manager
Meet Your Instructor
Jill Ramaker, MA, MScTRM
Executive Director, Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy
Jill Ramaker is the executive director of the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy, which provides programs to address the training requirements for fire, police, EMS, public works, hazardous material, and disaster response personnel.
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