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Mainstreaming Disaster Mitigation, Adaptation, and Preparedness Strategies through the General Education Program
 
Benito  Pacheco¹ and Mark Albert  Zarco²
 
ABSTRACT
Public awareness and education is a well-established strategy for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and management practices. In this paper, the framework for a newly instituted general education course on disaster mitigation, adaptation, and preparedness strategies offered by the Institute of Civil Engineering is discussed.  The main features of this course are that it presents knowledge on the subject of disaster risk management among all three domains in an integrated manner; emphasizes both independent creative and critical thinking skills, and oral, written, and visual communication skills; employs    active learning strategies and out-of-class learning experiences; and helps students    develop team and leadership skills.  The primary goal of the course is to help students appreciate the role various disciplines play as well as the manner in which they interface with one another in the management of disaster risk associated with natural or environmental   hazards.
 
 
 
¹ Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and
   Vice Chancellor for Research and Development 
² Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering