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Course Description

LAWG 706 - Critical Incidents: Responding to and Learning from Near Misses and Unintended Outcomes

Class Session: Monday, May 11, 2026 - Saturday, August 01, 2026

Credit: 3 semester hours of credit

Instructors: Maureen McGough, Gregory Mullen

Term: Summer 2026


Course Description

This course teaches public safety leaders to use near misses and unintended outcomes to improve future performance. Through case studies of critical incidents and sentinel event reviews, students will learn to identify system weaknesses and develop, implement, and assess recommendations for improvement. By course end, students will be equipped to lead organizations in learning from negative outcomes and conducting comprehensive, forward-looking reviews for better performance.Prerequisite: C or better LAWG 701 and LAWG 702.GC: 10/28/2024.

College

LS - Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Section

001

Instructional Method

DWEB
100 Pct Web Asynchronous

CRN

75010

Restrictions

CAMPUSICOL - USC Columbia
LEVELIGR - Graduate

Information is accurate as of May 1, 2026 (Subject to change)

Special Fee Notification

Students may be required to be proctored during online test completion. If students are unable to attend test proctoring sessions in person at the Distributed Learning office, additional fees may apply for online test proctoring if the course requires online testing.



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