Acerca de este curso: Fires impact people, property and the environment in all countries around the world. In some cases, the resulting losses are extraordinary, causing hundreds of deaths, widespread damage to property and contents and significant impacts on the environment. More often, fires may cause a single casualty or affect a single home, though the effects are still highly significant to those affected and collectively are substantial. This course will provide an overview of the challenges posed by fire as well as the fire safety solutions that are available to meet those challenges.
Creada por: University of Maryland, College Park
Enseñado por: James Milke, PhD, Professor and Chair
Department of Fire Protection and Engineering
| Compromiso | 6 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week |
| Idioma | English |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
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Programa
SEMANA 1
Introduction to Fire Behavior
4 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: Fire Protection Engineering [ppt]
- Vídeo: Flames [11:08]
- Reading: Flames [ppt]
- Vídeo: Products of Fires [18:43]
- Reading: Products of Fire [ppt]
- Vídeo: Compartment Fires [24:08]
- Reading: Compartment Fires [pdf]
Calificado: Introduction to Fire Behavior Quiz
SEMANA 2
What is Fire Protection Engineering?
6 videos, 6 lecturas
- Reading: Catastrophic Fire [ppt]
- Vídeo: Designing Safer Building [7:31]
- Reading: Design Safer Buildings [pdf]
- Vídeo: History of Fire Protection Engineering [18:57]
- Reading: History of Fire Protection Engineering [pdf]
- Vídeo: Why Fire Protection Engineering is an Exciting & Rewarding Profession [13:55]
- Reading: Why Fire Protection Engineering is an Exciting & Rewarding Profession [pdf]
- Vídeo: About SFPE [11:34]
- Reading: About SFPE [pdf]
- Vídeo: Licensure of Fire Protection Engineers [19:09]
- Reading: Licensure of Fire Protection Engineers [pdf]
Calificado: What is Fire Protection Engineering?
SEMANA 3
Fire Safety Subsystems
4 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: Fire Safety Systems [pdf]
- Vídeo: Detection and Alarm Systems [19:08]
- Reading: Detection and Alarm Systems [pdf]
- Vídeo: Fire Suppression Systems [19:46]
- Reading: Fire Suppression Systems [pdf]
- Vídeo: Smoke Control Systems [22:40]
- Reading: Smoke Control Systems [pdf]
Calificado: Fire Safety Systems Quiz
SEMANA 4
The Effects of Fire on People
4 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: What is Human Behavior in Fire? [pdf]
- Vídeo: What Human Behavior in Fire is NOT [17:55]
- Reading: Why Human Behavior in Fire is NOT… [pdf]
- Vídeo: Types of Human Behavior in Fires: Incidents & Case Studies [27:41]
- Reading: Types of Human Behavior in Fires: Incidents and Case Studies [pdf]
- Vídeo: Transition into Practice: Why Does all of this Matter? [20:45]
- Reading: Translation into Practice – Why does all of this matter? [pdf]
Calificado: The Effects of Fire on People
SEMANA 5
Effects of Fire on Property and the Environment
3 videos, 3 lecturas
- Reading: The Effect of Fire on Property and the Environment [ppt]
- Vídeo: Impact of Fire on Property/Contents [16:34]
- Reading: Impact of Fire on Property/Contents [ppt]
- Vídeo: Impact of Fire on the Environment [15:43]
- Reading: Impact of Fire on the Environment [ppt]
Calificado: The Effects of Fire on Property and the Environment
SEMANA 6
Implementing Fire Safety Designs
4 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: Concepts of Fire Safey Design [ppt]
- Vídeo: Code-Based Approach to Fire Safety Design [15:48]
- Reading: Code-Based Approach to Fire Safety Design[ppt]
- Vídeo: Performance Based Approach to Fire Safety Design [13:54]
- Reading: Performance-Based Approach to Fire Safety Design[ppt]
- Vídeo: Engineering Methods for Fire Safety Design [13:20]
- Reading: Engineering Methods for Fire Safety Design[ppt]
Calificado: Implementing Fire Safety Designs
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University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.8 billion operating budget, secures $500 million annually in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.
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It was really a great course, the way of explanation, videos, photos, and delivered your experience in such a professional way make the course too interesting and joyfully.
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very useful
Good instruction, fantastic layout and outstanding information content
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A great course for those with fire information