UT-508 Cross-cutting Issues in Crisis Management
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Christian Webersik
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
EnglishCourse contents
In this course students learn to analyse and discuss the cross-cutting issues in crisis management from an interdisciplinary perspective. These include environmental change, digitalization, or disaster studies. A focus of the course is crisis management from a development country perspective. By applying a critical practitioner’s attitude, the students should be able to ask and discuss such questions as: Should crisis management take a particular theoretical approach? To what extent can acute emergency activities, crises and disasters impact long-term development activities? How can local communities become more resilient to disasters and crises?
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:
- analyse and discuss the cross-cutting issues relevant for crisis management from an interdisciplinary perspective
- analyse the role of governance, digitalization, and crisis management in sustainable development
- discuss best practices of indigenous knowledge systems and community-based crisis management and resilience building
- discuss the linkages between emergencies, disasters and sustainable development
Examination requirements
Individual participation in group discussions (approved/not approved).
Teaching methods
Net based teaching through Canvas. Estimated workload, 135 hours.
Offered as Single Standing Module
No
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment including hand-ins, activities and contributions during the course. A study guide and calendar will provide more detailed information at the beginning of the semester. The grades A-F are used (ECTS grading scale).
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| UT-504 – Cross-cutting issues in development and crisis management | 5 |