Objectives and competences

• Student will know and recognize crises in organizations, • understand national framework and policy on crises in organizations, • understand the role of NGOs in crises, • differentiate between incident, state of emergency, and emergency, • get acquainted with prevention, protection, mitigation, response, recovery, • know the basic procedures of crisis course of action and know the difference between “before”, “during” and “after” crisis, • know how to react in different crisis response teams, • be familiar with and understand basics of public information system and public warning system, and the role of social media in crisis management, • consider ethics of interdependence and • act socially responsible.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Risks and risk response • Introduction to strategic view of management • Introduction to strategic view of crisis management • Types of crisis in organization • Crisis management in organization • Crisis management phases • Decision making in crisis • Safety in organization • Risk factors • Communication in crisis • Ethics in crisis • Operational manual for crisis management•

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures • Tutorials

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course students will be able to: • understand the concept of crisis management, • understand the concept of holistic self-preparedness and preparedness of search & rescue objects, • recognize risks and threats in given circumstances and • understand the meaning of immediate response (action-reaction).

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

1. Jereb, Borut (2014). Upravljanje tveganj, Fakulteta za logistiko, Celje. 2. Bennet, Simon (2012). Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management, Routledge: Farnham. 3. NATO Priročnik za krizno upravljanje, NATO Bruselj 2015 4. Pripravljena bo skripta z naslovom Mehanizmi za krizno upravljanje. 5. We will prepare student's book titled Crisis Management Mechanisms.

Prerequisits

• No prerequisits.