Objectives and competences
The student will:
- Know the basic concepts of crisis management.
- The student will be aware of the different forms and causes of crises.
- Know how to distinguish crises from other events in society.
- Achieve a level of crisis awareness.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Introduction to crisis governance and management
• Crisis and crisis governance and management
• Forms of crises
• Causes of Crises
• Factors of the crisis environment
• Crisis management
• Threats and risks
• Digital technology fundamentals in crisis management and governance
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures
• Group Work
• Case-study
• Seminar
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe the basic concepts of crisis management and management fundamentals.
- Differentiate between problems in the field of rescue and protection.
- Describe the levels of visibility of crises.
- Identify threats and risks in organisations.
Readings
1. Saleh, Y. D. (2016). Crisis management: the art of success and failure: 30 case studies in business and politics (str. XII, 439). Mill City Press.
2. Slatter, S. St. P., & Lovett, D. (1999). Corporate turnaround: [managing companies in distress] (Revised ed., str. XIV, 338). Penguin Books.
3. Crandall, W. R. (2014). Crisis management: leading in the new strategy landscape (2nd ed., str. XIX, 356). SAGE.
Prerequisits
No prerequisits.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • Seminar paper (100%)
