Objectives and competences
The student will:
• Know the components of information systems
• Understand how the organization's information system and its components work.
• Know the types of information systems for crisis management
• Know soft systems methodology for problem solving
• Know how to use of information technology for effective crisis management
• Know the concept and methods for business continuity planning.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Information system
- Information systems in context of crisis management
- Crisis information management systems
- Soft system methodology
- Information technology
- Business continuity planning
- Information system support at natural disaster events
- Information system for crisis management: case study
- Development of information systems for crisis management
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Describe the components of the information system and explain how they are connected;
• Design and select between different types of information systems for crisis management in a concrete practical case
• Define the concept of business continuity
• Describe the business continuity planning process
• Use the Sahana Eden crisis management information system
Readings
- Malesˇicˇ Marjan. (2011). Krizno upravljanje in vodenje v sloveniji izzivi in prilozˇnosti. Fakulteta za druzˇbene vede Zalozˇba FDV. Retrieved August 17 2023 from http://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/zalozba/edostop.asp.
- Vuga Beršnak J. Sotlar A. & Svete U. (2016). Upravljanje kompleksnih kriz v republiki sloveniji. Ministrstvo za obrambo Republike Slovenije.
- Walle, B. ., Turoff, M., & Hiltz, S. R. (2010). Information systems for emergency management. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
- Jennex, M. E. (2013). Using Social and Information Technologies for Disaster and Crisis Management (pp. 1-326). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-2788-8
- Snedaker, S., & Rima, C. (2014). Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Professionals. Waltham, MA: Syngress.
- Di´az, P., Bellamine, B. S. N., Dugdale, J., & Hanachi, C. (2016). Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management in Mediterranean Countries: Third International Conference, ISCRAM-med 2016, Madrid, Spain, October 26-28, 2016, Proceedings. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ; 265.) Cham: Springer International Publishing.
