Course
Foundational issues in societal safety and emergency management (SAM910)
The subject discusses foundational issues in risk management, societal safety and emergency management from various scientific disciplines and perspectives
Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2017-2018. Merk at det kan komme endringer.
Semesters
Fakta
Emnekode
SAM910
Vekting (stp)
10
Semester undervisningsstart
Spring
Undervisningsspråk
English, Norwegian
Antall semestre
1
Vurderingssemester
Spring
Timeplan
Content
The subject discusses foundational issues in risk management, societal safety and emergency management from various scientific disciplines and perspectives. Recent research literature will be combined with classic text books, but the combinations might be changed in accordance with the topics emphasized. Foundational concepts applied in various societal contexts will be discussed, such as emergency response performance, causal explanations, resilience, risk, systems engineering, learning, multi discipline assessments, and safety management. The subject will also discuss foundational challenges in various vocational and professional fields, such as decision making under uncertainty, crisis management, human reactions in crises, experience transfer, and models in emergency preparedness planning.
Learning outcome
The candidate shall become familiar with the foundational issues in the studied topics, he or she must be ablet til lead discussions about risk management, societal safety and emergency management. The candidate shall be able to relate foundational topics to his or her own major issues in the research project.
Forkunnskapskrav
Ingen
Exam
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid | Exam system | Withdrawal deadline | Exam date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article/manuscript and oral consultation/seminar | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed | — | 09.11.2016 | — |
Fagperson(er)
Head of Department:
Tore MarkesetCourse coordinator:
Ove NjåMethod of work
The candidates shall select and define parts of the curriculums themselves under supervision. The subject uses seminars as pedagogic platform, in which the candidates present selected parts of the curriculum to an audience which can vary from internal colleagues to external professional staff and academics involved in the specific areas. The candidates will develop a manuscript/paper with a major issue and analysis of the literature.
Åpent for
Litteratur
The literature is partly selected from the candidates' research topics and major issues, and partly from relevant actual literature in societal safety and emergency management.
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1