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Crisis Management

Course
2015-2016

Admission requirements

Course for students enrolled in master program Crisis and Security Management

Description

Modern societies are said to be vulnerable for crises, ranging from terrorist attacks, floods, pandemics and critical infrastructure breakdowns to nuclear incidents and major disturbances of public order. By exploring different conceptual and theoretical strands in academic literature combined with the in-depth study of empirical cases, students will get familiarized with the main concepts, processes, challenges and dilemmas of crisis management. Special attention will be given to the effects of the globalization of crisis for effective crisis management, the role of leadership in crisis management, citizen response to crisis situations and the evaluation and learning cycle once a crisis has been terminated. A serious game, in which students have to deal with a crisis situation, is part of the course.

Course objectives

After the course students will be able to

  • Critically asses the historical trajectory of crisis management, its actors and structures

  • Have knowledge of key theories and concepts towards crisis management as presented in relevant literature

  • Analyse international, empirical cases of crisis management by means of relevant theories and concepts

  • Apply lessons learned in a crisis management exercise (serious game)

Timetable

Timetable

Mode of instruction

Six lectures and one simulation game.
This course is compulsory.

Course Load

Total study load 140 hours
– contact hours: 21
– self-study hours: reading, preparing lectures, assignments, etc 119

Assessment method

1 x rolling exam consisting of 3 essay questions (75%)
1 x evaluation serious game (20%)
1 x preparation Q&A session (5%)

Failed partial grades weighing less than 30% should be compensated by a passed partial grade weighing more than 30%. The calculated grade must be at least 5,50 in order to pass the course.

Re-take: written essay question(s).

You can find more information about assessments and the timetable exams on the website.
Details for submitting papers (deadlines) are posted on Blackboard.
On the Public Administration front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website, uSis and Blackboard.

Resit
Students will be permitted to resit an examination if they have taken the first sit and have a mark lower than 5.5 or with permission of the Board of Examiners.

Resit written exam
Students that want to take part in a resit for a written exam, are required to register via uSis. Use the activity number that can be found on the ‘timetable exams’.

Blackboard

Yes, course will be available one week in advance.

Reading list

A selection of articles. To be announced on blackboard.

Registration

Use both uSis and Blackboard to register for every course.
Register for every course and workgroup via uSis. Some courses and workgroups have a limited number of participants, so register on time (before the course starts). In uSis you can access your personal schedule and view your results. Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here.

Contact

All communication should be directed to both Jelle van Buuren and Ruth Prins. Please send your email to BOTH email addresses:
r.s.prins@cdh.leidenuniv.nl
g.m.van.buuren@cdh.leidenuniv.nl