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Security and Organization

Course
2015-2016

Admission requirements

This course is part of the minor Security, Safety and Justice, taught by a lecturer from TU Delft. The course can only be taken within the framework of participation in the minor SSJ.

Description

In this course you will be introduced to the concept of security as it is applied within organizations. You step into the role of security manager in a corporate environment, where you are faced with manuals, methods of analysis, crises, and so on. This way, you get acquainted with the responsabilities of a security manager, while at the same time academic skills are taught to you, so that you can evaluate how the work can be done in a more efficient way.

Course objectives

The student gets to know the work environment of the security manager. Attention is given to the content of the work, as well as the context, and the differences between theory and practice. The following objectives can be differentiated:

  • Introduce the tasks and responsabilities of the security manager.

  • Apply security analysis techniques in a structured way

  • Make critical choices regarding security issues, explain these choices and communicate them.

  • Translate current security subjects to the operational environment

  • Acquire academic skills for security analysis and security communication

Timetable

Will be announced

Schedule

Mode of instruction

Lectures
Group discussions

Course Load

Total work load: 140 hours
Lectures: 14 hours
Self study: 126 hours

Assessment method

Written exam

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 earned a mark between 3 and 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

Lecturer uses Blackboard. Course will be available on Blackboard from 31 August 2015 on.

Reading list

Will be made available via Blackboard.

Registration

Check information home page minor

Students register for the minor and the course in Usis: Admission, registration and enrolment

Registration for course in Usis: 35-3 days before course starts.

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

Dhr P. Blokland