2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5693M Emergency Planning and Management in Civil Protection

15 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Eve Coles
Email: elc@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisites

LUBS5620M	Work-Based Learning Induction
LUBS5622M	Work-Based Learning Research Methods

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

CONTEXTThis module focuses on why emergencies and disasters happen and how they are dealt with by the public and private sector. It can be demonstrated that many of these type of events arise from known and understood risks, others arise from weakly understood threats and hazards; some are prevented and the impacts of others are effectively mitigated. Response to some emergencies and disasters is effective and efficient, in other cases this is demonstrably not the case and whilst recovery from some is rapid and well managed, in other cases it may be slow and inefficient.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of theoretical issues surrounding the pathology of disaster and emergencies and the causal nature of latent error;
- identify key strategic management and policy issues in emergency management;
- analyse barriers to learning from crisis and disaster with reference to their own professional context;
- demonstrate the significance of information and knowledge management in emergency planning and management;
- evaluate governmental and corporate responses to risks and emergencies in an international context.

Learning outcomes
Taking a case study approach to illustrate theoretical and conceptual issues this module seeks to provide both public and private sector managers and professional emergency managers with a critical appreciation of: risk, error, planning and emergency response and recovery, the significance of complexity and wider context, and the tools to better manage risks and emergencies.

Skills outcomes
- Improvement of written skills.
- Team working and negotiation skills.
- Presentation skills and IT skills.

Syllabus

This will cover:
- theoretical perspectives;
- policy issues & strategic management;
- identification of potential barriers to successful emergency management;
- strategic approaches to information and knowledge management;
- the international context.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	3	8.00	24.00
Private study hours			126.00
Total Contact hours			24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

126 hours of private study: 36 hours preparing for taught sessions 40 hours working in learning sets researching and 50 hours writing assignment.

Additional Support:
This will be distance learning support through the University's virtual learning environment, and will be ongoing throughout the module.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Monitoring of learning sets activities through the Virtual Learning Environment and Submission of draft assignments for qualitative review and feedback.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 07/10/2011

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