Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- co-create complex international humanitarian aid infrastructure and response in interprofessional teams
- analyse operations on evidence-base in natural and manmade crises
- enhance implementation of evidence-based operations in natural and manmade crises
- evaluate operations on evidence-base in natural and manmade crises
- research and develop crisis leadership and management

Teaching methods

- Lectures, workshops, study visit, learning assignment and seminar.

Location and time

Virtual study days in Zoom (https://laurea.zoom.us/my/mikko.hakkinen)
- Friday 10.9.2021, 9:00-16:30
- Thursday 14.10.2021, 9:00-16:30
- Friday 15.10.2021, 9:00-16:30

Learning materials and recommended literature

Coppola, D. P. Introduction to International Disaster Management, Elsevier Science & Technology, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Integrating Disaster Science and Management : Global Case Studies in Mitigation and Recovery, edited by Pijush S., et al., Elsevier, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Rapeli, M. (2017). The role of social work in disaster management in Finland. University of Jyväskylä.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Will be discussed during the first study day.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

- During the course students will develop common understanding on challenges for crisis and disaster management.
- Visiting lecturer Dr Barnes is also a member of advisors board of academy project IRWIN.

Important dates

Pre-study task: Before the first study day (Fri 10.9.) collect information and preliminary ideas on some crisis or disaster management case that you would like to analyze further during the course.

Virtual study days in Zoom (https://laurea.zoom.us/my/mikko.hakkinen)
- Friday 10.9.2021, 9:00-16:30
- Thursday 14.10.2021, 9:00-16:30
- Friday 15.10.2021, 9:00-16:30

Assignment (report and presentation) has to be returned by 15.10.2021.

Forms of internationality

Visiting lecture, Dr Paul Barnes, University of South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Students workload

Virtual learning: lectures, workshop, study visit, and seminar 24 hrs.
Individual and group studying 111 hrs.

Virtual study days in Zoom (https://laurea.zoom.us/my/mikko.hakkinen)
- Friday 10.9.2021, 9:00-16:30
- Thursday 14.10.2021, 9:00-16:30
- Friday 15.10.2021, 9:00-16:30

Content and scheduling

Content:
• natural and manmade crises
• roles and responsibilities of different actors in natural and manmade disasters
• situational awareness in crisis and disaster settings
• lessons learned and continuous improvement in crisis and disaster management

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation criteria for Master's studies in Laurea will be used.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

Evaluation criteria for Master's studies in Laurea will be used.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Evaluation criteria for Master's studies in Laurea will be used.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Evaluation criteria for Master's studies in Laurea will be used.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Evaluation criteria for Master's studies in Laurea will be used.