Crisis Leadership and Communication (5 op)

Tavoitteet

The student is able to
- enhance ethical leadership and communication in natural and manmade crises
- co-create multi-authority activities and serve as a specialists in natural and manmade crises
- to lead and coordinate interprofessional cooperation in manmade and non-manmade crises
- communicate in crises
- develop interaction and leadership skills in interprofessional networks

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Buchanan-Smith, M. and Scriven, K. 2011 Leadership in Action: Leading Effectively in Humanitarian Operations. ALNAP. 80 pp. https://www.alnap.org/help-library/leadership-in-action-leading-effectively-in-humanitarian-operations
Overview of Diversity Management implementation and impact amongst Diversity Charter signatories in the European Union (2014)
Palosaari, E. 2016. Children’s thoughts after war: Trauma-related cognitions and parents’ war trauma predicting mental health problems among war-affected children. Acta Universitatis Tamperensis 2135 Tampere University Press. http://tampub.uta.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/98384/978-952-03-0025-8.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
Pantti, M., et al (2012) Disasters and the Media. Peter Lang.
Schwarz, A. Seeger, M.W & C. Auer (ed.) (2016) The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research. (Selected 3-4 chapters)

Toteutustapa

Learning within lectures, learning assignments, discussions, workshops. and seminar
During fall 2023 all learning activities will take place in Laurea Tikkurila campus

The study unit is completed partly independently following a schedule for returning assingments / by a given deadline. In addition to independent studying, the study unit includes scheduled teaching and required attendance on campus.
A Canvas learning environment is used to support the implementation. The study unit includes working in pairs or groups. You will receive individual feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback may also be utilised.

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

- During the study unit students will develop their competence tackling challenges in crisis leadership and communication with work life experts.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Please see Pakki calendar and Canvas for exact timing information and instructions.



Deadline for seminar works 22.10. 2023

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

- During the study unit students will develop their competence tackling challenges in crisis preparedness and prevention with work life experts.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Total study hours: 135.
Lectures, workshops, and seminar 18 hrs.
Individual and group studying 117 hrs.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

Content:
- Ethical requirements, principles and procedures in natural and manmade crises.
- International crisis communication processes and communication with media.
- Crisis leadership models and approaches.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Lisätiedot

The priority in enrollment is reserved for Global Health & Crisis Management students
Secondly students with advanced studies from other study lines and good English skills

Note. Completion of Crisis preparedness and prevention as well as Crisis management course prior to this course is required