Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- define critical infrastructure operators and their roles
- define critical infrastructure protection compliance requirements, best practices and apply those
- assess and manage critical infrastructure’s risks
- plan, assess and develop critical infrastucture risks

Teaching methods

Goals of this study unit:

The student is able to:
- define critical infrastructure operators and their roles
- define critical infrastructure protection compliance requirements, best practices and apply those
- assess and manage critical infrastructure’s risks
- plan, assess and develop critical infrastucture risks

Critical infrastructure protection -study unit is a complementary study, that aims to deepen your competence in the field of preparedness. In the Preparedness -study unit we concentrated more to the concept of self preparedness. Now the goal is to go deeper with the societal security and the safety of the society both in EU and national level.

In the grading Laurea evaluation criteria level 2 is applied.

This study unit schedule is planned for blended learning students.

The teaching of the study unit consist contact lessons in Leppävaara campus and Zoom. Guidance sessions will be in Zoom. The course also has a lot of self-study as well as group work.

All material and assignments for the study unit are compiled on the Canvas learning platform, which opens.at the latest on 31.8.

Learning materials and recommended literature

The study material of the course is listed in the Canvas workspace. Beforehand students can familiarize themselves with The Security Committees websites https://turvallisuuskomitea.fi/en/frontpage/ and with the CER-directive

https://www.critical-entities-resilience-directive.com/
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/ministry-sets-up-a-project-to-improve-resilience-of-critical-infrastructure-and-to-identify-entities-critical-to-the-functioning-of-society-

Alternative completion methods of implementation

According to the degree regulations “all students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the module or study unit or another person designated by the director of the UAS unit. The assessment is carried out according to the same criteria and grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit.” For further information visit Link.

Prior higher education studies can be accredited in the degree if their content corresponds to the learning objectives of this study unit.

Demonstration of competence is possible if the student has the competence described in the learning outcomes of this study unit. Competence can be acquired, for example, through his / her prior work experience or studies. If the competence is recognized, it can be demonstrated, for example, by giving an expert lecture on the topic during this course to other students in the study unit. The demonstration of competence is always agreed individually with a student.

Students who wish to demonstrate their competence must submit an analysis of their competence according to the instructions in Canvas. (Tradenomikoulutus – Osaamisen näytöt -workspace) In analysis student describes their competence and how it fulfills the learning outcomes of this study unit. The analysis must contain concrete examples, so for example the list of educations/trainings and job titles is not enough.

Important dates

31.08.2023 12.30 - 15.00 241 Attendance at first lecture is mandatory to receive a place (or absence must be reported before lecture.)
06.09.2023 16.00 - 18.00 Zoom
06.10.2023 09.00 - 11.30 241
01.11.2023 16.00 - 18.00 Zoom
22.11.2023 16.00 - 18.00 Zoom
30.11.2023 12.30 - 15.00 207L Presentations for group work

Online exam 24.-26.11.

1. retake for the exam 2.12.
2. retake for the exam 9.12

1. retake for the assignments 9.12.
2.retake for the assignments 12.1.

Students workload

This is a 10 cr study unit, so it means approximately 270 hours of work.

Content and scheduling

Beside the lectures, study unit includes three assignments:

There is three assignment in the course
- Portfolio (independent) (30 % of total grade)
- Group work (40 % of total grade)
- Online-exam (30 % of total grade)

Further information for students

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be present in the first contact session or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrolment will be rejected. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.” (Laurea degree regulations) In the case of online studies the lecturer can also specify some other way than participation on an online meeting what is required from the student so that he/she verifies his/her attendance on the study unit (Decision by the vice president, education 7/2019).

Five places have been reserved for students studying through the open UAS.

The quality of the study unit implementation has been assessed and the self-evaluation report is available in Canvas.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Assignments will be evaluated within four weeks after completion and all entries will be made in the Pakki no later than three weeks after the end of the course. (Laurea degree regulations)

In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level II.

Qualifications

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences.