Preparedness (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- define fundamental organisations’ and society’s preparedness compliance requirements, best practices and apply those
- define society’s preparedness operators and their roles
- plan, assess and develop emergency preparedness and create related procedures and guidelines

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Materials

The study material of the course is listed in the Canvas workspace.
It includes eg.:
-Lecture materials
-Preparedness -related legislation
-Rescue Department publications

Most relevat legislations are
Rescue Act 379/2011, chapters 2 and 3
Decree of the Ministry of the Environment on the Fire safety of Buildings 848/2017

Teaching methods

Blended learning implementation:

A Canvas learning environment is used to support the implementation. The study unit includes scheduled teaching and guidance both on campus and online. Online teaching is recorded. Contact lessons are not recorded or streamed. 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. Course includes also self-study materal and pre-recorded lectures.

One part of the study unit is completing the Safety course for residential properties. Canvas -link to this course will be sent when study unit begins. Successful completion of the course is a condition for compleating the preparedness study unit. The estimated duration for completing the Safety course for residential properties is approximately four hours.

Also completing the 72h instructor training is a part of this study unit. Completing the instructor course does not obligate you to sign up for the public instructor register. https://72hours.fi/training/. This must be completed before the closing of the study unit, but can also be done in advance.

Employer connections

In the study unit groups make a development assignment regarding accident risk management for the client.

Exam schedules

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 enrollment 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)

The course has two smaller group assignments, one development assignment and an online exam. Group assingnments and development assingment are done in the groups of 4 students.

11.01.2024 12.30 - 15.00 Leppävaara campus: Presentation of the study unit. Society’s preparedness (starting the assignment 1)
7.2.2024 16.00 - 18.00 Zoom: Self-preparedness legislation and documents (starting the assignment 2)
22.03.2024 12.30 - 15.00 Leppävaara campus: Emergency planning and auditing (starting the development assignment, DL 16.5.)
3.4.2024 16.00-18.00 Group guidance (20 min pre-reserved sessions with each group)
16.5.2024 09.00 - 11.30 Leppävaara campus: Presentations of development assignment

The online exam for the course is 5.-6.4. (exam opens 00.00. 5.4. and closes 23.59. 7.4.)

A failed or non-returned assignment or exam can be retaken twice in accordance with the degree regulations. A failure to attend an actual examination is considered to be one completion attempt, if it's not agreed with the teacher before the exam date.

First exam retake is 21.4. and second 28.4.

Retakes for failed or non-returned assignments:
Deadline of first retake by 15.5.
Deadline of second retake by 1.6.

International connections

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Completion alternatives

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 studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning).

The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information. Recognition and accreditation of prior competence is done via Demonstrations of competence -Canvas, before the beginning of the study unit. Student fills in the competence analysis form and submits it to the HT00BN80 Varautuminen / Preparedness -box. Applications are processed once a month.

General instructions: https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/studentEn_planningstudies/SitePages/Demonstration-of-competence-in-Bachelor-of-Business-Administration-programmes.aspx

Enrollment link to Canvas: https://canvas.laurea.fi/enroll/RPWH7N

HT00BN80 Varautuminen / Preparedness: https://canvas.laurea.fi/courses/855/assignments/124570?module_item_id=354272

If your competence is partly in line with the study unit's learning outcomes, discuss the matter directly with the teacher in charge of the study unit. Contact the teacher well before the beginning of the study unit. The teacher in charge of the study unit will assess your competence and guide you further on the matter.

Student workload

The course includes 135 hours of student work, which means an average of about 8 hours / week divided over the entire duration of the course. The time also includes the lectures marked in Pakki.

Content scheduling

The study unit deals with preparedness-related legislation, self-preparedness and society´s preparedness. The purpose is for students to gain an understanding of how society's preparedness and self-preparedness are structured. The study unit provides understanding to develop and evaluate self-preparedness.
The applicable part is implemented as a group project for the client.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence level of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit Business Continuity 5 credits or Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management 10 credits

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.
According to the degree regulations (section 18) "students must be present for the first contact teaching session, or they must notify the responsible teacher of their absence to confirm they intend to participate in studies, Alternatively, the teacher can specify a different manner for the student to confirm that they intend to participate in the studies. The completion of these measures can be required within a week of the studies having begun. The application of the aforementioned approach requires that the teacher notifies the students accepted to the study unit of the practice and that the practice is specifically mentioned in the study unit’s implementation plan.

If the student has a justified reason for not attending the first contact teaching session or for not notifying the teacher of their intention to be involved in studies in the manner required by the teacher, the student must contact the responsible teacher to agree on participation in the studies. Their registration for the study unit will be rejected, of the student does not notify the teacher of being absent from the first contact teaching session or the reason for their absence cannot be considered justified, Another student who is in line for the study unit can be selected in their place."


Five places have been reserved for students studying through the open UAS and other five places are reserved for exchange students. Students belonging to the entry group HRA223SA are given priority upon admission to this implementation.

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