Crisis Leadership and Communication (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

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

Location and time

Face-to-Face learning at Tikkurila Campus, required attendance, one half day may be compensated.
No hybrid nor online teaching

11.09.2025 09.00-12:00
10.10.2025 09.00-16:30
06.11.2024 09.00-16.30

Materials

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)

Teaching methods

5ETC course
Learning within lectures, learning assignments, pre-learning / flipped learning, discussions, workshop.and seminar.
During Fall 2025 all learning activities will take place in Laurea Tikkurila campus.
There is no hybrid teaching in this course, no online teaching.

The study unit is completed partly independently following a schedule for returning assignments / by a given deadline. In addition to independent studying, the study unit includes scheduled teaching and required attendance on campus. You may compensate one half day.
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 submitted by given deadlines from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback may also be utilised. Feedback will be provided within four weeks from the assignment deadline. Using AI, according to Laurea regulations.


Laurea degree regulations dated January 2024 will be applied to student selection, attendance and evaluation.

If a student does not intend to participate in a study unit they have been admitted to, they must cancel
their enrolment with the teacher in charge of the implementation before the study unit begins so that
another student next in the queue can take their place.

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

Employer connections

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

Exam schedules

Face-to-Face learning at Tikkurila Campus, required attendance
No hybrid nor online teaching
Check Pakki calendar for schedules

pre-quiz 1-8.9.2025

11.09.2025 09.00-12:00
10.10.2025 09.00-16:30
06.11.2024 09.00-16.30

Details for assignments:

Task 1 individual, deadline 5.10.25
Task 2, deadline 9.10.25
Task 3, pair assignment, deadline 12.11.2025

Note, assignments submitted after the deadline are not approved.

Completion alternatives

No sub-performances are given with the implementation. Completing the whole course is required.

Student workload

Total study hours: 135
Lectures and seminar
Individual and pair studying

Content scheduling

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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Priority enrollment for the study unit is for students with global health and crisis management, who have completed crisis preparedness/prevention and management courses.

Secondly students who are advanced in their studies and have previous experience or studies in crisis preparedness/prevention, crisis management or leadership.

Proficiency in oral and written English is required.