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Crisis Leadership and Communication (5 cr)

Code: SY00BI90-3006

General information


Enrollment
29.11.2021 - 02.01.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual proportion
5 cr
RDI proportion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Laurea Virtual Campus
Teaching languages
English
Seats
41 - 50
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Global Development and Management in Health Care (SYV6), Laurea Tikkurila
Teachers
Kaarina Murtola
Jorma Jokela
Teacher in charge
Kaarina Murtola
Study unit
SY00BI90

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

Please see a Pakki calendar or Tuudo for the correct timing information.
Because of pandemic situation, the course will take place in Zoom.

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

Because of pandemic situation, the course will take place in Zoom:
- Learning within online lectures and online workshops.
- Pair assignment: report for analysis and synthesis of crisis leadership and communication in chosen manmade or natural crisis.

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

Employer connections

Working life integration takes place in the learning assignments.

Exam schedules

Please see a Pakki calendar or Tuudo for the correct timing information.

Student workload

Total study hours: 135.

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

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