Course Title: Risk and Crisis Management: Global Perspectives and Local Responses
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Risk and Crisis Management: Global Perspectives and Local Responses
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
In 2023 this course is titled 'Humanitarian Practice'.
From 2024 this course will be titled 'Risk and Crisis Management: Global Perspectives and Local Responses'.
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO2177 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2019 |
HUSO2177 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO2177 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex18 (ISV), PGRDFlex18 (ISV1) |
HUSO2177 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFx2019 (ISV) |
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Damian Grenfell
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3462
Course Coordinator Email: damian.grenfell@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 37, Level 05, Room 32a
Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
Course Description
The field of risk and crisis management is growing significantly given changes in the nature of conflict, the impacts of climate change and the onwards complexity of emergencies and disasters globally. This course combines practical training in risk identification and crisis management, examines their intersections, and applies these to emergency and disaster contexts across local, national and global contexts. Both community and organisational perspectives on how to respond to risk and crises are engaged with across the course.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
N/A
Course Learning Outcomes
The broad objective of this course is to assist you to develop specific skills and knowledge needed for positions in the field, in policy development, and in preparedness and evaluation positions.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify and analyse risks and crises across local, national and global contexts as relevant to different stakeholders.
- Apply key concepts such as ‘risk’ and ‘crisis’ to complex social and natural events to prevent and/or mitigate the consequences of different emergencies and disasters.
- Describe key actors from local organisations to government to global institutions and respective organisational imperatives when dealing with risk and crises management.
- Identify and apply institutional methods, practices and approaches in identifying risk and practices to mitigate the impacts of crises.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of face to face and online activities such class lectures; class activities (including small group work); case study analysis; analysis of documentaries; guest lectures; and class and online discussions.
You are expected to read the course materials available online and refer to additional reading material in your assessment tasks.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks
Short writing exercise: 500 words, 10%, Aligned Course Learning Outcomes: 1,3
Presentation and in class activity: 30%, Aligned Course Learning Outcomes: 1,2,3,4
Report: 2500 words, 50%, Aligned Course Learning Outcomes: 1,2,3,4
Participation and collaboration through in class/online discussions and activities: 10%, Aligned Course Learning Outcomes: 2,3,4
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.