Current active subject description (last updated 2023/24)
Preparedness and Emergency Management
LED5001
Current active subject description (last updated 2023/24)
Preparedness and Emergency Management
LED5001
This course emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of emergency response managers in the different phases of crises response. The students learn about operational patterns and leadership within emergency response action especially at tactical and operational level, as well as strategic level. Decision-making, team processes and leadership skills to ensure good coordination, communication and control is highlighted. In this course, we elaborate on special challenges related to joint and complex operations, and emergency response in challenging contexts that may call for improvisation and innovative skills. This course is connected to tabletop exercises in NORDLAB and participation in Exercise Nord, the full-scale exercise arranged yearly by Nord University.
The course is only open for students in the program Master in preparedness and emergency management.
Knowledge
Students
- Have advanced knowledge about central theories within emergency management
- Have knowledge about leadership skills and team leadership
- Have specific knowledge about different managerial roles, responsibilities and management functions within emergency response
- Have advanced knowledge about decision-support systems for emergency preparedness actors
- Have advanced knowledge about situation awareness and decision-making in crises
- Have specific knowledge of challenges related management in high complexity environments and under uncertainty
Skills
Students
- Are able to collaborate with and lead operations that involve several emergency preparedness organizations, both civil, military and volunteers
- Are able to recognize different managment roles in emergency preparedness organizations and modify management tasks depending on situation
- Are able to evaluate different mechanisms and tools for coordination and control
- Are able to analyze challenges related to emergency management at different levels
- Are able to develop the capabilities for improvisation under uncertainty
General competences
Students
- Are able to acquire research-based knowledge on emergency management at strategic, operational and tactical level in emergency preparedness organizations
- Are able reflect on approaches within management relevant for an emergency preparedness organization
- Are able to discuss the course's academic topics based on theory and experience from own practice
Paid semester fee and syllabus literature. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.
Compulsory
Lectures, work in groups, self-study and exercises in simulator lab. The course is taught in English.
The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies. These evaluations are included in the universitys quality assurance system.
Work assignments during the course and individual final assignment.
English language
Curriculum literature
Credits
7.5
Study location
Bodø
Responsible faculty
Nord University Business School
Course coordinator
