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Crisis Management (PPMN90048)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
August
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Overview
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Events like epidemics, earthquakes, floods, bushfires, or financial collapse pose significant challenges to societies that encounter them. Governments engage in crisis management to prepare for, respond to, and recover from such extreme events. Hence, crisis management is a key part of public policy design and implementation. The bad news is that while individual extreme events are rare, crisis of some kind is likely to occur regularly. The good news is that scholars and practitioners have developed ideas and tools for handling them. This seminar will focus on conceptual approaches to and theories of crisis management. In addition to readings selected from the best in the field, students will engage in class group discussions and scenario-based exercises.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- have familiarity with contemporary approaches to crisis preparedness, response, and recovery;
- be able to apply crisis management theories and concepts to real crisis situations;
- be able to analyse important contextual conditions surrounding public organizations and civil servants engaged in crisis management; and
- be able to identify key public policy and administration challenges of crises in general and of particular crises.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have:
- gained skills in analysis of unusual situations;
- gained skills in critical thinking about policy and administration; and
- gained skills in communicating policy and administrative issues.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Political Science or Management at an undergraduate level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An essay
| Week 3 | 20% |
An essay
| Week 6 | 20% |
An essay
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expected. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- August
Principal coordinator Erik Baekkeskov Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 Hours: A 3-hour seminar per week over an 8-week intensive teaching period (aligning to weeks 5 -12 of Semester 2). Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 31 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 11 September 2020 Census date 28 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 November 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 August contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A selection of readings for the subject will be placed on the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022