Introduction
Protective Security relates to security governance (including supporting a positive security culture), information security (including cyber security), personnel security (including employees and contractors) and physical security (providing a safe and secure physical environment for an organisation’s people, information and assets). This fully online unit provides you with a thorough understanding of the concepts and practical applications of Protective Security. You will gain an appreciation of the issues and elements that underlie the practice of Protective Security and draw upon theoretical concepts, real life case studies and relevant standards. This unit will provide you with the knowledge and skills to translate and communicate theoretical concepts in Protective Security into tangible outputs for industry. This unit, together with crisis management, business continuity management, and the ability to lead resilient organisations, are collectively the underpinning foundation for enhancing organisational resilience. The unit provides you with an understanding and the requisite skills that will be interrelated with these units should you proceed further with your postgraduate studies in organisational resilience.
Summary
| Unit name | Organisational Security Management |
| Unit code | HSP601 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Seafaring and Maritime Operations|Politics and International Relations |
| Coordinator | Associate Professor Steven Curnin |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Comprehend and analyse theoretical approaches to protective security.
- Synthesise and apply relevant theoretical perspectives and concepts to provide solutions for protective security.
- Produce written work on protective security that is clearly communicated and meets scholarly and industry requirements.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Weekly online practitioner insight video lectures (1 hour) Weekly reading (3 hours ) Optional online zoom discussion (1.5 hours - 3 times per semester)
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| Assessment | Online quiz (20%)|Write a 1,500 word discussion paper on a corporate security risk. (30%)|Write a 2,500 word report on enhancing a strong security culture and implications for protective security governance. (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Links to resources are provided in MyLO |
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