Hobart
Introduction
Emergency management is when our communities, the public sector (government agencies), the private sector (businesses) and the not-for-profit sector (charities) work together to strengthen society’s capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from disasters. This unit will provide you with an introductory knowledge on the broader concepts of emergency management.
In this unit, you will explore local, national, and international case studies of emergency management in numerous contexts that are applicable and transferable to any discipline. The assessment tasks allow you to explore a topic in the context of emergency management that is relevant to your interests and has real world applicability regardless of your specific area of study. Therefore, if you have a passion for enhancing society’s disaster resilience to natural hazards (e.g. bushfires, floods, cyclones, tsunamis, etc.) and man-made disasters (e.g. humanitarian crises, acts of terrorism, environmental incidents, etc.) then this unit is for you.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Introduction to Emergency Management |
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| Unit code | HSP101 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Policing and Emergency Management |
| Coordinator | Cameron Atkinson |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Introductory |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Describe the basic principles that underpin contemporary emergency management practice in Australia and internationally.
- Identify how emergency management is applied in practice using authentic case studies.
Fees
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Fully online |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Case Study exploring a natural hazard in the context of emergency management, 1500 words (40%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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