Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Crisis Management (17.IM1718)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Chair of Production Systems, Organization and Management
General information:
 
Category Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field
  • Ljudski resursi i komunikacije
  • Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
ECTS 5

The main objective of the course is to help students understand and develop knowledge and skills necessary for crisis situation management. The complex content of the course will be viewed and analyzed from many perspectives. The course focuses on the following questions through combination of theoretical lectures and practical projects: hazards (geological, meteorological, biological and technical), vulnerability and risk assessment, risk reduction from catastrophes, emergency planning, financial planning for catastrophes, business strategies in emergency situations and crisis management. The course will help students develop skills for risk management, analysis of complex problems, assessment of possible solutions and implementations planning of risk management.

Students will be able to completely understand natural and technical hazards, vulnerability and catastrophic risks; they will develop ability to analyze risks, threats and possibilities, and also to create and implement solutions. Students will master techniques for risk reduction against catastrophes and for their management, including abilities to manage emergency situations and ensure business continuity in those situations. Students will develop mapping skills through practical work using geo-information systems.

The course will cover the following units through combination of theoretical lectures and practical projects: Hazards, vulnerability, risk and catastrophe: assessment of hazards (natural and anthropogenic), vulnerability and risk, the characteristics of disasters, their assessment and management. Business continuity and crisis management: the unit for business continuity and planning for crises; framework and procedures for training and organizational preparation for the crisis. Financial planning for national disaster: the economy of catastrophe (local, national, international), financial risk management, catastrophe modeling, insurance and reinsurance through series of case studies from Great Britain, Turkey and small island states in the Caribbean`s. Catastrophe management techniques: methods and techniques used in the catastrophe risk assessment, GPS and GIS mapping for search and rescue actions. Natural disasters: geological, meteorological, biological and technological catastrophes, fast and slow occurring disasters; climate change impact, managing disasters and mitigation. Organizational risk: identification and corporate safety risk management.

Lectures, Practice, Consultations, discussing specific problems in the field of crisis management, case studies, term paper elaboration.

Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Oosterom, P. J. M., Zlatanova, D., Elfried Geo-information for disaster management 2005 Springer English
Christine M. Pearson and Judith A. Clair Reframing Crisis Management 1998 The Academy of Management English
Myron S. Scholes Crisis and Risk Management 2000 American Economic Association English
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Term paper Yes Yes 20.00
Lecture attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory No Yes 50.00
Exercise attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Presentation Yes Yes 10.00
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Prof. Pečujlija Mladen

Full Professor

Lectures

Assoc. Prof. Ćulibrk Jelena

Associate Professor

Lectures

Assoc. Prof. Ćulibrk Jelena

Associate Professor

Practical classes

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