Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
10 hours
Incident and Crisis Management Application
This course examines the organisational, social and technical aspects of crisis generation and consequences.
You’ll look at key crisis management theories and employ case studies to illustrate how practices have evolved and developed in crisis management settings.
You’ll explore crisis communications, stakeholders and reputational management issues. Consequences of human impact and trauma will also feature as an ongoing concern in crisis anticipation, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at people who want to learn about socio-technical genesis and consequences of crises.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Ast. professor and practitioner in crisis management, risk, BCM, security and resilience. A recipient of 3 awards having worked across 49 countries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-harrop-2b54b83/
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