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Crisis Management

Course Code :
PSC 309
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Political Science

Instructor information :

Title:Lecturer
Name: Nilly Kamal Mohamed Hussnin Elamir
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

This course presents concepts, trends and theories of crisis management which includes mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution. It is based on case studies and simulation as a research method by using concepts, actors and steps of crisis management, the conflict of interest related to the crisis and the specialized international organizations such as the United Nations. The course also identifies actors, roles, processes and time factor in crisis management. Course Goals: • Apply crisis management methodology and theories in the real life. • Analyze tools and choose the best for crisis management either in personal or public life. • Recognize management, not the pursuit of violence, in order to solve the problem at hand.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Crisis Management

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Crisis Management

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Identify concepts, trends and theories of crisis management.
2-	Recognize the factors involved in crisis management such as time, actors, interests…etc.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Analyze the different inputs in crises.
2-	Examine different methodologies of crisis management.
3-	Illustrate negotiations techniques and skills.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Apply crisis management techniques to real life situations.
2-	Operate under the stress of a crisis.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Develop self-learning skills.
2-	Gain confidence and knowledge on how to work towards solutions.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Crisis Management

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture
Introduction	3	1
Definitions, Theories and Types of Crises	3	1
Power and Crisis	3	1
Crisis inside the State	3	1
Factors of Crisis between States	3	1
Defense Strategies against Crises	3	1
Regulate Tensions	3	1
Midterm Exam		1
Communication Techniques	3	1
Managing the Crisis: Elaboration, Mediation and Cooperation	3	1
Negotiations and Resolution Tools	3	1
Systematic Analysis of Crisis Resolution	3	1
Management Axis	3	1
Ensuring after crisis	3	1
Final Exam		1

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Crisis Management

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Demonstration videos
Presentation
Simulations
Group discussion
Research Paper

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Crisis Management

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Week No.	Assess What
Course Work (Attendance, Participation, Assignments, Quizzes, Research Paper…)	30.00		To assess understanding, and to assess theoretical background of the intellectual and practical skills.
Final Exam	40.00	15	To assess knowledge and intellectual skills.
Midterm Exam (s)	30.00	8	To assess professional skills.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Crisis Management

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Periodicals :

Alexander Kouzmin, Crisis Management in Crisis? Administrative Theory & Praxis, Vol. 30, Issue 2, 2008 (155-183). Oksana Garmatyuk, Mechanisms to Prevent and Resolve Conflict in Crisis Management, Socìalʹno-ekonomìčnì Problemì ì Deržava, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2010 (50-55).