Course detail

Introduction to Emergency Management

FCH-BAO_RMSAcad. year: 2011/2012

Definition of emergency events and emergency situations. Clasification of scale for emergency situations by their origin. Characteristics of impacts form emeregncy situations and typ procedures of their solutions. Extraordinary measures as a tool for solving emergency situations. Characteristic, sorts, purpose and impacts of extraordinary measures and their law expressions. Extraordinary measures for solving the threatened lives, health, property and the environment, threat for economy function of state. Financial support for solving extraordinary measures.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To teach students the basic questions to solve of emergency situations

Prerequisites

To have mastered subjects of common basis

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students will learn the area of natural disaster and man-made accidents as an independent study. Organisation of prevention, liquidation of consequences and suppresion.Forces and means for liquidation of consequences. Saving methods. Students will be acquainted during the excercise with useing means of reconnaissace, monitoring, decontamination, individual protection, collective protection, sheltering citizens in shelters.

Course curriculum

13 lessons during the term:
1) Definition of emergency events and emergency situations
2) Clasification of scale for emergency situations by their origin
3) Characteristics of impacts form emeregncy situations (E.S.)
4) Case studies I (Natural Disaster)
5) Case studies II (Man-made accidents)
6) Case studies III (Terrorism)
7) Typ procedures of solutions of E.S.
8) Typ actions of elements of the I.R.S.
9) Extraordinary measures as a tool for solving emergency situations
10) Characteristic, sorts, purpose and impacts of extraordinary measures and their law expressions
11) Extraordinary measures for solving the threatened lives, health, property and the environment, threat for economy function of state
12) Financial support for solving extraordinary measures

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To acquaint students with the area of solving emergency situations

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The subject is presented as standard lectures. Students will have mastered realisation of decontamination by improvise means, prediction for spread of harmful substances in the environment. Extent of knowledge and skills is according to the summary of subject.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ŘÍHA, M.: Živelní pohromy, TRIVIS, Praha 2006, ISBN 80-86795-32-2 (EN)
MARTÍNEK, B. a kol.: Ochrana člověka za mimořádných událostí. MV GŘ HZS, Praha, 2003, ISBN 80-86640-08-6 (EN)

Recommended reading

ZEMAN, M., MIKA, O.J.: Ochrana obyvatelstva, VUT v Brně, Fakulta chemická, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-214-3449-3 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPCP_OOB Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_KROO , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer