Sociology BA (A), Organisation, Crisis, and Exercise, 7.5 credits

Aim

The course aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge of organization studies, with a specific focus on the field of risk and crisis management. It also gives students opportunity to apply that knowledge practically during exercises, as well as planning and assessing their own exercises.

Course objectives

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:

• Describe theoretical orientations and concepts in organisation studies.
• Analyse and critically discuss the importance of risk, crisis, and security in organisations and in society.
• Describe and analyse exercise models in the field of risk and crisis organisation.
• Plan an exercise and relate the different elements of the exercise to existing theory or previous studies in the field

Content

The course presents organisation and organisation theory, its central concepts, and directions. Furthermore, it deals with risk and crisis management both from organisational perspectives and from the perspective of the organisation of society. The module also involves exercises related to risk and crisis management, as well as critical and methodological discussions related to exercises.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Selection rules and procedures

The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.

Teaching form

The course consists of lectures, seminars, interactive exercises, as well as oral and written examinations.

Examination form

1010: Organisation, Crisis, and Exercise - Seminars and Excercise in RCR simulation lab, 2.5 Credits
Grade scale: Two-grade scale
Examined through active participation in seminars and exercise, as well as submission of written work.

1020: Organisation, Crisis, and Exercise - Take-home Exam, 5 Credits
Grade scale: Three-grade scale
Examined through an individually written take-home exam.

Link to grading criteria: https://www.miun.se/gradingcriteria

The examiner has the right to offer alternative examination arrangements to students who have been granted the right to special support by Mid Sweden University’s disabilities adviser.

Examination restrictions

Students registered on this version of the syllabus are entitled to be examined 3 times within 1 year according to this syllabus. Thereafter, the latest version of the syllabus applies.

Grading system

Three-grade scale

Other information

The course overlaps fully or partially with the following course codes: SO091G and SO073G.

Overlapping courses cannot be included in the same degree