Undergraduate - UnitATS2815 - Crisis and risk communication

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Berwick Second semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Angela Mak (Berwick): Angela Mak (Gippsland)

Notes

Previously coded PRJ2252

Synopsis

The theory and practice of issues identification and management, risk communication and crisis management in internal and external environments. Research tools and methods to assess stakeholder views and values, identify issues through research, and strategically plan to manage an issue. How communication technologies and diverse traditional and online media can support or impede issues and crisis communication management. Through case studies and scholarly review, understand local and international perspectives of issues and crisis that affect public relations globally.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

Understand the theory and rationale for issues and crisis management,
Identify and analyse risk and crisis issues in international and local environments.
Comprehend, interpret and reflect on the role and purposes of issues and risk identification in modern organisations
Prevention of a crisis, critically analyse information relating to issues or crises, develop risk and crisis management plans and carry out research relevant to issues an crisis planning and management,.
Compose clear, concise actionable reports, and work reflexively and effectively as a member of a broad based team, and understand the immediacy of crisis team management

Assessment

Written work: 55%
Presentation: 15%
2 hour Exam: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Angela Mak

Workload requirements

One 1-hour lecture per week + one 1-hour tutorial per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Public relations
Journalism

Prerequisites

ATS1356 and ATS1897 or ATS1330 and ATS1331 or equivalents

Prohibitions

PRJ2252