PE4S245 - Planning for Disasters and Humanitarian Emergencies 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PE4S245 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Planning for Disasters and Humanitarian Emergencies | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Professional Nursing Practice | ||
| Module Leader: | Jeff Evans | ||
| Module Team: | Teresa Filipponi | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2022 | Final Year of Intake: | 2027 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 101317 - environmental and public health | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
To equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to plan appropriate and effective responses to disaster risks and humanitarian emergencies.
Content Summary
? Establishing the context; PESTLED analysis.
? Identifying risks; reliability and validity of data sources.
? Analysing risks; proximal and distal causation.
? Evaluating risks; probability & frequency, impact.
? Responding to risks; elimination; reduction; mitigation.
? Planning tools for disasters and humanitarian emergencies; problem trees, solution trees, vulnerability and capacity assessment, logic frameworks, bow-tie analysis.
Responding to a brief.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 15 |
| Tutorial | 15 |
| Project supervision | 5 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 5 |
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To be able to critically analyse the risks to human health and wellbeing associated with complex disaster and humanitarian emergencies |
| LO2 | To be able to create an evidence informed contingency plan for a complex disaster of humanitarian emergency. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 2 | Production of a contingency plan and component of the brief | 10 | N/A | 30 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 1 | Production of a contingency plan for a disaster risk or humanitarian emergency in response to a given brief. | 0 | 4000 | 70 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Project Output 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Project Output 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |