IY4S740 - Crisis and Operational Resilience 01 Sep 2024 - 30 Aug 2030 | Version 0

Associated Module Information

Module Code: IY4S740
Module Title: Crisis and Operational Resilience
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Cyber Security
Faculty Sub Group: Cyber Security
Module Leader: Nisha Rawindaran
Module Team: Rachael Medhurst, Mamoun Qasem, Richard Ward, Anthony Corner, Sharan Johnstone, Arun Kumar
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100376 - computer and information security 100962 - research skills 101040 - risk management
HECOS Code Weighting: 50 25 25

Document Version Information

Version 0
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 30 Aug 2030

Module Aims

To equip students with the skills to manage risks, handle crises, and enhance resilience in industrial contexts, ensuring security and continuity of operations.  

Content Summary

  • Overview of risk management, crisis response, and resilience strategies; 

  • Addressing risks in practical scenarios related to industrial security issues; 

  • Identifying and characterizing operational risk issues; 

  • Distinguishing between operational risk tolerance and resilience; 

  • Data management for operational risk oversight; 

  • Strategies for risk, crisis, and resilience evaluation and mitigation; 

  • Case studies of risk assessments for securing business and engineering operations. 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Practical Classes and Workshops 24
Independent Study 78
Direct Study (Including online independent learning) 48
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Interdisciplinary Work 12
Problem/Challenge based learning 12
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically analyse and exhibit an advanced comprehension of governance's nature and significance in operational risk, while distinguishing between risk tolerance and risk capacity within the context of operational risk appetite.
LO2 Comprehend the core principles of operational risk management and synthesise the interconnections between cause, event, and impact.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 A written composition with a specified word length that, typically, on the basis of existing literature, proceeds to sustain a coherent argument. 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Essay 1

Reading List

Essential Reading

  • Seaman, J. and Gioia, M. (2023). Security Risk Management - The Driving Force for Operational Resilience. CRC Press. 

  • Armstrong-Smith, S. (2022). Effective Crisis Management. BPB Publications. 

Recommended Reading  

  • Annarelli, A. and Nonino, F. (2016). Strategic and operational management of organizational resilience: Current state of research and future directions. Omega, [online] 62(1), pp.1–18. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2015.08.004

  • Hepfer, M. and Lawrence, T.B. (2022). The Heterogeneity of Organizational Resilience: Exploring functional, operational and strategic resilience. Organization Theory, 3(1), p.263178772210747. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/26317877221074701