Module: Issues & Trends in Emergency Management Research

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Issues & Trends in Emergency Management Research
Module Code	MT5006 (ITS) / MNA1101 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Business School	School	DCU Business School
Module Co-ordinator	Caroline Mcmullan
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module exposes students to current trends in emergency management research. It explores how to critically appraise relevant research/literature and how to assess the quality of journals and papers. Finally, theory and theories in Emergency Management are identified and investigated.

Learning Outcomes

1. select, analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of research papers relevant to global trends and current thinking in emergency management.
2. determine the core components of a problem/issue, their relationships to each other and to the practice of emergency management.
3. recognise, articulate and challenge assumptions in published research.
4. evaluate the ethics, responsibility, reliability, validity and overall quality of published research in emergency management.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Directed learning	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Session One
(a) Introduction to the module (b) Overview of module handbook and assessment (c) Importance of Research (d) Types of Research (e) Dissemination of Research (f) Research Quality (g) Group Assignment: In Class Exercise (h) Feedback (i) Reading for Session 2

Session Two
Risk Perception & Protection Motivation Theory

Session Three
High Reliability Organisations & Normal Accident Theory

Session Four
National Culture & Risk Management

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Research & Literature Review	70%	Sem 1 End
Group assignment	In class exercise.	15%	Week 1
Loop Quiz	Understanding of Theory	15%	As required

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Robert A. Stallings: 2002, Methods of Disaster Research, Xlibris Corporation, Indiana, USA, 1401079709

Other Resources

None