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Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World

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Course Summary

This course explores the complex issues of safety and security in a globalized world, covering topics such as cyber threats, terrorism, and natural disasters.

Key Learning Points

Gain an understanding of the various safety and security threats facing individuals and organizations in today's globalized world.
Learn about best practices for preventing and responding to security incidents.
Explore case studies and real-world examples to better understand the challenges and complexities of safety and security in a global context.

Learning Outcomes

Gain a comprehensive understanding of safety and security threats in a globalized world
Develop the skills and best practices necessary to prevent and respond to security incidents
Learn through real-world examples and case studies to better understand the complexities of safety and security in a global context

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic understanding of computer systems and the internet
Interest in global safety and security issues

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online self-paced
Video lectures
Interactive quizzes

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Notable People in This Field

Bruce Schneier
Angela Merkel

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Description

Security and safety challenges rank among the most pressing issues of modern times. Challenges such as, cyber-crime, terrorism, and environmental disasters impact the lives of millions across the globe. These issues also rank high on the agenda of politicians, international organizations and businesses. They also feature prominently in the public conscience and in governmental policies.

In the current, interconnected world, security challenges are becoming increasingly complex. Facilitated by developments as globalization and the spread of networked and hyper-connected technologies, new safety and security challenges arise and impact local, national, regional and international levels, which dramatically increases their complexity and scale. As such, solutions to contemporary security challenges require a wide array of actors operating on multiple levels of governance. The course will introduce you to the broad theme of security and safety in an increasingly complex world. Together we will search for answers to important questions: what is security and safety? How can we understand complex modern-day security and safety challenges? And how do we deal with such challenges? This course combines scholarly inquiry from multiple disciplines (ranging from terrorism studies, to crisis management, to medical science) with real-life cases to explore and understand complex modern-day safety and security challenges.

Outline

Introduction
Introduction to the course
How to succeed in your online class?
Meet the instructors & the team
Leiden University: Facts & Figures
Community Guidelines
What is your learning path?

Global Challenges and Wicked Problems
Global Challenges
Wicked Problems
Crowdsourcing Exercise
Global Trends to 2030: Can the EU meet the challenges ahead?
Rittel and Webber: Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning
Global Challenges and Wicked Problems

Safety and Security
What is Safety and Security?
What Are We Protecting?
Risk Management
Risk Management: Critiques and Alternatives
Recap and Outlook
Van den Berg and Hutten: Security and Safety: An Introduction
Renn: Concept of Risk: A Classification
Documentary: Seconds From Disaster - Hurricane Katrina
Safety and Security

Perspectives and Levels
A Multi-level Perspective on Security and Safety
A Multi-actor Perspective on Security and Safety
The Three-step Approach: Explore, Understand, Do
Dewulf: An introduction to multi-actor processes

Case Studies
Safety case: Kursk Submarine Disaster (I)
Safety case: Kursk Submarine Disaster (II)
Security Case: Boston Marathon Bombing
Security And Safety Case: Bhopal Disaster (I)
Security and Safety Case: Bhopal Disaster (II)
Required Documentaries
Turner: The Organizational and Interorganizational Development of Disasters
Test Your Knowledge

Security and Safety in Practice
Expert Interview: Chief Information Security Officer
Expert Interview: Director Corporate Communication
Expert Interview: Managing Director
Important: Read First

Case Study: Explore, Understand, Do.
Case Study: Explore, Understand, Do
What Have We Learned?

Summary of User Reviews

This course on Security and Safety Challenges in a Globalized World is highly rated by users who found it to be informative, practical and well-structured. One key aspect that many users thought was good was the real-life examples used throughout the course which helped to bring the concepts to life.