Course
Risk and Societal Safety (SAM505)
Facts
Course code SAM505
Credits (ECTS) 10
Semester tuition start Autumn
Language of instruction Norwegian
Number of semesters 1
Exam semester Autumn
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Introduction
The course introduces students to key concepts in the field of societal safety. It is grounded in foundational theories of administration, regulation, and societal safety and security. The course will provide an overview of how societal safety and security (Samfunnssikkerhet) as a concept and administrative practice has evolved in Norway, and how these developments are connected to prevention, preparedness, and crisis management.
Content
Learning outcome
After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge
- Understand what societal safety and security is, how it is managed in Norway, and how it has developed and is practiced in the country.
- Recognize that societal safety and security involves prevention and preparedness against both natural events and man-made threats.
- Be familiar with key concepts and theories related to risk management at the societal level (risk governance) and societal safety and security.
- Comprehend how societal safety can be managed through authorities’ risk assessment, risk communication, and risk management.
- Understand how authorities gather knowledge about public perceptions of risk.
- Know theories of organizational accidents and risk in complex technological systems.
- Identify the conditions that contribute to accidents and how to prevent unwanted events in organizations and society.
Skills
- Discuss and reflect on key concepts and theories within the field of societal safety.
- Apply these concepts and theories in practical exercises, such as project assignments.
- Acquire a basic understanding of the relationship between theory, method, and analysis within the subject area.
General Competence
- Gain a solid general understanding of risk management and societal safety and security.
- Acquire sufficient competence to pursue specializations in the master’s program in societal safety and security.
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
Project assignment and written exam
Written exam
Weight 3/5
Duration 5 Hours
Marks Letter grades
Aid None permitted
Exam system WISEflow
Project assignment
Weight 2/5
Duration 12 Weeks
Marks Letter grades
Aid All
Exam system WISEflow
The course assessment consists of a group project and a written exam. Both components must be passed to receive an overall grade in the course.
The project must be completed as group work, with each group typically comprising five members. Each member of the project group signs a contract to guide the collaboration.
The project topic is developed in collaboration with the course instructor and must be approved by early September. The submission deadline is early December (excact date TBA at the beginning of the semester).
Group guidance will be provided outside of regular class hours.
When artificial intelligence is used in the project assignment, each member of the group must document this by completing and submitting the self-declaration form. If you submit text, calculations, or otherwise, that are directly copied from an AI writing tool, without a declaration, this will be regarded as presenting the work of others as your own and therefore constitutes cheating.
There is no retake exam for the project assignment. Students who do not pass the project assignment can retake this component the next time the course is offered.*
The mandatory coursework is only valid in the same semester as the examination is taken. Students who fail or wish to improve their grade must complete the project assignment again the next time the course is offered with regular teaching.
The written exam is digital and conducted as a school exam.
*Provided there are no changes to the syllabus or assessment format.
Method of work
Overlapping courses
| Course | Reduction (SP) |
|---|---|
| Risk and societal safety (MSA115_1) , Risk and Societal Safety (SAM505_1) | 10 |