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Civil Protection
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:30
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_034 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aldis Lieljuksis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Legal Theory; Logic. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquaint students with disaster management system, fire safety requirements, risk identification and control, disaster management and communication, legal framework of civil protection. To acquaint students with current environmental threats, functioning of the environmental protection system, and legal problems. To provide students with the necessary basic knowledge and skills in first aid. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The system of civil protection and humanitarian assistance in the world and in Europe: • Civil protection at UN organisational level. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). • EU institutions and civil protection mechanism • Participation of Latvia in international cooperation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Civil-military cooperation with NATO. Other forms of humanitarian assistance and civil protection cooperation at international level – Jānis Ivanovskis, Head of the European Affairs and International Cooperation Division of the National Fire and Rescue Service. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Institutional system of civil protection of Latvia – RSU Associate Professor, Dr.iur. Aldis Lieljuksis • Elements of the civil protection system. • Rights of state institutions, local governments and businesses in civil protection. • Planning of civil protection. • Rights and responsibilities of people in civil protection. • Liability for civil protection offences. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Crisis communication – Head of Bachelor’s study programme “Public Relations” of RSU Faculty of Communication, Mag. Sc.soc. Ruta Siliņa: • Requirements for communication in crisis situations. • Rights and obligations of those responsible for communication. • Cooperation with those involved in crisis management. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Planning of civil protection. RSU Associate Professor, Dr.iur. Aldis Lieljuksis: • Planning of civil protection measures depending on the type, extent, and object of the disaster. • Defining and managing risk. • Disaster response measures. • Material reserves. The aim of the lecture: to acquaint students with the most typical types of disasters in Latvia, civil protection planning, elements of the plan. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Disaster medicine and first aid systems. Use of material reserves. Mag.oec. Mārtiņš Šics: • Disaster medicine system and capabilities. • First aid in disaster situations. • Material reserve system and using material reserves during disasters. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Response in case of fire or disaster. Systems for informing the public. Response in case of fire or disaster while on RSU premises. Aleksandrs Kočņevs, RSU Fire Safety and Civil Protection Specialist: • Systems for informing the public in case of disasters. • Response in case of fire and disaster while on RSU premises or on the way to/from RSU. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Disaster response (seminar for faculty groups). Issues to be considered, depending on the faculty. Students of the Faculty of Law: • Present the National Civil Protection Plan on the basis of the knowledge gained. The competencies of the managing and supporting authorities are examined. • Evaluate the civil protection plan of Rīga Stradiņš University facility. • Examine options of public behaviour in different situations depending on the type of disaster. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Students in groups, according to their specialty, present the organisation of crisis management for the team assignments and informing the public. Purpose of the seminar: To develop students’ skills to apply the acquired knowledge to disaster response. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The system of civil protection and humanitarian assistance in the world and in Europe: • Civil protection at UN organisational level. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). • EU institutions and civil protection mechanism • Participation of Latvia in international cooperation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Institutional system of civil protection of Latvia – RSU Associate Professor, Dr.iur. Aldis Lieljuksis • Elements of the civil protection system. • Rights of state institutions, local governments and businesses in civil protection. • Planning of civil protection. • Rights and responsibilities of people in civil protection. • Liability for civil protection offences. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Disaster medicine and first aid systems. Use of material reserves. Mag.oec. Mārtiņš Šics: • Disaster medicine system and capabilities. • First aid in disaster situations. • Material reserve system and using material reserves during disasters. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Response in case of fire or disaster. Systems for informing the public. Response in case of fire or disaster while on RSU premises. Aleksandrs Kočņevs, RSU Fire Safety and Civil Protection Specialist: • Systems for informing the public in case of disasters. • Response in case of fire and disaster while on RSU premises or on the way to/from RSU. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Students in groups, according to their specialty, present the organisation of crisis management for the team assignments and informing the public. Purpose of the seminar: To develop students’ skills to apply the acquired knowledge to disaster response. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The acquisition of the study material will be assessed by using the following test forms: 1. Participation in lectures, seminars, preparation and presentation of presentations. 2. All members of the presentation group should be equally well prepared for the presentation of the material. 3. Students who have not participated in the preparation of the presentation material shall take an examination in the form of a test “Response in case of fire or disaster. Systems for informing the public. Response in case of fire or disaster while on RSU premises. Response in case of fire or disaster. Systems for informing the public. Response in case of fire or disaster while on RSU premises. 4. The final result is assessed on a 10-point grading scale based on the results achieved in studying the subject. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The course will require the use of Internet resources Requirements for earning credit points: 1) Group work. To develop and prepare presentations according to the assignment. 2) Participation in preparing the presentation and seminars. 3) Attendance of classes. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students get an understanding of the topics included in the study course content. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in the face of disaster situations. General knowledge of disaster management and interinstitutional cooperation. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Communicate with other students of Bachelor’s study programmes on issues, demonstrate social skills and emotional intelligence. Focus on further learning skills – continually structure one’s own learning, analyse one’s level of knowledge and rationally improve it, select and evaluate sources of literature. Other general skills – taking responsibility for own decisions and actions; making critically evaluated decisions and finding solutions in unforeseen and changing circumstances; adapting to new situations and being open to change; taking leadership and initiative, and responding to consequences; respecting ethical standards, demonstrating broad general knowledge and competences. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jemeļjanovs A., Šķepasts V. Civilās aizsardzības pamati. Lekciju konspekts, RTU. 1996.-200 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Savienības Direktīva 96/82/EK “Par lielo avāriju, kur iesaistītas bīstamas vielas, bīstamības kontrole, risku vadība. 1996.g. decembris. | ||||||||
| 3 | Bīstamības avotu noteikšana un novērtēšana vietējā sabiedrībā. Rīga, RTU. 1994.-87 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Jemeļjanovs A. Jaunais ekoloģijā un ugunsdrošībā, RTU, 1997. –106 lpp | ||||||||
