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About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Vitālijs Rakstiņš
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Business Management; Civil and Military Defense; Management Science; Political Science
Language:English, Latvian
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Objective

The aim of the course is to provide a structured knowledge of resilience and business continuity in order to minimise the vulnerability to hybrid threats. The course will introduce students to the international and national regulatory and institutional frameworks for security and resilience. The course will cover cross-sectoral measures to mitigate hybrid threats by strengthening the resilience of individuals and organisations. It will also cover security of supply, foreign direct investment, economic security, cyber security and information security. In the practical sessions of the course, students will be provided with the necessary knowledge on resilience and business continuity planning at the individual, organisational and national levels.

Prerequisites

Acquired study course "Hybrid threats phenomena: concepts, strategies, policies, legal frameworks".

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Understands the international and national resilience framework, legal frameworks and standards, and current trends. Has an in-depth knowledge of resilience capacity building and cooperation between the institutions involved in crisis situations.

Skills

1.Students demonstrate the ability to think in terms of organisational security, to independently obtain and gather information, analyse risks and predict causal relationships, prepare the necessary documents, reports, presentations and publications. Students are able to discuss hybrid threats and resilience issues in a reasoned way. They are able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in planning the operational security and business continuity of an organisation.

Competence

1.Students are competent in dealing with the high complexity of hybrid threat prevention and resilience. They are able to integrate knowledge from different domains, contributing to the creation of new knowledge.