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    International Security Management

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Sponsored by Masaryk University

    About this Course

    In this MOOC you will learn about the colorful and diverse international security landscape, and gain insights into challenging topics including Open Source Intelligence, serious organised crime and illicit trade. You will also meet stakeholders from different sectors and backgrounds. We recorded our videos at different locations in Europe to also give you an insight into the original environment of our contributing experts. You will realize that the style and focus of the various presentations will differ from one week to the other. We feel that this is a big asset! And yes, we also have men in suits and uniforms...

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    Beginner Level
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    Hours to complete
    Approx. 9 hours to complete
    Available languages
    English
    Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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    Flexible deadlines
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    Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
    Beginner Level
    Beginner Level
    Hours to complete
    Approx. 9 hours to complete
    Available languages
    English
    Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

    Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

    Week
    1

    Week 1

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete

    An introduction to the international security landscape

    Welcome to the first week of our MOOC! During this week you will be introduced to the international security landscape, it's actors and why this landscape concerns us all.

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete
    Reading
    7 videos , 3 readings
    Video7 videos
    Welcome to this course
    Who are we?
    Key organisations with a security function
    The role of technology: positive and negative influences
    Environmental security & migration (case study)
    Interview with the head of the Catalan Police School
    Interview with the Risk Advisory Director of Deloitte in the Netherlands
    Reading3 readings
    The international security landscape
    Photo exercise
    Helpful links
    Week
    2

    Week 2

    Hours to complete
    2 hours to complete

    Managing security

    Welcome to week 2 of our MOOC! During this week we will take a closer look into the concept of security management as well as the underlying challenges. The week concludes with an exercise in which you can conduct your own risk assessment.

    Hours to complete
    2 hours to complete
    Reading
    10 videos , 9 readings
    Video10 videos
    What is security management?
    International security cooperation
    Security risk assessments
    Smart cities
    Case study | The narcotics programme of the national Dutch police
    Interview with the head of the Catalan Police School
    Interview with the Risk Advisory Director of Deloitte in the Netherlands
    Interviews from the security narratives symposium
    Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace & Justice
    Conduct your own risk assessment
    Reading9 readings
    Lack of knowledge of risks can lead to risks
    What does that grey device do?
    How to complete a risk assessment
    Download the risk assessment matrix
    Risk assessment scenario example 1 - the firework display
    Risk assessment scenario example 2 - the football match
    Risk assessment scenario example 3 - the carnival
    Risk assessment scenario example 4 - the cruise
    Risk assessment scenario example 5 - the hospice
    Week
    3

    Week 3

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete

    Internet Intelligence and Investigation

    This week focuses on Internet Intelligence and Investigation (the three "I's"). This concept is sometimes also referred to as Open Source Intelligence or OSINT. In addition to learning how the Internet contributes to the management of security, you will also learn how technological developments have influenced security management over the past decades.

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete
    Reading
    3 videos , 2 readings, 1 quiz
    Video3 videos
    Using the internet as an investigatory tool
    Investigation in practice
    Inside the internet
    Reading2 readings
    Intelligence analysis
    Does a digital society need a digital police?
    Quiz1 practice exercise
    Test your knowledge of Internet Intelligence and Investigation
    Week
    4

    Week 4

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete

    Serious Organised Crime

    You are past the half-way point of our MOOC! During week 4 you will learn more about the concept of serious organised crime. Where does terrorism fit into serious organised crime and what are some of the treats emerging on the horizon? Read on to learn more...

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete
    Reading
    8 videos , 1 reading, 1 quiz
    Video8 videos
    What is serious organised crime? (part 1)
    What is serious organised crime? (part 2)
    Facts and figures on serious organised crime and terrorism (part 1)
    Facts and figures on serious organised crime and terrorism (part 2)
    Accountability and cooperation
    Emerging threats
    Understanding chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (CBRN)
    Joining the Security Multilogue Platform
    Reading1 reading
    An open invitation to join the discussion!
    Quiz1 practice exercise
    Test your knowledge of serious organised crime
    Week
    5

    Week 5

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete

    Leadership in security management

    This week takes a step back from the various facts and figures provided in the previous weeks and examines why leadership is an important element when addressing global challenges, including safety and security.

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete
    Reading
    17 videos , 1 reading
    Video17 videos
    An introduction to wicked problems
    Stakeholders in wicked problems
    Leadership in wicked problems
    Case study | Complex leadership in practice
    Co-creation & multi-stakeholder management | part 1
    Co-creation & multi-stakeholder management | part 2
    Co-creation & multi-stakeholder management | part 3
    Case study | Quinn's leadership model within the national Dutch police
    Interview with the head of the Catalan Police School
    Interview with the Risk Advisory Director of Deloitte in the Netherlands
    Director of Studies and Planning at the Portuguese National Police | part 1
    Director of Studies and Planning at the Portuguese National Police | part 2
    Director of Studies and Planning at the Portuguese National Police | part 3
    Compilation of speeches & debates from Estoril Conferences | part 1
    Compilation of speeches & debates from Estoril Conferences | part 2
    Compilation of speeches & debates from Estoril Conferences | part 3
    Compilation of speeches & debates from Estoril Conferences | part 4
    Reading1 reading
    How to Design for Large-Scale Multi-Stakeholder Co-Creation Initiatives
    Week
    6

    Week 6

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete

    Illicit trade

    Welcome to the penultimate week of our MOOC! This week provides a very detailed overview of illicit trade. What are the consequences of illicit trade, why does it concerns everyone, and what can you do yourself? These questions and more will be answered!

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete
    Reading
    17 videos
    Video17 videos
    What is illicit trade?
    How a violation of the law becomes illicit trade
    Illicit trade in day-to-day life
    The consequences of illicit trade
    Ethics and illicit trade
    Crime and illicit trade
    Countering illicit trade
    Policymaking to counter illicit trade
    Operations to counter illicit trade | part 1
    Operations to counter illicit trade | part 2
    Public & private cooperation to counter illicit trade
    E.Illicit trade and its practical application
    What can you do?
    Integrated border management
    Illegal immigration
    Case study: French yellow vests | part 1
    Case study: French yellow vests | part 2
    Quiz1 practice exercise
    Test your knowledge of illicit trade
    Week
    7

    Week 7

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete

    A positive lens on safety

    You have made it to the final week of our MOOC! Let's take a look at safety from a more positive angle. What makes you feel safe in your day-to-day life and can taking a calculated amount of risk also be a positive approach to safety? In addition to covering these questions, we will also ask you to re-evaluate whether your definition of safety has changed following the completion of our MOOC.

    Hours to complete
    1 hour to complete
    Reading
    6 videos , 4 readings
    Video6 videos
    Looking through the positive safety lens
    Safety perceptions in public spaces
    Safety and risk: getting the best from both
    People's engagement in safety challenges
    How can police officers feel safe in their job?
    Conclusion of this MOOC
    Reading4 readings
    Are we too safe? Could we live better by living more dangerously?
    Citizens' Positive Safety Perceptions in Public Spaces
    Constructing safety in our future society
    Photo exercise
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    By CA•Sep 16th 2020

    Excellent primer course on international security management! This challenges your ideas of safety and gives you an inside look as to how security is maintained, discussed and developed.

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    By MA•Sep 6th 2020

    An absolutely brilliant MOOC. I learned not only a new concept of Security Studies on an international scope but got a great experience out of it. Thoroughly enjoyed the classes.

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    By GM•Feb 7th 2021

    very informative course. it covers a lot of topics that security practitioners show know. Nicely packaged programme with videos that are precise to the subject of discussion.

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    By JB•Sep 13th 2020

    Really informative. This course provides information which takes your thought process in a total different direction. I see security and safety with greater respect in view.

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    Instructors

    Image of instructor, Gabriele Jacobs

    Gabriele Jacobs

    Prof. Dr.
    Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
    Image of instructor, Dominique Lapprand

    Dominique Lapprand

    Independent Security Consultant
    Image of instructor, Anthony Thompson

    Anthony Thompson

    Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management
    Image of instructor, Bernat Vivolas Jordà

    Bernat Vivolas Jordà

    Junior Researcher
    Institute for Public Security of Catalonia
    Image of instructor, Lola Valles

    Lola Valles

    Head of Research
    Institute for Public Security of Catalonia
    Image of instructor, Milton Sousa

    Milton Sousa

    Associate Professor at NOVA School of Business and Economics
    NOVA School of Business and Economics
    Image of instructor, Fabio Bisogni

    Fabio Bisogni

    President of FORMIT
    Fondazione per la Ricerca sulla Migrazione e Integrazione delle Tecnologie
    Image of instructor, Jonathan Saunders

    Jonathan Saunders

    Lead Serious Games Developer (Research Fellow)
    Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research
    Image of instructor, Alice Raven

    Alice Raven

    Researcher
    Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research
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