Safety and security technologiesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand most essential safety and security technologies.

You understand how technology can be utilised in safety and security management.

You are able to evaluate the benefits of technology from a safety and security point of view. You are able to select cost-effective solutions (incl. requirement specifications) and optimise the life cycle of these technologies.

You understand how different technologies might contribute to organisational performance.

You have a basic understanding of how technological development influences safety and security.

Content

Which are the most essential technologies from a safety and security point of view?
What are the possibilities and limitations of technology in safety and security management?
What is technology's contribution to organisational performance?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. 
b. evaluate information sources critically. 
c. work as team members and promote teams' goal-oriented operation. 
d. evaluate and develop work communities at individual, group and organizational level. 
e. approach work community challenges with solution and development orientation. 
f. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices. 
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.