Unit Catalogue

Back to Unit Search

DEM300 - Community-Based Risk Management

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Humanitarian, Emergency and Disaster Management

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (HAD100) AND Must have passed 1 unit in (SWK101) AND Must have passed 80 credit points

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This units examines the concepts of community participation, selfgovernance and community-based approaches to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and resilience. Two key questions guide study in this unit. Firstly, how do local communities, including indigenous and marginalised communities, cope with multiple risks from natural hazards, human made hazards and climate change. Secondly, how can community participation and self-governance to disaster risk reduction and climate change be institutionalised in routine development sectors in ways that respect local knowledge authorities and governance structures.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply a variety of participatory risk vulnerability analysis techniques.
2.	Examine disaster and risk management issues in different socio-cultural contexts.
3.	Analyse different local and socio-cultural responses to disaster and emergency contexts.
4.	Critique international emergency, humanitarian and aid institutional engagement with local and culturally specific emergencies and humanitarian responses.
5.	Evaluate barriers to effective, respectful and empowering humanitarian and aid agency institutional engagement with local and socio-culturally specific responses to emergency, humanitarian aid and community development issues.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quizzes (2 x 30 mins)	20%	1 - Apply a variety of participatory risk vulnerability analysis techniques. 2 - Examine disaster and risk management issues in different socio-cultural contexts. 3 - Analyse different local and socio-cultural responses to disaster and emergency contexts. 4 - Critique international emergency, humanitarian and aid institutional engagement with local and culturally specific emergencies and humanitarian responses. 5 - Evaluate barriers to effective, respectful and empowering humanitarian and aid agency institutional engagement with local and socio-culturally specific responses to emergency, humanitarian aid and community development issues.
2.	Written Assessments (3 x 700 words)	30%	1 - Apply a variety of participatory risk vulnerability analysis techniques. 2 - Examine disaster and risk management issues in different socio-cultural contexts. 3 - Analyse different local and socio-cultural responses to disaster and emergency contexts. 4 - Critique international emergency, humanitarian and aid institutional engagement with local and culturally specific emergencies and humanitarian responses. 5 - Evaluate barriers to effective, respectful and empowering humanitarian and aid agency institutional engagement with local and socio-culturally specific responses to emergency, humanitarian aid and community development issues.
3.	Written Assessment (2000 words)	50%	1 - Apply a variety of participatory risk vulnerability analysis techniques. 2 - Examine disaster and risk management issues in different socio-cultural contexts. 3 - Analyse different local and socio-cultural responses to disaster and emergency contexts. 4 - Critique international emergency, humanitarian and aid institutional engagement with local and culturally specific emergencies and humanitarian responses. 5 - Evaluate barriers to effective, respectful and empowering humanitarian and aid agency institutional engagement with local and socio-culturally specific responses to emergency, humanitarian aid and community development issues.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2024	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

* Timetable will be displayed in new tab or window depending on your browser's configuration; ensure Pop-ups are allowed for this site to view the timetable.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

Critical Dates

Important Dates for Students

Fee Information:
Fees and Payments
Student Services and Amenities Fees
2024 Domestic Unit Fees (PDF)