Course: Contingency and Critical Infrastructure Planning

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Course title Contingency and Critical Infrastructure Planning
Course code URT/EKPKI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Michalcová Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Course Objective: The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the mechanism for identifying critical infrastructure elements at both national and supranational levels. It will also provide an understanding of the legislative framework for critical infrastructure protection and the mechanisms for ensuring its security, with a focus on both physical and cyber security at national and supranational levels. Acquired Competencies: Students will be able to conduct analyses and assess the security of critical infrastructure elements. They will also be capable of implementing both theoretical and practical measures for protecting critical infrastructure elements, considering their national and supranational significance. 1. Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Issues 2. Critical Infrastructure Legislation in the Czech Republic and the EU 3. Description of Critical Infrastructure and European Critical Infrastructure 4. Responsibilities of State Authorities in Critical Infrastructure Protection 5. Responsibilities of Legal Entities and Business Entities in Critical Infrastructure Protection 6. Crisis Preparedness Plans for Critical Infrastructure Entities 7. Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructure Elements 8. Cyber Protection of Critical Infrastructure Elements 9. Critical Infrastructure Protection at the Supranational Level 10. Soft Targets As part of self-study, students will gather information on critical infrastructure protection in their respective countries and identify critical infrastructure sectors.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Individual preparation for exam
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the mechanism for identifying critical infrastructure elements at both national and supranational levels. It will also provide an understanding of the legislative framework for critical infrastructure protection and the mechanisms for ensuring its security, with a focus on both physical and cyber security at national and supranational levels.
The Student will know the methods of crisis management solutions, including their causes of development. The Student will be able to analyse the risks associated with the emergence of crisis situations, take and organise preventive measures, secure the storage of tasks by implementing the components and coordinate the activities of all components to meet the stated objectives. The Student will know the funeness of critical infrastructure. It will be able to effectively propose measures aimed at protecting critical infrastructure.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Interview, Systematic student observation, Seminar work

Semester paper, exam test.
Recommended literature
  • Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on the resilience of critical entities and repealing Council Directive 2008/114/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
  • Green Paper on a european programme for critical infrastructure protection /* COM/2005/0576 final */.


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