ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: BBS10385f14Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Natural and Civilizational Security
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr n. wet. Przemysław Cwynar
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students. Contact person: dr inż. Przemysław Cwynar
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student has advanced knowledge of natural hazards and civilization, including bioterrorist threats and epidemiological data and knowledge associated with their analysis and evaluation criteria; student has knowledge of the agricultural production security, food production, including national and citizens security in the face of bioterrorist threats; student understands the possibilities and consequences of natural and civilization hazards, including the role of bio-terrorism biotechnology and its impact on food safety and security of the nation; student knows the practical concepts of protection and prevention of natural disasters and mass events; student indicate the possibility of practical use of knowledge in real life, especially in the field of organization and security failures, disasters and mass events, and epidemiological risk. Skills: Student properly conducts environmental observations, interprets and discuss the results and draw appropriate conclusions, using scientific and specialized terminology; student observe the consequences of disasters and epidemiological threats and their anthropogenic ground; clarify the relationship with increased security and the prevention of mass events; student properly evaluate and interpret the threat with a classification of their origin, suggests the possibility of countering the effects of the disaster arisen; student on the basis of professional literature, formulate arguments on the knowledge of the disasters, bioterrorism and other mass events, discussing the possibilities of a solution of current problems; student has the ability to prepare reports, project work, papers and other written assignments and presentations related to the subject.
Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): Student shows interest in updating the knowledge of national security and related disciplines; understands the need for research and prevention activities in this field; student is able to schedule tasks and preventive research adapting them to prevailing conditions, based on the test equipment is able to perform certain procedures; student is sensitive to nature as a set of cognitive and educational values, is sensitive to the protection of people and animals against the mass events and natural disasters. K4 – is aware of the risks to humans and animals resulting from the epidemiological risks, recognizes the need to conduct research, education and monitoring natural and civilization disasters [KB_K06]; K5 – based on the acquired knowledge is able to operate in own business [KB_K10].
Prerequisites: physiology, microbiology, chemistry
Course content: Concepts and classification of natural and civilization hazards. Environmental catastrophes and natural disasters. Terrorism – the types of attacks and how to recognize them. Bioterrorism and food terrorism. Assessment, analysis and prevention of WMD. The organization and preservation of failures, disasters and mass events. Epidemiological threats. GMO. Legal regulations.
Recommended literature: 1. Baturo W. (red.) Katastrofy i zagrożenia we współczesnym świecie. PWN, Warszawa 2002. 2. Jethon Z., Grzybowski A. (red.) Medycyna zapobiegawcza i środowiskowa. PZWL, Warszawa 2000. 3. Wróblewski R. Zarys teorii kryzysu, zagadnienia prewencji i zarządzanie kryzysami. AON, Warszawa 1998. 4. Żuber M. (red.). Katastrofy naturalne i cywilizacyjne. Zagrożenia i wyzwania dla bezpieczeństwa. WSOWL, Wrocław 2009. 5. Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 2 kwietnia 1997r. (Dz. U. 1997r. Nr 78, poz. 483, z późn. zm.) oraz wybrane akty wykonawcze.
Assessment methods: Pass classes: periodic written test to assess the current rating (based on oral statements) progress and activity. The presence at the tutorials is compulsory, the student may have only one unauthorized absence. In the case of the rest absences the student is required to pass the relevant part of the material. Completion of exercises based on the average ratings. Completion of the course: students with valid completion of practical written test. The test time is 45 minutes. If student will fail the test during the first time is able to re-take it orally or in writing within the next time.
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