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      This course is based on the Erasmus+ project "Risk and Security Governance Studies within Baltic – Nordic Academic Community of Practice". In this course, you can learn how risk communication can be used to deal with risks and ensure security. Easily accessible information and interactive ways of learning make this course both enjoyable and useful. Course also provides practical tips, hands-on tools and the most recent examples for the effective risk communication.

  • Introduction to course

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      We welcome you to the course on risk communication!

      Course is open to everyone, and among you there are students with no prior knowledge in risk communication, and also there are professionals seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in the field. 

      We hope everyone will find something interesting and learn something useful during these coming weeks.

      Course consists of 8 weeks.  Each week we will open a new topic. Every topic includes video lectures, case studies, discussion forums, practical assignments and other study materials. 

      Look at the course structure, read about the assignments, and get acquainted with teachers. During the course you can ask questions in Question forum.

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      Now you can start week 1 ! Happy Moodling. 

  • Week 1: Risk: naming and framing


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      The outline of this week activities:

        • Watch Video 1: What is risk
        • Participate in Discussion forum: What is risk?
        • Watch Video 2: Types of risks
        • Read cases and complete self evaluation quiz
        • Watch Video 3: Global Risk report 2017
        • Participate in Discussion forum: What are highest risks?
        • Finally: take weekly quiz

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      Video 1: What is risk?
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      Discussion forum: What is risk?
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      Video 2: Types of risk

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      Case analysis. 

      Read the cases, presented in document "Cases for analysis". Think about the types of risks, presented in Video 2, and answer self-evaluation quiz. 

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      Based on case analysis

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      Video 3: Global risk report

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      Discussion forum: What are the highest risks?
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      After watching videos, take weekly quiz. This is graded quiz, worth 5 points. You can take it once. 
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  • Week 2: Know your cases

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      General outline for this week:

      • Watch: 1st  video recording
      • Watch: 2nd video recording
      • Learn: General tips for risk communication (slides with notes)
      • Learn: Case study 1
      • Learn: Case study 2
      • Weekly quiz
      • Practical assignment


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        Video 1: Know your cases part I 

       

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        Video 2: Know your cases part II 

       

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      Discussion forum: Know your cases
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      Case 1 File
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      Case 2 File
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      After watching videos, take weekly quiz. This is graded quiz, worth 10 points. You can take it once.

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      Do not forget to take a practical assingment. It is graded, worth 5 points in total.

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  • Week 3: Know your audience


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      Your activities during this week:

      • Watch: 1st  video recording 
      • Analyse example "Global Warming's Six Americas" (watch provided video, look into descriptions and communication guide)
      • Watch: 2nd video recording
      • Look into Health Compass guide "How to Do an Audience Analysis" for practical advise
      • Participate in the discussion forum "What kind of audience are you?"
      • Weekly quiz 
      • Practical assignment 

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      Video 1: Know your audience part I 

       

       

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      Example: Climate change communication, from Yale university
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      Explore: Climate change communiciation: Audiences URL
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      Watch video: Anthohy Leiserowitz, Director of Yale Project on Climate Change

      "Global Warming's Six Americas"

      Watch here:

      http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/global-warmings-six-americas/


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      Climate change communication guide URL
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      Based on Global Warming’s Six Americas audience segments, National park service at US Ministry of Interior has prepared communication guide. Look at it. 

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      Resource: More about mental models URL
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      Video 2: Know your audience part II

       

       

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      Resource: Health Compass
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      Short guide that provide step-by-step instruction on how to perform audience analysis for the development programmes

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      Discussion forum: What kind of audience are you?
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      Graded assignments

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      After going through the materials of this week, test your knowledge with a weekly quiz. This is graded quiz, worth 10 points. You can take it once.

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      Do not forget to take a practical assingment. It is graded, worth 5 points in total
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  • Week 4: Design risk messages

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      Outline of the week 4

      • Watch 1st video recording: introduction and discussion on the main characteristics of risk messages
      • Watch 2nd video recording: applying 5Ws & 1H approach for designing risk messages
      • Watch 3rd video recording: applying “message mapping” approach
      • Learn a case on food safety
      • Look through various examples of risk messages
      • Answer the weekly quiz questions
      • Complete the practical assignment


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      Video 1: Design risk message part I

       

       

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      Video 2: Design risk message part II

       

       

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      Video 3: Design risk message part III

       

       

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      Graded assignments

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      After going through the materials of this week, test your knowledge with a weekly quiz. This is graded quiz, worth 10 points. You can take it once.

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      Do not forget to take a practical assingment. It is graded, worth 5 points in total

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  • Week 5: Visualise risk 1: infographics


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      Outline of the week 5:

      • Watch 1st video recording
      • Look into 8 Dos and Don'ts for Creating Effective Infographics
      • Watch 2nd video recording
      • Answer the weekly quiz questions
      • Complete the practical assignment


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      Video 1: Visualise risk 1: infographics part I

       

       


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      Video 2: Visualise risk 1: infographics part II

       

       

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      Graded assignments

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      After going through the materials of this week, test your knowledge with a weekly quiz. This is graded quiz, worth 10 points. You can take it once.

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      Do not forget to take a practical assingment. It is graded, worth 5 points in tota

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  • Week 6: Visualise risk 2: maps


    Outline of the week 6:

    • Watch the intro video
    • Read Chapter 4 of The ArcGIS Imagery Book
    • Watch the second video and do what it says (login into Learn GIS platform)
    • Watch the last video (you may just watch it but I suggest to repeat whatever is shown)
    Then:
    • Do the practical assignment
    • And finally do the quiz


     The intro video:

     Just in case here's the link to the book chapter you have to read now:  Chapter 4 of The ArcGIS Imagery Book


    Video about the LearnGIS platform and scenario:

     
     Here's the link to the learning platform: http://learngis.maps.arcgis.com

    Final video (making maps):
     
     

  • Week 7: Use social media


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      Your activities during this week:
      • Watch Video 1: Using Social Media for Risk Communication 
      • Practical assignment, Part 1: Participate in Discussion forum "To use or not to use?"
      • Watch Video 2: Example: 'Twitter-based Risk Communication of the 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic' by Patty Kostkova (City University, London)
      • Practical assignment, Part 2: Participate in Discussion forum (based on Video 2)
      • Read cases and complete self-evaluation quiz 
      • Finally: take a weekly quiz


      NOTE: This weeks' practical assignment is participation in two discussion forums


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      Video 1: Using Social Media for Risk Communication

       

       

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      Practical Assignment, Part 1: Discussion Forum "Social media for risk communication - to use or not to use?"
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      This discussion should focus on the question as follows: What kind of advantages and disadvantages do you see in using social media for risk communication? The practical assignment consists of expressing your views and providing at least one example of the case (e.g. print screen of webpage, blog, posts, etc.). 

      As this disscusion forum is part of practical assignments for this week, you can get up to 3 points in tolal for participating in the discussion and providing an example (e.g. print screen of webpage, blog, posts, etc.). 

      Please be active and share your ideas!

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      Video 2: Example: 'Twitter-based Risk Communication of the 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic' by Patty Kostkova (City University, London)


       

       

      This video has been posted by Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. In this video Patty Kostkova (City University, London) discusses Twitter-based early warning and risk communication of the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

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      Practical Assignment, Part 2: Discussion Forum (based on Video 2)
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      Please watch Video 2. And now let’s discuss benefits and challenges of Twitter-based risk communication of the 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic. The practical assignment consists of providing at least one benefit and at least one challenge based on the information you get from Video 2.

      This discussion is the second part of your practical assignments for Week 7. You can get up to 2 points for participating in this discussion. 

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      Read cases and complete self-evaluation quiz 

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      Additional Readings and Cases URL
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      NOTE: you need to read cases from pages 14,15 and 16. 


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      Self evaluation quiz
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      Take a weekly quiz.

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      After going through the materials of this week, test your knowledge with a weekly quiz. This is graded quiz, worth 10 points. You can take it once

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  • Week 8: Final week

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      The outline for the last week:

      • Complete all the previous assignments and weekly quizzes if necessary.
      • Complete the lasts week assignment
      • If scored 50% or more download Certificate from 16th of December.
      • Complete the feedback form for risk communication course.

      NOTE:additional attempts on weekly quizzes available until 20th of December 23:55

      NOTE: the deadline for all asignments and weekly quizzes is 20th of December 23:55

      NOTE: You can download a certificate from 16th of December until 22th of December.

      *to view your grades click your own name in the top right  corner and click on"Grades"
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      Take a practical assingment. It is graded, worth 5 points in total.

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