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BUSN 206 - Crisis Management


PROGRAM: Business Administration
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Summer, 2011

Explores how to manage business crises, how best to avoid them, and what managers can learn from the experience.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

  1. Analyze how crises occur and develop.
  2. Evaluate the role of action plans and awareness in crisis management.
  3. Identify offensive and defensive tactics that can be used to guard against lawsuits in times of crisis.
  4. Develop plans in order to avoid a crisis.
  5. Plan and prepare for a crisis.
  6. Understand the characteristics that define a crisis.
  7. Contain and minimize effects of the crisis.
  8. Effectively resolve the crisis.
  9. Profit from the crisis.
  10. Communicate effectively during a crisis.


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • Contingency planning
  • Conflict resolution techniques
  • Crisis leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Effective public relations techniques
  • Risk assessment
  • Forming a crisis management team

 
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