Overview
The course is of 20 credits and a participant can complete the certificate course within 12 months from the start of the
programme. This is an online distance learning programme with the participants study, complete internship and term paper in their country.
Learning to Learn (Non-credit)
The participants will be oriented and introduced to the methodology of online classroom and the tools for communication
and interactions. They will also be guided through practical exercises and will have the chance to clarify their concerns on the entire
course learning process. Each session in a course will have a compulsory reading, and the course will further explicated with case studies
and other audio-visual material from diverse contexts. The assessment method for each course will be communicated at the start of the
course by the tutor and students will have to maintain the minimum grade for passing.
World of Red Cross
This module, introduces the participants to the world of Red Cross. The three main components of Red Cross and their roles consisting of
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and 187 members Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies will be discussed.
The role of IFRC and their work in field of disaster management and humanitarian response will be traced in detail
historically for learning and understanding.
The Strategy 2020 will be elaborately discussed covering its core strategies such as
- Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disasters and crises
- Enable healthy and safe living, and
- Promote social inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace.
This module provides a clear understanding of humanitarianism and humanitarian principles underlying the response to natural disasters and conflicts. It highlights the need for accountability and transparency during disaster responses through various practical examples and illustrations.
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The key objective of this module is to orient students to the basic concepts related to political economy and development. An understanding of idea and perspectives of development would create a foundation to analyze disasters and meaningful and sustainable responses to them.
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This module aims to develop a conceptual understanding of hazard, exposure, risk, vulnerability and disaster. The
course explains how vulnerability (internal susceptibility or defenselessness) and hazard (an external event) interact to create disasters.
The contents include: Introduction to Risk and Vulnerability, Political, Social and Economic Perspectives of Risk and Vulnerability,
Disasters – Introduction, Definition and Characteristics, Contributing Factors, Differentiating between Disasters, Potential Impacts of
Disasters, Approaches to Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Assessment.
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The objective of the module is to develop knowledge and a critical outlook on the different frameworks, approaches
and methods for disaster prevention, preparedness and vulnerability reduction which include Conceptual Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction
- the Hyogo Framework for Action, DRR Measures (Assessment, Early Warning, Natural Resource Management, Social and Economic Developmental
Practices), DRR Planning, Hazard and Risk Reduction Strategies: Objectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Understanding Resilience, Linking
Vulnerability Reduction and Disaster Recovery.
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Disaster response in an important component in disaster management and has emerged as an important field of study in
recent years. With the increasing incidence and intensity of disaster events, there is a constant demand from the field for people trained
in the basics of disaster response. There is need to have a broad understanding of the multiple stakeholders involved in disaster response
and the standards to be upheld in humanitarian aid, relief and rehabilitation and development. This course tries to address these concerns
modestly by orienting the participants about various concepts relating to organized Response, Nature and Type of Immediate Response,
Disaster Management Plans, Key Response Functions including Public Health, Logistics and Governance, Recovery, Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction, Economics and Financial Aspects of Recovery and Reconstruction.
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The Term Paper requirement is designed to be a unique self-study course for participants to the online certificate
programme. This module will enable students to develop necessary research skills expected at the post-graduate level. This module requires
students to write an original analytical paper publishable as a working paper based on primary or secondary data.
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The Internship or Field Work in the certificate programme shall enable the participants to develop a broader national
and international perspective on disaster management. The participants can choose their parent organization as a site for the internship or
it may be based with organizations engaged with high quality research or practical work in the field of disaster risk reduction. It may also
be based with any of the national/international organizations or IFRC or UN systems or government structures. The participants need to
engage in ongoing DRR/Response programmes in respective locations
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Prof. S Parasuraman M.A, (Univ. of Pune),
Prof. Janki Andharia M.A. (TISS),