- A fresh view on resilience in disasters
- The scope of disasters and basic terminology
Beginner
Online
11 Weeks
Free
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
1-3 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
Successful coping and disaster management instances have a common element - resilience. In recent decades, this word has become a buzzword in discussions around disasters and crises. The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course by edX will equip you with the necessary resources and techniques to manage stressful experiences. The programme will also help you to emerge victorious from such situations.
The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters online course will introduce a clearer definition of resilience with the prospect of enhancing your crisis management capabilities. You will learn to manage and execute protective measures and emergency response interventions and preparedness. You will comprehend the relevance and significance of resilience in various times and situations.
Moreover, the Resilience certification training curriculum will explore resilience measurement concepts to build a response plan for emergencies. During the course, we will also uncover social media’s role in the crisis management lifecycle. The programme’s duration is 11 weeks and it has a self-paced learning plan. The instructor-paced programme can take the course by paying the fee and get a certificate. The students can also audit the programme for a limited period free of cost.
The highlights
- 11-week training
- An offering of IsraelX
- Industry experts from IsraelX as educators
- Instructor-paced training model
- Video transcripts in multiple languages
- A Humanities domain programme
- Verified, paid certificate
- An introductory level of training
- Online learning
Program offerings
- 11-week training
- An offering of israelx
- Industry experts from israelx as educators
- Self-paced training model
- Video transcripts in multiple languages
- A humanities domain programme
- Verified course certificate
- An introductory level of training
Course and certificate fees
Type of course
The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters online course has two fee plans. The first is the audit option which is a free alternative. You will receive study material access with the audit option.
The second is a verified path in which you need to pay a nominal fee. With this option, you will receive a verified and instructor-signed course completion certificate, along with the course material.
Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course fee structure
Course option | Fees in INR |
Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course - Audit option | Free |
Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course - Verified enrolment | Rs. 4,911 |
certificate availability
certificate providing authority
certificate fees
What you will learn
The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters online training equips you with knowledge of the following concepts:
- Definition of resilience and its role in disaster situations
- Coping and its BASIC PH model
- Ways to improve your resilience on an individual level
- Continuities, grief, and bereavement
- identifying the vulnerability of different people within populations
- The influence of disasters and emergencies on individuals
- Helping the helpers
- Community resilience and CERTs
- Comprehending media’s role during disasters
- Effective media communication during crises
Admission details
- Visit https://www.edx.org/.
- Now, type “Resilience - The art of coping with disasters” in the search column on the edX website.
- Once you land on the programme’s main webpage, select “Sign-in/Register” or “Enroll.”
- After clicking on the tab, you will enter a fresh registration webpage.
- Here, you can log in using your edX account details, if any. You can sign up with your email or link your Facebook/ Google/ Apple account for the same.
Filling the form
Enrollment into the Resilience - The art of coping with disasters programme does not entail a full-fledged application form. You can sign in or sign up on the edX website’s registration page to start the training. For the same, you can link your Facebook/ Google/ Apple account for quick access.
The syllabus
Week 1 - Resilience: Introduction and overview of the concept
Week 2 -The effects of crisis situations on individuals
- The effects of crisis situations on the individual
- Death, grief, and bereavement
Week 3 -The effects of crisis situations on communities
- The psychosocial and social effects of crisis situations on the community
- The impacts of a disaster on the community
- Healthcare in Emergency Situations
Week 4 - Personal Resilience and Coping
- Personal resilience theories
- An integrative model of coping and resilience - BASIC Ph 1
- An integrative model of coping and resilience - BASIC Ph 2
- Practice with Coping Channels
- BASIC Ph tools for parents (Free resource for parents -not part of the course)
Week 5 - Community Resilience
- Family resilience
- Conceptual frameworks and practical models of community resilience
- Community resilience importance and assessment
- Factors of community resilience
- Vulnerable populations
- Community response teams
Week 6 - Organizational Resilience
- Status evaluation including worst-case scenarios
- Organizational adaptation and response to emergency situations
- Emotional effects of profession and exposure to the consequences of traumatic events
Week 7 - Crisis and the media - new and old
- Crisis and emergency risk communication
- Media and disasters
- Effective media communication during emergencies
- Effective Messaging
- Social Media and Disaster
- Crisis informatics
Week 8 - Conclusion and summary
- Summary of course
- Course recap and conclusion
How it helps
The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course equips you with the necessary skills and techniques to comprehend and implement resilience. You will have a better coping mechanism and plan during crisis situations and emergencies, putting you across as a leader. In general, this course’s certificate will act as evidence of your keenness to further your skills while increasing your performance as a responsible member of a larger community.
Instructors
Ms Limor Aharonson-Daniel
Professor
IsraelX
Mr Mooli Lahad
Professor
IsraelX
Dr Ruvie Rogel
Lecturer
IsraelX
Ph.D
Mr Dmitry Leykin
Lecturer
Freelancer
Ph.D
Dr Michal Linder Zarankin
Lecturer
IsraelX
FAQs
You will have access to video transcripts in Hebrew and Arabic, apart from English.
The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course by edX is designated an introductory level difficulty, making it suitable for all interested candidates.
The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters programme provides the enrolled participants with the flexibility to go about the course content at their own pace. However, edX estimates that, if you devote a maximum of three hours weekly to the programme, you can manage to conclude it in 11 weeks.
edX only offers an online option for this training programme.
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