Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
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Curriculum modulesCurriculum: Internal Security 2010/2011
| Module |
Description |
| Management Module |
The objective of the module is to shape in the students the ability to analyze and plan
the needs of the area of internal security and to manage an organization, activities and
human resources by implementing contemporary management theories and practices.
Upon successful passing of the module, the student:
Is able to apply his or her knowledge of strategic management and strategic
planning using various management theories;
Is able to motivate employees and to maintain balance in the organization by
application of his or her knowledge of change management of an organization;
Is aware of the irregularities of human behavior and is able to apply this
awareness upon the management of an organization;
Is able to perform project based activities for the purpose of promoting the
objectives of an organization;
Has an overview of the functioning of the financial system of the public sector
and of the structure of the budget. |
| General module of internal security |
The objective of the module is to shape in the students the ability and the skills to
successfully manage a cross agency organization and to utilize international cooperation
in the area of internal security; to provide an in-depth knowledge of the system of public
defense related organizations and the directions of their development, as well as
associated legal laws and acts.
Upon successful passing of the module, the student:
Is able to implement his or her knowledge of national and international legal acts
in the area of internal security upon coordination of the area of activity;
Has an overview of the system and the structure of internal security and of the
principles of the functioning of agencies and is able to perform political analysis;
Is able to manage cross agency and international cooperation in the area of
internal security;
Is familiar with the more widely spread theories of prevention work and with the
standards of planning a safe living environment and is able to implement the
prevention measures based on the special character of the work of the institutions
of internal security;
Is able to implement organizational and legal conditions for the purpose of the
activity of institutions of internal security during major accidents, crises and
public events;
Has an overview of the directions of development and the peculiarities caused by
the special character of the culture of contemporary society and of the influence
thereof on internal security and safety;
Is familiar with the legal conditions and technical possibilities fo |
| Module of Professional Elective Subjects |
The objective of the module is to shape in students the competency of activity
management and practical work in different areas and organizations related to internal
security.
Upon successful passing of the module, the student:
Is able to analyze the statistics of crime, and based on this analysis is able to
design factors for combating criminal behavior;
Is familiar with the issues of implementing penal power and the procedural law in
the area if internal security, with the developments of legislative drafting and
with the directions of law;
Has an overview of the conceptual principles and the methods of analysis of
contemporary criminology and is able to implement them in national and
international law enforcement related activity upon combating offences, also of
the different starting points shaping the penal policy and of the objectives of
imprisonment as a part of the penal policy;
Is able to implement strategies of activity for the purpose of development of the
traffic system and of improvement of the situation of traffic safety;
Is able to involve and participate with the community upon providing safety;
Is able to develop strategic and tactical concepts for fighting international
organized crime and to implement them for the purpose of ensuring security;
Is able to map the current situation of the development activity of the agency, to
find the bottlenecks and the existing possibilities thereof and by way of
innovation to propose ideas for further promotion of the activity of the above
agency;
Is able to implement his or her knowledge of functioning of the systems of
communications and movement of information for the purpose of solving
emergency situations and supporting major operations;
Is familiar with the methods of compilation of risk analysis and is able to conduct
threat assessment and generate a risk analysis;
Is aware of the possibilities of readiness for an emergency situation and is able to
contribute to increasing the readiness of the country for emergency situations of
different categories;
Is able to organize crisis communication for solving complicated crisis situations;
Is able to effectively solve crisis and conflict situations and perform crisis
negotiations;
Is able to implement his or her knowledge of the border guard system upon
managing of border guard units and coordination of activities;
Is able to participate in cross border cooperation in the field of law enforcement;
Is familiar with the nature, the dangers and the consequences of illegal migration
and the possibilities of prevention and combating thereof;
Is familiar with the judicial practice of Estonia and the European Court of Human
Rights and the actual problems associated with penal power and the
Imprisonment Act upon execution of imprisonment; |
| Research module |
The objective of the module is to shape in the students the skills of performing
scientific and applied research and for creating new knowledge in the field in internal
security.
Upon the successful passing of the module, the student:
Has an overview of the main topics of the philosophy of contemporary science;
Is able to carry out research based on the needs of the area of internal security and
is computer literate for performing an effective information search.
Is familiar with the basics of qualitative and quantitative data analysis, the
methods of applied statistics and the Excel statistics software;
Is able to express himself or herself perspicaciously and in an academic language
and to comply with substantive and compositional norms of an academic text;
Is able to utilize the skill of public performance and debate in the area of his or
her Master’s thesis and is able to have discussions on the topic of his or her
thesis;
Is able to independently and creatively formulate and solve with appropriate
methods the problems and research issues related to his or her specialty, thereby
creating new knowledge in the field. |
| Module of Open Subjects |
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