MU:MU14444 Applied Informatics in CM - Course Information

MU14444 Applied Informatics in Crisis Management

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marek Drozdek (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Drozdek (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marek Drozdek
Mathematical Institute in Opava

Timetable

Mon 20. 9. to Fri 1. 10. Tue 16:25–18:00 205, Mon 4. 10. to Fri 17. 12. Thu 16:25–18:00 205

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

MU14444/01: Mon 20. 9. to Fri 1. 10. Tue 18:05–19:40 205, Mon 4. 10. to Fri 17. 12. Thu 18:05–19:40 205, M. Drozdek

Prerequisites

MU14435 Crisis Management && TYP_STUDIA(B)
The basic knowledge of working with applications on Microsoft Windows
The basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Mathematics in Risk Management (programme MU, B1101)
• Mathematical Methods in Risk Management (programme MU, Bc-M)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to learn students how to use information in crisis management and then to introduce them in the issue of information support of crisis management. Students will work with selected information support tools that are used in the Czech Republic, such as Riskan, Terex, Aloha, ArcGIS. Students will gain an overview of the possibilities and practical application of individual tools in solving emergencies.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be versed in a functionality of ArcGIS and will be ready for an independent work with spatial data, their basic analyzing and display maps.

Syllabus

• 1. The importance of information in crisis management
  2. Information system of crisis management and information systems used in the Czech Republic
  3. Software tools to support crisis management
  4. Case studies and use of Riskan, Terex, Aloha
  5. Assessing the feasibility of individual software for crisis management
  6. Importance of GIS in crisis management, using ArcGIS
  7. Spatial data and coordinate systems
  8. Attribute table, linking tables and sessions
  9. Symbolism of qualitative and quantitative data
  10. Working with texts on the map
  11. Data Edition
  12. Map output
  13. Analytical tools

Literature

required literature
• Drozdek, M., Jelšovská, K. Informační podpora krizového řízení. Opava, 2013. info
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmos. Aloha. User's Manual. Washington, D.C., 2007. URL info
• RISKAN. Uživatelská příručka. Praha, 2006. info
• TerEx. Uživatelská příručka. Praha, 2006. info

recommended literature
• Rapant, P. Úvod do geografických informačních systémů. info
• Krömer A., Musial P., Folwarczny L. Mapování rizik. 2010. ISBN 978-80-7385-086-9. info
• Požár, J. Manažerská informatika. Praha, 2006. info

Teaching methods

Lecturing
Internship

Assessment methods

Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Active participation in lectures and exercises..
Surrendering the results of the tasks from the exercises.
Solving complex crisis situation by using software tools and data processing into a clear map. Interpretation of results.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Cvičení	26
Přednáška	26
Summary	52

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