MU14444 Applied Informatics in Crisis Management

Mathematical Institute in Opava
Winter 2023
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)
Ing. Katarína Petrlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Katarína Petrlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Katarína Petrlová, Ph.D.
Mathematical Institute in Opava
Timetable
Tue 15:35–17:10 LVT1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MU14444/01: Tue 9:45–11:20 LVT1, K. Petrlová
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
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.

ActivityDifficulty [h]
Cvičení26
Přednáška26
Summary52
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
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