SECURITY MANAGEMENT | INDICATIVE COURSE CONTENT

“Course in Security Management”

It is a sphere where the essence of criminology, legal sciences, sociology psychology, Police Science, Strategic studies, Finance, Communication Risk Management, Principles of Security and Business Administration are in symposial relationship. We try to affect the cognitive the affective and the psychomotor domains of the learners.

ABBREVIATIONS: E=Examples. Q/A=Question/Answers. D=Discussion. PFS=Proposal for Further study. S=Summary.

 

UNITY 1: Schedule of the course. Adults learning. How we learn. Application of the ‘Naddler’s Model’ in teaching practise. Human uncertainty - The key for certainty Developing our self esteem - Introduction to the field of Police issues - Private Security and Security Management. The prevention of loss of businesses and organizations - Crime triggered losses - Historical, real and philosophical approaches – Tensions - Statistical Conclusions, internationally. Educational material distribution. Tutorial issues. Title of the assignment.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

 

UNITY 2:        Security Laws. Penal, Civil, Labour, Procedural, Penal Acts, Codes and Regulations. Code of Ethics. Human Rights and Constitutional Law. Comparative approaches with foreign countries relevant laws (USA, Rest Europe, Third Countries). The South African Model.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S. Solving the problems by a Heaclitian and Dscartian thought.

 

UNITY 4:        Crime prevention = Circumstantial prevention. Private Security measures and Private investigations. Crime trends internationally. The “chain of copy” in crime. Criminal manueverings during the crime process. Recognition of forerunner signs. The art of security effectiveness and the protection of individual rights. Statistical conclusions. First in class test.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

 

UNITY 5:        Vulnerability. The basic grading system. The conventional standards of vulnerability measurement internationally. The key-factor. Other threats beyond crime. (Natural, Technological, Na-tech, Fire-arson, health and work environmental risks) and their participation to business and organizations diseconomy. Statistical Conclusions.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

UNITY 6:        Security Administration. Security Management. Security managing. Security leadership. Private investigations. The “Locard Principle”. Tech. Special Security Projects for enterprises.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

UNITY 7:        Development of a security program tailored to enterprise or organization where you work.

-Guiding directions.

-Practical Exercise - Assets Protection.

Compliance with authorities (Police, Coastguard, Civil Protection, Municipal Services etc. )

Midterm exam

Q/A-D-PFS-S.

 

UNITY 8:        Risk (Waste, Accidents, Errors, Crime, Unethical Practices) and Risk analysis. Risk management. Process. Crisis Marketing. Health and Safety. People at Risk. Health and safety management. Security Plans and security forecasting. The role of the information. Models. Discussion on midterm results.

 

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

 

 

UNITY 9:        Emergency Action. Creative Problem solving. Guidelines. Study case. Taking resolutions. Effective meetings.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

 

 

UNITY 10:      Developing your security skills. Avoiding on how not to become a victim. Teaching business personnel. Victims’ assistance.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S

 

UNITY 11:      Special security issues for Businesses and Organizations. Commercial espionage. Avia and Air security (Airports, airports’ facilities, passengers and other persons, air-crews, aircrafts). Ships, port facilities’ security and security of maritime companies. Land transport security. Conferences security. Statistical conclusions. In class oral test.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

UNITY 12:      Private security Industry. Customer Care. Ourselves as security, managers. Selecting best value from security services and systems, providers.

-Negotiations-Evaluation. Closing date to submit assignments. Review before the final exams.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

 

UNITY 13:      Recruiting and selection of security personnel (in house) for the organization where you are the head of security. Personnel problem solving. Training. Case study. Advanced writing on security matters. Documents, Reports. How to build a suggestive or informative meditation. Review before the final exams.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

UNITY 14:      Training the first line security managers and operational basic security staff. Organizing – carrying out the relevant seminars and evaluating the relevant training project. How to write educational material and how to establish evaluation material (distribution of special notes to the learners). Review before the final exams.

E-Q/A-D-PFS-S.

Final exams