Bachelor
2022/2023



Safe Living Basics
Type:
Compulsory course (International Programme in Economics and Finance)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
International College of Economics and Finance
When:
1 year, 1 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Denis Budarin,
Pavel Karasev,
Nataliya Kononova,
Sergey Konyshev,
Andrey Kotlov,
Semyon Nonin,
Alexander Pryanichnikov,
Viacheslav Zheleznov
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
1
Contact hours:
18
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Life Safety Basics is an introductory course aimed at familiarizing first-year students with the specifics of studying and the organization of student life at HSE University. Within this discipline, students gain an understanding of the university structure, the organization of the learning process, and opportunities for extracurricular activities, and also study the basics of anti-terrorist security and procedures for action in emergency situations. Teaching and assessment in the discipline are carried out in an electronic educational environment using digital materials. Methodological support for the discipline is provided by the Student Experience Design Center. The Academic Process Manager provides organizational and advisory support for completing the discipline.
Learning Objectives
- to form a holistic understanding among students of the university structure and the organization of the learning process
- to familiarize students with the digital services, infrastructure, opportunities for extracurricular activities, and support measures available at HSE University
- to develop skills in searching for and using information necessary to address academic and organizational issues at the university
- to assist students in mastering the basic concepts and methods of ensuring human life safety
- to contribute to the acquisition of practical skills in ensuring student safety in urban and university environments, as well as skills in maintaining personal safety in the information and psychological spheres
- to foster students' rejection of the ideology of terrorism and extremism by explaining their unlawful nature and the criminal activities of terrorist organizations
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The student calls the basic rules of life safety in the metropolis
- The student calls the features of the structure of HSE
- The student describes the features of the organization of social support and material and technical base at HSE
- The student knows and takes into account the peculiarities of the educational process at HSE
- The student names and uses the ways of development of scientific and extracurricular competences of the student at HSE
- The student names the values of HSE, including those recorded in the Declaration of values
- The student plans life activities in the city taking into account the requirements of labor protection and safety rules in transport and public spaces
Course Contents
- Topic 1: Welcome aboard!
- Topic 2: What is HSE?
- Topic 3: HSE is education
- Topic 4: HSE is an opportunity
- Topic 5: HSE is life
- Topic 6: HSE is people
- Topic 7: HSE is a digital university
- Topic 8: HSE is a dialog
- Topic 9: Student Safety in the Big City
- Topic 10: University Orientation
- Topic 11: Visa ans Migration Support
- Topic 12: Homework
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Diment, E. (2008). A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TENANT FIRE SAFETY: PART 1. (cover story). Journal of Housing & Community Development, 65(3), 6. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=f5h&AN=33871141
- Diment, E. (2008). A Practical Guide to Tenant Fire Safety: PART 2. Journal of Housing & Community Development, 65(5), 34–36. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=asn&AN=35009722
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- South Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal. (2017). Fire and Life Safety Guide. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.1B591084