Management in humanitarian action 2200-9HA-4

Has developed capacity to address security risks in a HA management context.
Has demonstrated the ability to consider a multiple set of factors affecting a decision, weighing and prioritise them with a strategic perspective and within the humanitarian principles and to make firm a decision in a limited period of time and consistently implement that decision.
Has demonstrated the capacity to work adequately in a team in a controlled classroom setting.
Has shown the capacity to identify the key issues in humanitarian action planning.
Has demonstrated to be able to assess humanitarian programmes / projects on key aspects.
Has the ability to use language with precision on the different topics that give identity to Humanitarian Action and to articulate it fluently and consistently through policies, strategies and guiding organisational and operational documents.
Copes with dilemmas in a professional manner, articulates a solution to them and communicates it in a reasoned and convincing manner.
Implements the solution provided to the confronted dilemma in a careful, assertive and sensible manner.

The final grade will be calculated as follows:
1. Final exam (60%)
2. Individual presentation at seminar (40%)
- Maximum 20 minutes
- Presentation needs to be distributed shortly after class among other participants in PDF format
- Topic to be agreed individually between lecturer and participant until the 3rd week of classes.

For grading of presentations the following criteria will be applied:
- Relevance and clarity of information presented
- Quality of literature review
- Involvement of other participants
- Time discipline

1. Abu-Sada C. (2012). Dilemmas, Challenges, and Ethics of Humanitarian Action, McGill Queen’s Press.

2. Bevir M. (2011). The SAGE Handbook of Governance, London: SAGE.

3. Clarke P. (2013). Who is in charge here? A literature review on approaches to leadership in humanitarian organizations. ALNAP/ODI.

4. Humanitarian Action Partnershing (2010). HAP Standard in Accountability and Quality Management.

5. James E. (2008). Managing humanitarian relief: an operational guide for NGOs. Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd.

6. Levi-Faur D. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

7. Mac Ginty, R., & Peterson, J. H. (2015). The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action. Routledge.

8. Mintzberg H. (1996). „Managing Government. Governing Management”, Harvard Business Review, May/June.

9. OECD (2009). Better Aid Managing Aid Practices of DAC Member Countries: Practices of DAC Member Countries, OECD Publishing.

10. Ramalingam B., Mitchell J., Borton J. & Smart K. (2009). Counting what counts: performance and effectiveness in the humanitarian sector, ALNAP Review of Humanitarian Action.