Course syllabus System Perspectives for Comprehensive National Defence
Swedish name: Systemperspektiv på totalförsvar
Course code:
2UF017
Education cycle:
Second cycle
Scope:
4.5 credits
Progression:
A1N
Grading scale:
Three-grade scale
Main field of study:
Systems Science for Defence and Security
Department:
Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security
Subject:
Systems Science for Defence and Security
Language of instruction:
The teaching is conducted in English.
Entry requirements
This course is commissioned education. Participants are recommended to have:
Passed courses of at least 180 credits that include,
and knowledge corresponding to English 6 (English B).
Passed courses of at least 180 credits that include,
- at least 7,5 credits in the field of Defence, Crisis management and Security, and
- written thesis project including of at least 15 credits,
and knowledge corresponding to English 6 (English B).
Course content and structure
The aim of this course is to deepen the participant's understanding of the system perspectives that may be used to understand, analyze and develop concepts for total defence.
The scope of the course covers sociotechnical system perspectives, principled concepts, and analyses of concepts for total defence.
The course is a literature study-based course conducted via distance-guided literature studies. Teaching is performed with written instructions guiding the participant through a combination of literature studies and solving an applied task related to the course theme. The applied task is solved by the participant by working with the areas of knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes defined in the course's learning objectives.
The core of the course assignment is to apply systems thinking and systems perspectives with the aim of understanding and analyzing total defense concepts.
Independent Study
The scope of the course covers sociotechnical system perspectives, principled concepts, and analyses of concepts for total defence.
The course is a literature study-based course conducted via distance-guided literature studies. Teaching is performed with written instructions guiding the participant through a combination of literature studies and solving an applied task related to the course theme. The applied task is solved by the participant by working with the areas of knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes defined in the course's learning objectives.
The core of the course assignment is to apply systems thinking and systems perspectives with the aim of understanding and analyzing total defense concepts.
Type of Instruction
Independent Study
Objectives
After completing the course, the participant is expected to be able to:
Knowledge and understanding:
Competence and skills:
Judgement and approach:
Knowledge and understanding:
- describe and categorize sociotechnical system perspectives for to the study of concepts for total defence.
Competence and skills:
- analyze and argue for the strengths and weaknesses of a concept for total defence from a relevant system perspective.
Judgement and approach:
- from a critical scientific approach problematize the relation between the actual suitability of a concept for total defence and the simplified model of the concept resulting from analysis taking a system perspective.
Examination formats
Home Examination
Scope: 4.5
Grading Scale: Fail, Pass, Pass with Distinction
The course is examined through a written unsupervised assignment.
The examiner may decide to request supplementation in order to achieve a passing grade.
Examination papers submitted after the closing date will not be graded unless special circumstances exist that are acceptable to the examiner.
Supplementation shall be submitted no later than five working days after the result and supplemental task for the examination in question have been notified, unless special circumstances exist that are acceptable to the examiner.
Grades are awarded on a three-grade scale: Pass with destinction (VG), Pass(G) and Fail (U). Assessment criteria will be published at the start of the course.
A pass (G) requires a pass (G) for the written unsupervised assignment. A pass with destinction (VG) requires a pass with destinction (VG) for the written unsupervised assignment.
There is no limit to the total number of examination opportunities.
Scope: 4.5
Grading Scale: Fail, Pass, Pass with Distinction
The course is examined through a written unsupervised assignment.
The examiner may decide to request supplementation in order to achieve a passing grade.
Examination papers submitted after the closing date will not be graded unless special circumstances exist that are acceptable to the examiner.
Supplementation shall be submitted no later than five working days after the result and supplemental task for the examination in question have been notified, unless special circumstances exist that are acceptable to the examiner.
Grading
Grades are awarded on a three-grade scale: Pass with destinction (VG), Pass(G) and Fail (U). Assessment criteria will be published at the start of the course.
A pass (G) requires a pass (G) for the written unsupervised assignment. A pass with destinction (VG) requires a pass with destinction (VG) for the written unsupervised assignment.
Restrictions in Number of Examinations
There is no limit to the total number of examination opportunities.
Transitional provisions
Regulated in an agreement between the Swedish Defence University and the client.
Other regulations
The course cannot be included in a degree with another course whose content fully or partially corresponds to the content of this course.
This is a commissioned course.
On completion of the course, an evaluation will be conducted under the auspices of the course director. This evaluation will form the basis for any changes to the course.
This is an edited version of the syllabus, created to transfer the original to the education database Ladok education planning. For originals, refer to the archive.
This is a commissioned course.
On completion of the course, an evaluation will be conducted under the auspices of the course director. This evaluation will form the basis for any changes to the course.
This is an edited version of the syllabus, created to transfer the original to the education database Ladok education planning. For originals, refer to the archive.