Risk, Crisis, and Nonprofit Communication

Catalog description

Environmental, geopolitical, societal, economic, and technological risks (World Economic Forum) and crises can affect corporations, industry, non-profit organizations, governments, science and education, anywhere in the world. While many of these threats cannot be stopped, their likelihood and impacts can be reduced through communication. In this active-learning, problem-based class, students follow and critically analyze situations of risk and crisis in for-profit and non-for-profit organizations. They learn how to develop and implement risk and crisis communication plans for for-profit and non-for-profit organizations. Students apply their knowledge and skills in a risk or crisis communication project for a for-profit or non-for-profit client of their choice, and develop a portfolio of their work. Shares lecture with undergraduate section with additional expectations for graduate students.