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PCR372: Introduction to Early Warning Mechanisms
PCR 372: Introduction To Early Warning Mechanisms is a one semester course. It will be available for you to take as a core module of the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Programme. This course is suitable for any student seeking to understand how to detect and prevent the degeneration conflict issues into violence. It will enhance the students’ acumen in gathering intelligence and distilling intelligence from noise or opinions. This course consists of 16 Units, encompassing the following key areas; the anatomy of conflict, types of early warning, analysis of early warning, early warning, components of early warning, early warning monitoring agencies, conflict analysis in the context of early warning, definition of response, case studies, and contributions of governments amongst others. The course guide tells you briefly what the course is all about, what you are expected to know in each unit, what course materials you need to use and how you can work your way through these materials. It also emphasizes the necessity of tutor-marked assignments. There are also periodic tutorial classes that are linked to this course.
What Will You Learn?
PCR 372 Introduction to early warning mechanisms is to introduce you to the concepts and practice of early warning mechanisms identification as a fundamental way of
preventing violent conflicts in human society. Some of the focus areas of this course include; complexity of conflicts, anticipation of conflict, role of governmental and non-governmental organizations in intelligence gathering, early warning analysis and how to ensure early response. Your understanding of this course will empower you to critically scrutinize information and conflict indices in order to enhance the design of early and right responses to prevent violence.
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