1. MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Security Policy and Crisis Management MAS ETH SPCM
Program Overview
Kick-Off Day, 11 September 2007

2. Overview
1 Assumptions
2 Objectives
3 Participants
4 Story line and work flow
5 Performance evaluation

3. 1 Assumptions Equality between MAS students and MAS key faculty
Mutual respect and tolerance
Learning partnership and mutual trust
Practicability and applicability of learning content
Supportiveness in learning experience
Active participation and learning dialogue

5. MAS Peers
YOU
Content
Facilitators

6. + + 2 Objectives (1/2) Competence Network Performance
social, methodological, subject matter competencies and expertise in the field of contemporary risks, security policy, crisis management, complex emergencies +
Network
exchange experience and strengthen interdisciplinary expertise in a peer environment +
Performance
measure progress and evaluate results

7. + + + 2 Objectives (2/2) Tools and Skills Causes and Origins
Crisis Leadership and Management +
Causes and Origins
New Risks +
Coping Strategies
Grand Strategy and Security Operations and Resources +
Crisis Management
Crisis Response Operation, including case studies

8. 3 MAS Participants‘ Profiles (1/3)
6 executives from the public sector (federal and other)
2 executives from the corporate sector (Swiss, international)
5 senior officers of the Swiss Armed Forces (Col GS)
4 senior international
executives

9. 3 MAS Participants: our capital (2/3)
selection criteria
University credentials or equivalent qualifications
mid to upper level leadership experience
English and German language skills
Personal motivation and potential
Additional qualifications
Written recommendation
Possible interview
ETH Zurich

10. 3 MAS Participants: our capital (3/3)
The MAS ETH SPCM learning process requires
Readiness to learn (career planning, “now-tomorrow gap”)
Examination of habits and biases in learners’ experiences
Orientation to learning (life, task, problem-centered)

11. 4 Story line 2007-2009 (1/2) ETH Zurich ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
Leadership
(2 weeks)
Block I
Management
(3 weeks)
Block II
ETH Zurich
New
Risks
(3 weeks)
Modul III
Block III
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
Security Policy
and Grand
Strategy (3
weeks)
Modul IV
Block IV
ETH Zurich
Washington D.C.
Master -
Arbeit
Thesis
Security
Operations
and
Resources (3
weeks)
Modul V
Block V
King‘s College, London
Master -
Arbeit
Thesis
Master -
Arbeit
Thesis
Crisis
Management (2
Wochen,
inkl. Simulation)
Modul VI
Crisis Response
weeks)
Block VI
ETH Zurich

12. 4 Story line 2007-2009 (2/2) 1/3 presence hours (course blocks)
Nov 07
Jan 08
April 08
Jun 08
Jul 08
Nov 08
Dez 08
Mar 09
Apr 09
Leadership
(2 weeks )
Block I
New
Risks
(3 weeks)
Modul III
Block III
Security
Operations
and
Resources (3
weeks)
Modul V
Block V
Crisis
Management (2
Wochen,
inkl. Simulation)
Modul VI
Response
weeks)
Block VI
Management
(3 weeks)
Block II
Master -
Arbeit
MAS SPCM
Thesis
Block IV
Modul IV
Security Policy
(15 weeks)
and Grand
Strategy (3
weeks)
The MAS ETH SPCM degree program is part-time (Total of 1,800 hours, 60 ECTS)
1/3 presence hours
(course blocks)
1/3 work preparation before and after course blocks (e.g. tests)
1/3 MAS ETH SPCM Thesis supervised research and writing period

13. 5 Performance evaluation
Your active participation and contributions
Integrated performance evaluation
Your MAS SPCM thesis
Final oral examination

14. www.spcm.ethz.ch WELCOME! MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Security Policy and Crisis Management (MAS ETH SPCM)
WELCOME!