ENCI601-12A (C) Approved Start 2012

Risk Management

12 points

Details:
Start/End Date: The start and end dates are specific to each student. For further information please contact one of the following (as appropriate):
  • For Masters theses please contact the relevant Faculty Office.
  • For Doctoral degrees (PhD) please contact the Graduate School.
  • For other types of approved start courses (i.e. generally courses worth 60 points or less) please contact the Course Coordinator.
Withdrawal Dates
The withdrawal dates for this course (both with and without fee refund) will be confirmed once a) the course start date and b) course length is confirmed. Students are advised to consult the department for further information.

Description

Risk concepts; context and perceptions; risk identification, analysis, evaluation and treatment; quantitative and qualitative risk analysis; ethical issues and risk communication; applications and case studies.

This postgraduate course will cover:

• Risk management concepts and processes;
• Risk assessment and evaluation;
• Risk communication.

Learning Outcomes

  • This course is expected to develop student skills to the level where the student:

  • has a solid grounding in the basic concepts and processes of risk management
  • has some practical skills in risk assessment and evaluation
  • understands principles and practice of risk communication

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

This course will be taught in 2012 in two 3-day blocks: Mon 26-28 March and Mon 21-23 May

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Alan Nicholson

Lecturers

Sonia Giovinazzi , Erica Seville (Resilient Organisations) , Michael Spearpoint and David Elms

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Fault and Event Tree Assignments 5%
final exam 55%
Progress Report Presentations 10%
Project Report 30%


The three-hour final exam will be in mid June (date to be confirmed). While a minimum 50% overall grade for the year is the usual benchmark for passing, to guarantee a pass you must also achieve at least 40% (of the available marks) in both the coursework and the examination (i.e. 40% of 45% for the coursework and 40% of 55% for the examination).

Textbooks / Resources

Course Notes, References and Other Resources

Detailed handouts will generally be provided covering the topics discussed. Students are also expected to annotate this material or make their own notes.
There is no prescribed text, but many useful relevant documents are available in the Engineering Library and will be referenced where appropriate. Similarly, many useful websites and online documents will also be referred to in the course material (including ISO 31000).
Some course material and web-links will be provided on Moodle/Learn, the university’s online teaching system, and students will be expected to use this to supplement any handouts and notes taken in class. Students will also be expected to monitor the Moodle/Learn system for notices about the course and its assessment, and to use it to send back any queries – course emails will generally NOT be sent to work or student addresses.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $703.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Civil and Environmental Engineering .

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