Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Duration
Contact Hours
Campus
Prerequisite
Corequisite
1 Semester
Equivalent to 36 hrs contact time or 150 hrs total study time
Off-Campus
HES6720 Risk Perception and Analysis
Nil
Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points
A core unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Technology (Construction Management) Graduate Diploma of Technology (Construction Management) Master of Technology Management (Construction Management) Graduate Certificate in Risk Management Graduate Diploma of Risk Management Master of Risk Management
The aim of this unit is to develop the student's understanding of the principles of quantified risk analysis, including that of the analytical methods used and the mathematical principles of quantification and to develop skills in the development and quantification of fault tree and outcome trees.
Distance Education via Blackboard and email
Three Individual Assignments (worth 100%)
On successful completion of this unit, students will: Understand the theory behind the development and quantification of risk models Have the ability to construct risk models Apply probability estimates to risk models using mean valuesIncorporate uncertainty of probability estimates in a risk model
Topics include: A review of descriptive statistics, probability theory and Boolean algebra, reliability mathematics, the theory and practice of quantified risk analysis.
Sutton, Ian (2007) Fault Tree Analysis, Sutton Technical Books, Houston, Texas, USA Viner D (1991) Accident Analysis and Risk Control (available from the Swinburne University Bookshop).
