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Area/Catalogue
BEHL 5052

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
100889

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Engineering

Course aim

To provide an overview of risk management and mitigation in complex organisational environments.

Course content

Major concepts of risk management: risk and hazard identification, risk assessment, rectification and amelioration, evaluation methods; regulatory and legal requirements; international best-practice in systems-based approaches to risk management.

Textbook(s)

Bernstein, P 1998, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, John Wiley and Sons Inc, USA

2010, Australian Standard AS 4360:2004 and HB 436:2004 Guidelines to AS 4360 , http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/resources/dbpages/dbpage.aspx?pg=441322

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External 4.5 hours x 13 weeks
External (Optional on-campus workshop ) 7.5 hours x 2 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Online discussion of module questions, Open book - online examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

AsPr Tony Pooley
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