TPK5160 - Risk Analysis
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Written examination/Work
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation form | Weighting | Duration | Examination aids | Grade deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work | 40/100 | |||
| Written examination | 60/100 | 4 hours | D |
Course content
Definition and discussion of basic concepts of risk analysis. Risk metrics. Risk acceptance criteria. Qualitative and quantitative methods for risk analysis, like preliminary hazard analysis, HAZOP, fault tree analysis, and event tree analysis. Analysis of human errors and organizational factors. Barrier analysis. Data sources and uncertainties. Rules, standards, and guidelines. Risk reduction and cost/benefit analysis. Use risk analyses within different industries and applications.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: Students shall have wide knowledge of what a risk analysis is, the steps in the process of performing a risk analysis and common methods used.
Skills: Students shall be able to perform risk analysis of various types of problems and interpret and present the results from the analysis as input to a decision process.
General competence: Students shall have an understanding of issues related to use of risk acceptance criteria and how risk analysis can be used and misused.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, project work and exercises. A mandatory project shall be carried out as group work, and will count 40% in the evaluation. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. If the teaching is given in English the Examination papers will be given in English only. Students are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessments. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Compulsory assignments
- Project
Specific conditions
Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester, or that compulsory activities are approved in a previous semester.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic course in probability theory.
Course materials
M Rausand: Risk Assessment: Theory, Methods and Applications, Wiley 2011.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMR4130 | 3.7 | 2013-09-01 |
Timetable
Examination
Examination arrangement: Written examination/Work
| Term | Evaluation form | Weighting | Examination aids | Date | Time | Room * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn | Written examination | 60/100 | D | 2015-12-19 | 09:00 | |
| Autumn | Work | 40/100 |
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