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TPK5160

Risk Analysis

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination and Work

About

About the course

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. Survey of how risk analyses are performed within different industries and applications.

Learning outcome

The course gives an introduction to basic concepts and methods for risk analysis, and how risk analyses are applied in different industries and applications.

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 there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Project

Course materials

Specific course compendium.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TMR4130 3.7 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Water Engineering in Fish Farming
  • Work Environment and Safety
  • Fire Technology
  • Driftssikkerhet - Maskinkonstruksjon
  • Operation technology
  • Energy and Process Engineering
  • Working Environment and Safety in Heavy Industry
  • Health, Safety and Environment
  • Marine Operation and Maintenance Engineering
  • Marine System Design
  • Marine Topics
  • Machine Design - Safety Technology
  • Production and Quality Engineering
  • Operations Management and Industrial Safety
  • Project Quality Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety, Reliability and Maintenance
  • Sikkerhetsteknikk
  • Engineering Subjects
  • Production Engineering/Safety in Operation
  • Production Engineering - Risk Analysis

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Production and Quality Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination and Work
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 60/100 Date 2010-12-16 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.
Arbeider
Weighting 40/100

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