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IØ8502

The Understanding and Management of Risk and Vulnerability Problems in Society and Organisation

Lessons are not given in the academic year 2011/2012

Credits 10
Level Doctoral degree level
Language of instruction English and norwegian

About

About the course

Course content

The subject encompasses theory on robust organisations seen from the perspectives of social sciences and safety issues on governance and regulations at different levels (global, international, national, regional and local). The subject elaborates the contents and relationships between NAT, HRO and resilience engineering. The subject focuses specially on threats and hazards related to ICT and globalisation.
The course is given next time Fall 2012.

Learning outcome

The subject deals with vulnerability studies of critical infrastructures and risk management in companies.

Learning methods and activities

The syllabus consists of colloquiums between students and the subject teacher, writing a term-paper for oral presentation. These tasks will require use of the study literature on specific research questions. The term-paper follows the norm for writing of articles or essays in scientific journals.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Required previous knowledge

The course is based on TIØ4200 (SIS1049)Safety Management, TIØ4205 (SIS1050)Methods and Tools in SHE practice, or similar previous knowledge.

Course materials

Study literature:
Articels and papers presented at the start of the course

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
DIS1060 9 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

  • Health, Safety and Environment
  • Industrial Economics and Technology Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety and Reliability
  • Safety, Reliability and Maintenance
  • Sikkerhetsteknikk
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Examination

Examination