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SOS2017 - Safety and Organization

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Skriftlig 100/100 4 timer

Course content

In present-daysociety it is necessary for organizations to operate in ways that ensure a high level of safety, both for people, material equipment and environment. This applies to many kinds of activities: industrial production, transport, infrastructure management, health care and public and private services. For all kinds of risk-prone activities obtaining an acceptable level of safety depends both on human, technological, economic, organizational and political factors. The purpose of this course is to provide a general introduction to the field of risk and safety, with particular emphasis on central theories and methods. Topics that are addressed include:
- Barriers
- System Analysis (MTO)
- Safety Culture
- Safety Indicators
- High Reliability Organizations (HRO)
- Resilience Engineering
- Investigation Methodology
- HSE and Risk Management
- Organization theory and safety
- Safety Regulation and Control Mechanisms
- Emergency planning
- Goal conflicts and ethical dilemmas

Learning outcome

Knowledge - the student shall:
- aquire skills that will be useful for those who will work with organizations and management, or have operative responsibility for an organization, in different types of private and public enterprises, where security is an important factor.
- have a basis for further specialization in security-management and HMS-activities.

Skills - the students shall demonstrate the ability to:
- carry out exercises and assignments in which she/he has been given training and apply this, along with relevant theories and methods to concrete problems tied to security and the organization.

Learning methods and activities

2 hours of lectures every week throughout the semester. In addition a number of seminars related to the work with the term papers will be organized. The compulsory activity can only be completed in the fall semester. Form of assessment: 4-hour written exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Approved term paper(s)

Course materials

To be given at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SOS6521 5.0
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2014

Language of instruction: Norwegian

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Subject area(s)
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Sociology and Political Science

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Skriftlig 100/100 2014-12-09 09:00
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Skriftlig 100/100 2015-06-02 09:00
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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