Course: Risk Assessment Methods

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Course title Risk Assessment Methods
Course code LUKR/LDSHR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vargová Slavomíra, Ing. PhD.
  • Zeman Tomáš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics: - Introduction to the study of the subject, conceptual apparatus, measurement and expression of risk (repetition and extension of knowledge from the bachelor's study); - General scheme of risk management, methods of collection and interpretation of input data; - Universal methods for identifying and analyzing risks; - Causal and frequency analysis, fault tree analysis; - Event tree analysis; - Methods of risk evaluation; - Risk treatment policies and procedures; - Communication, perception and risk monitoring; - Assessment of human factor failure; - Natural disaster risk assessment methods; - Methods of evaluating health non-carcinogenic and genotoxic risks.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Practice exercises, Individual work of students, E-learning
  • Preparation for examination - 24 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
"Mathematics I", "Basic linear algebra and optimization", "Processes of risk assessment and treatment", "Applied informatics", and "Financial risk management", or completing related subjects.
"Mathematics I", "Basic linear algebra and optimization", "Processes of risk assessment and treatment", "Applied informatics", and "Financial risk management", or completing related subjects.
learning outcomes
clarify the principle of health risk assessment
clarify the principle of health risk assessment
clarify the principle of risk assessment of the territory in relation to the environmental load and threats of natural disasters
clarify the principle of risk assessment of the territory in relation to the environmental load and threats of natural disasters
describe basic semi-quantitative and quantitative risk assessment methods
describe basic semi-quantitative and quantitative risk assessment methods
clarify the principle of assessing economic and financial risks
clarify the principle of assessing economic and financial risks
explain the importance of near misses in risk analysis
explain the importance of near misses in risk analysis
Skills
assess health risks in the workplace
assess health risks in the workplace
apply the basic methods of assessing the environmental burden of a territory
apply the basic methods of assessing the environmental burden of a territory
assess the risks of natural disasters for a territory
assess the risks of natural disasters for a territory
propose a procedure for assessing economic and financial risks
propose a procedure for assessing economic and financial risks
apply basic semi-quantitative and quantitative risk assessment methods
apply basic semi-quantitative and quantitative risk assessment methods
teaching methods
Knowledge
E-learning
Lecturing
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
E-learning
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Lecturing
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Bernatík, Aleš. Prevence závažných havárií I. 2006. ISBN 80-86634-89-2.
  • Božek, František a Urban, Rudolf. Management rizika: obecná část. 2008. ISBN 978-80-7231-259-7.
  • Flaus, Jean-Marie. Risk analysis: socio-technical and industrial systems. 2013.
  • Smejkal, Vladimír a Rais, Karel. Řízení rizik ve firmách a jiných organizacích. 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4644-9.
  • Tichý, Milík. Ovládání rizika: Analýza a management. 2006. ISBN 80-7179-415-5.


Study plans that include the course
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