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Short Courses
GENS8001 — Risk Perception and Reality
| Coordinator : | Dr Anthony Green | | Contact Details : | Tel : (+612)93855469 • Fax : (+612)93856190 • Email : a.green@unsw.edu.au |
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Session |
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Time |
Place |
Type |
| Shortcourse |
1 |
Sunday |
09:00 |
Biomed A |
short |
| Day : | 30 January - 3 FEbruary 2006 |
| COURSE DETAILS |
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| Units of Credit : |
3 |
| Assumed Knowledge : |
None -
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| Description : | Decisions which affect businesses and the community are often made with a very uncertain knowledge of the future. Decisions are made (or often not made) based on distorted perceptions of risks. This course looks at objective and subjective views of risks that are important to business, the environment, the community and the wider social context. The Australian standard on Risk Management will be reviewed and applied to a number of areas selected by students. The class will consider case studies of major natural and man made disasters and personal risks and discuss how the risks could have been better managed and how they relate to emergency and contingency planning. Note: short course mode only (compulsory 5 day workshop plus assessable tasks completed subsequently). | | | | | Objectives : |
- Discuss concepts of risk and risk perception in society
- Define risk
- Identify components of risk
- Introduce a formal system for risk management
- Demonstrate the use of a structured appraoch to assessment through the use of case studies
| | | | | Reading : | AS4360 The Risk Managment Standard | | | |
| ASSESSMENT |
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| Details | Due Date | Weight | | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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| COURSE SCHEDULE |
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| Days 1 : | TBA |
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