Aim
The aim of the course is that, in combination with earlier courses, the students gain the capability of utilizing tools for decision-making in matters of risk management within the fields of Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE). Furthermore, the course is aimed at providing a foundation for continuing studies in the risk management field.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to describe how uncertainty at various levels in risk analysis affects the magnitude of the risk.

• be able to identify risks within systems associated with safety, health, and environment.

• be able to describe risk analysis methods for systems associated with safety, health, and environment.

• be able to analyse such systems and be able to calculate the relevant risk measurement values.

• be able to explain complexities inherent in the risk concept.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to utilize, in a new situation, the methods and tools used in risk analysis.

• be able to evaluate the contents of existing risk analyses.

• be able to assess the reasonableness of input data in cases where the knowledge base is uncertain.

• be able to report, both orally and in writing, and discuss the implications of an executed risk analysis in a way understandable to persons with different knowledge backgrounds.

• be able to utilise material in scientific publications that is relevant for risk analysis within the fields of safety, health, and environment.

• be able to apply, with a certain amount of independence, recently-acquired knowledge concerning risk analysis in a new situation.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to assess the applicability of various risk analysis methods depending on the nature of the problem and within the framework of safety, health, and environment.

• be able to carry out analyses in a way that takes into consideration both scientific and ethical aspects.

Contents
The overriding elements in the course, "Risk Analysis Methods" consist of: Introduction to the field' with a review of the risk analysis field for SHE; Uncertainty Analysis, Risk Analysis Methodology within the field of Health; Risk Analysis Methodology within the field of Environment, including methods for transport mechanisms in soil and water; as well as Risk Analysis Methodology within the field of Safety, including methods for transport mechanisms in air.

During the course, a number of home assignments, as well as three major project assignments, are to be completed. These assignments are to be completed either individually or in a group. For the project assignments, tutors are available for consultation. The project assignments contain relevant problem issues within the three principal fields, Safety, Health, and Environment, that the students are required to deal with. The project assignments are to be reported in written form, and in one case, also orally.

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Code: 0108. Name: Risk Analysis Methods.
Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Writen examination. Contents: The central elements in the course, "Risk Analysis Methods" consist of: Introduction to the field' with a review of the risk analysis field for SHE; Uncertainty Analysis, Risk Analysis Methodology within the field of Health; Risk Analysis Methodology within the field of Environment, including methods for transport mechanisms in soil and water; as well as Risk Analysis Methodology within the field of Safety, including methods for transport mechanisms in air.

Code: 0208. Name: Project Assignments.
Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Successfully completed home assignments and project assignments. Contents: During the course, a number of home assignments, as well as three major project assignments, are to be completed. These assignments are to be completed either individually or in a group. For the project assignments, tutors are available for consultation. The project assignments contain relevant problem issues within the three principal fields, Safety, Health, and Environment, that the students are required to deal with. The project assignments are to be reported in written form, and in one case, also orally.