Risk Management and Safety
Major Assignment
Report Due Date: 4:00pm, 24 October
Submit Report to: Library – Assignment Services
Length of Report: 8,000 words (shortage of words will penalize your marks)
Weighting: 70%
Overall Objective
This course has one major assignment. You will select a topic (out of the listed topics) and respond to the requirements of the 10 points given below. The requirements are listed in the form of your report layout. The assignment will be assessed on your proficiency in responding to such requirements.
The assignment must be presented in typical report format. Read the following requirements and respond in the context of a formal report. In developing your report, you are expected to follow the following layout (as closely as possible):
Introduction – describe the purpose of the assignment. Here you need to tell the reader what the assignment is all about.
Background– describe the background and contextual setting of the topic. This is an important section of your report where you tell the reader the basic information needed to shed some light on the topic (e.g., history, current status, challenges, key players, etc.)
Risk and Uncertainty – discuss in general the background to the risk and uncertainty in the context of your topic. Technically speaking, this section will explain the risk and associated with the focus of your topic, and it should be linked to the previous section (i.e. Background)
Scenario – select the task that your group is in charge in the context of what you have discussed in the above point (i.e. point 3). Here you will be assuming the Risk Analyst Role who is in charge of dealing with the risk and uncertainty associated with the topic.
Risk Management Process – once the scenario is determined, you will need to follow the key steps of risk management process. Discuss risk identification, categorization, the undertaking of qualitative and quantitative risk analyses. (Pay attention to tools and…