Materials science engineers explore materials' scientific fundamentals, design, and processing for real-world applications. They apply the basic principles of chemistry and physics to understand the structure and properties of materials. They design processes to manipulate materials to meet the needs of modern technology.
This course introduces you to the basic skills needed to ensure effective communication.
This course is designed to meet the French language needs of our future engineering professionals who have the prospects of working with international organisations, both locally and internationally. The course is, therefore, structured to help these future professionals to be able to develop basic communicative competencies both orally and in writing, bearing in mind real communication situations in their domain. The course is also designed to create and sustain the interest of engineering students in the French language for further development after their programmes of study, for academic, economic and other purposes.
The basic concepts of the French language and culture will be introduced to students in the first semester which will be built upon in the second semester.
“You live a new life for every language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once”
(Czech Proverb)
This course is designed to meet the French language needs of our future engineering professionals who have the prospects of working with international organisations, both locally and internationally. The course is, therefore, structured to help these future professionals to be able to develop basic communicative competencies both orally and in writing, bearing in mind real communication situations in their domain. The course is also designed to create and sustain the interest of engineering students in the French language for further development after their programmes of study, for academic, economic and other purposes.
The basic concepts of the French language and culture will be introduced to students in the first semester which will be built upon in the second semester.
“You live a new life for every language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once”
(Czech Proverb)
This course is designed to meet the French language needs of our future engineering professionals who have the prospects of working with international organisations, both locally and internationally. The course is, therefore, structured to help these future professionals to be able to develop basic communicative competencies both orally and in writing, bearing in mind real communication situations in their domain. The course is also designed to create and sustain the interest of engineering students in the French language for further development after their programmes of study, for academic, economic and other purposes.
The basic concepts of the French language and culture will be introduced to students in the first semester which will be built upon in the second semester.
“You live a new life for every language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once”
(Czech Proverb)
This course is designed to meet the French language needs of our future engineering professionals who have the prospects of working with international organisations, both locally and internationally. The course is, therefore, structured to help these future professionals to be able to develop basic communicative competencies both orally and in writing, bearing in mind real communication situations in their domain. The course is also designed to create and sustain the interest of engineering students in the French language for further development after their programmes of study, for academic, economic and other purposes.
The basic concepts of the French language and culture will be introduced to students in the first semester which will be built upon in the second semester.
“You live a new life for every language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once”
This course is designed to meet the French language needs of our future engineering professionals who have the prospects of working with international organisations, both locally and internationally. The course is, therefore, structured to help these future professionals to be able to develop basic communicative competencies both orally and in writing, bearing in mind real communication situations in their domain. The course is also designed to create and sustain the interest of engineering students in the French language for further development after their programmes of study, for academic, economic and other purposes.
The basic concepts of the French language and culture will be introduced to students in the first semester which will be built upon in the second semester.
“You live a new life for every language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once”
Course Details
Course Code: ES 377
Course Title: Risk Management & Hazard Control Systems
Coordinating Department: Environmental & Safety Engineering Department
Semester: Semester 1, 2022/2023 Academic Year
Level: Undergraduate
Number of Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 4 hrs/week
Course Description: As professional engineers our graduates will in the future be responsible for critical aspects of engineering practice, design and decision making; these include the implementation of sound professional and ethical behaviour, responsibilities and liabilities for safe management of operations and personnel; critical assessment of issues of sustainability from project initiation to wider long term operations; Environmental risk assessment including project environmental approvals. These issues and the modern approaches to assessing risk will be explored in this course.
Assumed Background: This course provides an introduction to hazard identification, hazard control systems, risk management systems, concepts and methodologies that are applicable to managing risk related to operations within the mining and allied industries. The course requires no specific prior knowledge regarding risk management, but the case studies will utilise some technical knowledge of the extractive industry acquired in earlier courses. The course will be run in short course format – with the core learning material being presented across series of regular and guest lectures.
Course Introduction
As a graduate safety engineer, you will often be involved in risk identification, assessment, treatment and management processes associated with the design, operation and management of change. The aim of this course is to help participants understand, articulate and apply the elements of hazard control and risk management typically used within the extractive industry. In the extractive industry, risk pose multi-faceted challenges for practising engineers. It is not just a technical issue. It is fundamentally about people and their decision-making and behaviours. It is also about you, your colleagues, your bosses, other stakeholders, and society at large. What aspects of the operation do these people consider risky? How do they perceive the risk? How do they think it should be managed? What trade-offs are they willing to tolerate/accept? These multiple aspects of risk are reflected in the course.
The course covers the two major risk management mindsets – the loss reduction mindset and the systems thinking mindset. There are three key themes which under-pin the course:
- Sustainability and operational excellence come from effectively managing the range of risks that can impact a business (technical, human, societal, environmental, and financial)
- Managing risk is a core component of professional engineering practice.
- Quality risk management comes from a good understanding and application of risk management fundamentals.
Your competence will be demonstrated by performing risk management in moderately complex projects, and by applying the tools and techniques effectively.
Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Eric Stemn
Timetable
Timetable is provided by the University Examination Unit