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Risk management

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Course Unit Code040-0558/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DAN40prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.
BAU020Ing. Barbora Martiníková, Ph.D.
REH0030Ing. Jakub Řeháček
SVE0044Ing. Hana Buba
SIN0033prof. Ing. Juraj Sinay, DrSc.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
This is subject to the entry of vocational education at the FBI, providing information on a common foundation of safety management in all areas of further study at the faculty, familiarizing students with the theoretical foundations of safety, hazards, risks and management and practical rules, procedures and risk management tools. After completing the course, students will be able to understand the processes of analysing, evaluating and treating risks, recognize their adequacy, completeness and continuity of individual steps. With the help of practical examples also understand that it is the theory, principles and rules are the same in all areas of safety studied at the faculty, the rules will know and master the terminology of the field necessary for professional communication, including obtaining information on current terminological problems.
Course Contents
Introduction to the course.
The concepts of safety and risk
Risk management and governance
Probability and uncertainty, use in risk analysis and management
Decision theory
Theory of accidents and incidents
Social view on risk
Risk perception
Ethics in Risk Management
Complexity (and resilience)
Models and simulations
Black swans
Areas of specific risks
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Skřehot P. [et al.], Prevence nehod a havárií, 2. díl, kapitola 5.5. Management bezpečnosti a management rizik (st. 333 – 390), VUBP, Praha, ISBN: 978-80-86973-73-9.
Sluka V., Výkladový terminologický slovník některých pojmů používaných v analýze a hodnocení rizik pro účely zákona o prevenci závažných havárií, VÚBP, v.v.i.; Praha, červen 2010
ČSN ISO 31000 - Management rizik - Principy a směrnice, 2010
Skřehot P. [et al.], Prevence nehod a havárií, 2. díl, kapitola 5.5. Management bezpečnosti a management rizik (st. 333 – 390), VUBP, Praha, ISBN: 978-80-86973-73-9.
Sluka V., Výkladový terminologický slovník některých pojmů používaných v analýze a hodnocení rizik pro účely zákona o prevenci závažných havárií, VÚBP, v.v.i.; Praha, červen 2010
ČSN ISO 31000 - Management rizik - Principy a směrnice, 2010
Recommended Reading:
Roeser, S., Hillerbrand, R., Sandin, P., Peterson, M., 2012. Handbook of risk theory: epistemology, decision theory, ethics, and social implications of risk. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN: 978-94-007-1434-2
Renn, O., 2012. Risk governance: Coping with uncertainty in a complex world. Routledge. ISBN: 1844072924
Aven, T., 2012. Foundations of Risk Analysis: Second Edition. Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-96697-5
Tichý, M., 2006. Ovládání rizika: analýza a management. Nakladatelství C.H. Beck. ISBN: 978-80-7179-415-8
Roeser, S., Hillerbrand, R., Sandin, P., Peterson, M., 2012. Handbook of risk theory: epistemology, decision theory, ethics, and social implications of risk. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN: 978-94-007-1434-2
Renn, O., 2012. Risk governance: Coping with uncertainty in a complex world. Routledge. ISBN: 1844072924
Aven, T., 2012. Foundations of Risk Analysis: Second Edition. Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-96697-5
Tichý, M., 2006. Ovládání rizika: analýza a management. Nakladatelství C.H. Beck. ISBN: 978-80-7179-415-8
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
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Graded creditGraded credit100 51