CEE 5970 - Risk Analysis and Management

(crosslisted) ENMGT 5970

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: CEE 3040 or ENGRD 2700 or ILRST 2100 or BTRY 3010 or AEM 2100, MATH 1910, MATH 1920, or by permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: seniors or graduate students. Co-meets with CEE 6970.

L. Nozick.

Develops a working knowledge of risk terminology and reliability engineering, analytic tools and models used to analyze safety, environmental and technological risks, and social and psychological risk issues. Discussions address life risks in the United States historical accidents, natural hazards, threat assessment, transportation risks, industrial accidents, waste incineration, air pollution modeling, public health, regulatory policy, risk communication, and risk management.

Outcome 1: Students should gain an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.

Outcome 2: Students should gain an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

Outcome 3: Students should gain an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

Outcome 4: Students should gain the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

Outcome 5: Students should gain a knowledge of contemporary issues.