CEE 6970 - Risk Analysis and Management

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Enrollment limited to: seniors or graduate students. Prerequisite: introduction to probability and statistics course or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CEE 5970/ENMGT 5970.

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.