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BSEN30060

Academic Year 2023/2024

Quantitative Risk Assessment for Human and Animal Health (BSEN30060)

Subject:
Biosystems Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Biosystems & Food Engineering
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Enda Cummins
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

In this module you will be introduced to the basics of risk analysis describing each of its components. The methodology component, i.e. risk assessment, will then be described in more detail and will include an introduction to Risk Assessment software. Specific examples will be looked at including project management, public health, environmental (including water quality) and food safety risk assessment. Worked examples will be tailored to accommodate participating student interests (e.g. chemical and microbial risk assessment, environmental contamination, animal and public health issues). Each week you will undertake a practical focused on a specific risk question, intended to focus attention on formulating a risk assessment structure and solution.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Explain the difference between risk analysis and risk assessment. Explain the importance of hazard identification. Outline the steps to carrying out a risk assessment. Describe the principles of quantitative risk assessment (QRA). Develop a QRA model outline. Develop and evaluate a quantitative risk assessment problem using numerical data. Discuss, interpret, utilise and explain the meaning of numerical outputs.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

34
Lectures

24
Tutorial

6
Computer Aided Lab

24
Total

118

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures followed by enquiry and problem-based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Class Test: An exam will take place at the end of the module Week 12 n/a Graded Yes
60
 Yes
Continuous Assessment: A series of MCQ quizzes will be carried our over the course of the module Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes
40
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Ciaran Monahan Tutor
Rajat Nag Tutor
Xin Wang Tutor
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