DRRE402-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 29 May 2020

Description

The DRRE402 course provides an introduction to natural hazard risk assessment and management theory and practices, with a strong focus on risk communication. The course assumes no background, but progresses to advanced topics throughout the course. The course begins with equipping students with a strong foundation in risk concepts and the risk management process. It then progresses to using risk tools and applications in real world case-studies as part of course assessment. The course includes a number of guest lecturers from industry and local government.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director. RP: 100-level statistics

Restrictions

HAZM410, ENCI601

Recommended Preparation

100-level statistics

Lecturer

Sarah Beaven

Contact Person

Tom Wilson

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 35% Assignment 1: In Class Exercises
Assignment 2 40% Assignment 2: Quantitative Risk Assessment
Assignment 3 25% Assignment 3: Risk Communication

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,054.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

All DRRE402 Occurrences

  • DRRE402-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020
  • DRRE402-20X (C) General non-calendar-based 2020 - Not Offered
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