Processes of Risk Assessment and Treatment (online course)

The course is organized online by the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management.

Annotation

The course introduces students to the terminology and aspects of risk classification, including the importance of risk management in ensuring the safety of processes and the environment. The course also includes an explanation of the phases of the general scheme of risk assessment and control, basic methods of collecting and interpreting input data and formulating principles for determining the scope and objectives of risk analysis. An integral part is the interpretation of qualitative methods and procedures for compiling a register of threats, endangered assets, defining the level of risk and vulnerability of assets, screening, including setting priorities and assessing the acceptability of risks. Subsequently, the basic methods and procedures of designing and selecting measures to prevent and reduce risks using inventive methods and risk monitoring methods are briefly clarified.

The lectures, practices, and related teamwork will focus on

  • Introduction to the Study of the Subject (an acquaintance of students with the structure of the subject, conditions for granting credit and the course of the exam) and Terminology of Risk Management
  • Classification Aspects of Risks
  • General Risk Management Scheme, Methods of Data Collection, and Interpretation
  • Identification, a Compilation of the Register and Verbal Assessment of the Level of Threats and Endangered Assets
  • Qualitative Risk Screening
  • Basic Procedures, Principles and Methods of Risk Prevention, Mitigation and Monitoring
  • Design and Selection of Measures to Prevent and Minimize Risks Using Inventive Methods

Credits

7 ECTS

Lecturer

Ing. Slavomíra Vargová, PhD.

Fee  covers

online course participation (via MS Teams)

Fee and deadlines

  • Early Bird: EUR 399; Deadline: 30 April 2024
  • Regular: EUR 449; Deadline: 31 May 2024