Systems Safety Engineering (ENGG7020)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2015
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Info Tech & Elec Engineering
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours
Incompatible
ENGG4020
Prerequisite
Admission to ME suite or MCompSc; MCompSc(Mgt); GDipCompSc; GCCompSc
Assessment methods
Assignments; examination
Course enquiries
Prof Peter Lindsay (p.lindsay@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
Intensive course covering hazard identification and risk analysis, safe system design, safety analysis techniques, safe software engineering, system hazard analysis, safety cases, & human factors. Techniques covered include: Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) & Computer Hazard and Operability Studies (CHAZOP), Fault Tree analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), and Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) & Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
