Course Title: Manage risk
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: BUSM6330C
Course Title: Manage risk
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6098 - Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Thierry Demathieu
thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
+61 3 9925 8359
William Ntuwah
william.ntuwah@rmit.edu.au
+61 3 9925 4445
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil.
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to manage risks in a range of contexts across the organisation or for a specific business unit or area. The unit has been designed to be consistent with AS/NZS 4360:2004 Risk management. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBRSK501A Manage risk |
Element: |
1. Establish risk context |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Review organisational processes, procedures and requirements for |
Element: |
2. Identify risks |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Invite relevant parties to assist in the identification of risks |
Element: |
3. Analyse risks |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assess likelihood of risks occurring |
Element: |
4. Select and implement treatments |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Determine and select most appropriate options for treating risks |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in a variety of teaching methods including: lectures, tutorials,practicals, class discussion,
group/individual work on projects, audio-visual presentations and interaction with individuals and groups within the Surveying and Spatial area.
Teaching Schedule
| Week no | Topic | Comment/ Assessment Tasks |
| 1 |
Bowditch adjustment . Find technical specifications for the 3rd Order traverse-Covering Element 1 • Identify errors in traversing - Covering Element 3 • Determine the effect of errors in angular and distance measurements - Covering Element 4 |
-Worked example |
| 2 |
Field Data Reduction • Determine the accuracy of 3rd Order Survey horizontal and vertical Control Network - Covering Element -1 • Identify errors in horizontal and vertical angle measurements - Covering Element 2 • Determine the effect of errors in horizontal and vertical angle measurements - Covering Element 3 -methods of minimising errors in vertical and horizontal angle measurements - Covering Element 4 |
- Reduce slope distance to horizontal |
| 3 |
Resection (Three point -Tienstra Method ) • Determine the requirements for resection-Covering Element 1 • Find position points where resection is indeterminate - Covering Element 2 • Use Tienstra formula for resection Covering Element 4 |
- Compute bearings from Coordinates - Compute subtended angles - Compute the point by resection |
| 4 |
Statistics –Error Theory, Normal Distribution • Determine the Most Probable Values in measurements-Covering Element 1 • Standard Deviation of Sample and Population- Covering Element 2 check for any measurements outside the 95% certainty level.- Covering Element 3 -Normal distribution and rejection of outliers- Covering Element 4 |
Excercise on Normal distribution and rejection of Outliers |
| 5 |
Least Squares– Levelling • Theory of errors in measurements -Covering Element 1 • Probable errors in levelling - Covering Element 2 • Determine errors from LS and adjust the network as required- Covering Element 3 • Apply Least square adjustment method in levelling- Covering Element 4
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Asssignment 1 |
| 6 | Least Squares – Levelling • Theory of errors in measurements -Covering Element 1 • Probable errors in levelling - Covering Element 2 • Determine errors from LS and adjust the network as required- Covering Element 3 • Apply Least square adjustment method in levelling- Covering Element 4 |
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| 7 |
Network Closures & Adjustment • Probable errors in angular measurements- Covering Element 1 • Determine errors from LS and adjust the network as required- Covering Element 3 • Apply Least square adjustment method in angular measurements- Covering Element 4
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Assignment 1 due date |
| 8 |
Network Closures & Adjustment • Probable errors in angular measurements- Covering Element 1 • Determine errors from LS and adjust the network as required- Covering Element 3 • Apply Least square adjustment method in angular measurements- Covering Element 4 |
Least square adjustment - network |
| 9 |
Mapping Computations - Terrain to Plane Distances • State accuracy of transformation parameters- Covering Element 1 • Apply transformation parameters in problem solving - Covering Element 3 |
Terrain to plane distance reduction using Flinders Peak datasets |
| 10 |
Mapping Computations - Field Bearings to Plane Bearings • Apply transformation parameters in problem solving - Covering Element 3 • Determine PSF, LSF and Ellipsoidal distance - Covering Element 4 |
Mapping comps using One Tree Hill datasets |
| 11 |
Mapping Computations - Traverse Calculations • Determine true to scale coordinates for accuracy - Covering Element 3 • Calculate linear transformation parameters- shift, rotation and scale - Covering Element 4 |
Assignment 2 |
| 12 | EASTER MONDAY |
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| 13 |
Mapping Computations - Traverse Computation • Compute angular and linear misclose of the traverse - Covering Element 3 |
Traverse computations using PMs 248,256,226 and 266 |
| 14 |
Mapping Computations - Traverse Computation • Compute approximate Coordinates using Grid bearing & Plane Distance from 256 - Covering Element 4
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Traverse computations using Assignment 2 Due Date |
| 15 | Revision | Traverse computations |
| 16 | TEST - Covering Elements 3 & 4 | |
| 17 | Supplementary TEST |
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| 18 | Portfolio - Covering Element 1, 2, 3& 4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Web Resources: |
Other Resources
Refer to: http://rmit.libguides.com/spatial
Principles of geospatial surveying / Allan, A. L.: Caithness, Whittles Pub. ; Boca Raton, FL : Distributed in North America by CRC Press, c2007.
1 copy Carlton and Swanston Libraryat 526.9 A417
http://cat.lib.rmit.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&BBRecID=531849&v1=1&TC=0
Surveying : principles and applications / Kavanagh, Barry F.: 8th ed.: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2009.
http://cat.lib.rmit.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&BBRecID=572856&v1=1&TC=0
2 copies on order, previous 7th edition held at 526.9 K21 (1 copy Carlton and Swanston)
Surveying and engineering: principles and practice, Paul Watson et al, Oxford, Blackwell, 2008
1 copy at Swanston 690 S963
http://cat.lib.rmit.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&BBRecID=559862&v2=2
Surveying for engineers.: UREN, J: 4TH ED.: BASINGSTOKE PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2006:
Location: Bundoora Library
Order Information: 2 Copies Ordered 25-07-2008
http://cat.lib.rmit.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&BBRecID=567527&v1=1&TC=0
Already ordered for Carlton Library.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete the following three assessment tasks:
1. Assignment 1 Weight 20% due Week 7
2. Assignment 2 Weight 20% - Week 14
3. Open book Test Weight 50% on Week 16
4. Portfolio Weight 10% on Week 18
Grading Criteria
NYC 0-49% Not yet competence
CAG 50 – 59% Competence Achieved -Graded
CC 60 – 69% Competence with credit
CDI 70 – 79% Competence with distinction
CHD 80-100% Competence with high distinction
All assessment tasks need to be succesfully completed to demonstrate competence.
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Task | Element | Percentage loading |
| Assignment 1 | Element 1, 2 , 3& 4 | 20% |
| Assignment 2 | Element 1, 2 , 3& 4 | 20% |
| TEST | Element 1, 2 , 3 & 4 | 50% |
| Portfolio | Element 1, 2 , 3 & 4 | 10% |
Other Information
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you.
Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
maths and science developmental support and advice
English language development
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support
Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and
support to complete your studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit
Late submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and
lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within
no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special
Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days
after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration:
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Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Other Information:
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