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System Safety Assessment - COM00052M

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  • Department: Computer Science
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2024-25

Module aims

This module aims to cover the analysis and assessment phase of the system safety engineering life-cycle for a proposed product or service. It does so by considering the inputs to this phase, the qualitative and quantitative analysis techinques that can be employed within this phase and the outputs from this phase in terms of evidence into the safety case regime. It also considers the changing assessment requirements as more integrated and complex systems are developed.

Module learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate understanding of the principles of safety analysis throughout the lifecycle

  • Select and justify the use of appropriate safety analysis techniques throughout the lifecycle

  • Describe the collection and use of operational data for safety analysis

  • Apply safety analysis techniques whilst demonstrating understanding of their strengths and limitations.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 60
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) 40

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 60
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) 40

Module feedback

Individual written feedback is provided via the online feedback system. There will be a general feedback on the answers I was expecting and individual feedback on how well you did for each question.

Indicative reading

**** JD Andrews & TR Moss, Reliability and Risk Assessment, Professional Engineering Publishing, 2006

**** Nureg, Fault Tree Handbook, Nureg, 1981

*** O'Connor, Practical Reliability Engineering 5th ed, Wiley, 2012

*** A. Elsayed, Reliability Engineering, Wiley, 2012

*** Carl S. Calson, Effective FMEAs, Wiley, 2012

** N. Singpurwalla, Reliability and Risk: Bayesian Perspective, Wiley, 2006


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