Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the key concepts and theories that should inform uncertainty management and associated processes.
- the scope for risk and uncertainty management in an organisational context;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- explain and critically compare the ways in which risk and uncertainty may be described and evaluated.
- explain the range of factors that can influence the perception of risk and principles, involved in achieving effective risk identification;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply and develop key skills in critical thinking, reflection and verbal communication during the module, and subsequently through preparation of the written assignments, key skills in information handling, critical analysis and written communication.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 126 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Paul Hopkin (2018). Fundamentals of Risk Management. Kogan Page.
Stephen Ward (2004). Risk Management: organisation and context. London: Witherby.
C.B. Chapman and S.C. Ward (2003). Project risk management: processes, techniques and insights. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Group presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback relates chiefly to unmarked group presentations which all students participate in. Questions and answers sessions after each group presentation help students prepare their 1200 word reports, which are based on their group presentation topics. Within these sessions, the lecturer always makes suggestions for the individual reports based on how well the group presentations have gone.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Report | 30% |
Individual Coursework | 70% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Individual Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Individual Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External