Module Title
Risk, Responsibility and Accountability
Keywords
Risk Society, Culture of Fear, Normal Accidents, Government, Accountability |
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Prerequisites for Module
None in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To provide a critical understanding of the significance of risk as a concept and how risk is used to produce transparency and lines of accountability in the organization, production and distribution of energy.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Understand the meaning and significance of risk as a key concept within the context of contemporary organizations.
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Assess and synthesise psychological, cultural and social perspectives on the experience, production and management of risks.
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Apply multiple perspectives on risk to provide a comprehensive understanding of how energy companies produce, encounter and minimize risk within their operations.
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Indicative Module Content
The History of Risk
Risk and Perception
Risk and Culture
Global Risk Society
Risk and Government
Disasters and ‘Normal Accidents’
The Culture and Politics of Fear
Risks and Organizational Accountability
| Media and Risk
Environment and Risk
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Distance Learning | Lectures
| 12 | 0 | Online Discussions
| 12 | 12 | Seminars
| 12 | 0 |
Directed Study
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| 36 | 60 |
Private Study
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| 78 | 78 |
Mode of Delivery
A combination of lectures, seminar discussions and presentations and directed online learning exercises.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3
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This module will be assessed by coursework.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | ADAMS, J., 1995. Risk. London: Routledge.
| | 2. | ZINN, J., 2008. Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty: An Introduction. Oxford: WileyBlackwell.
| | 3. | SLOVIC, P., 2000. The Perception of Risk. London: Earthscan.
| | 4. | HUTTER, B., and POWER, M., eds. 2005. Organizational Encounters with Risk. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
| | 5. | PERROW, C., 1999. Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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