Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
Organisations operating in high-risk industries such as construction, forestry, offshore drilling and aviation must safeguard and maintain worker health and safety, alongside organisational safety performance and operational excellence. This course will explore key facets of risk management and organisational safety from a psychological perspective, including the following key topics: organisational safety culture, systems approach to safety, attitudes towards risk, and risk normalisation.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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How will this course be taught?
This asynchronous online course will be delivered via pre-recorded lectures, podcasts, and interactive discussion boards. You will also be provided with real world case studies, learning exercises, and recommended reading (drawn from the latest research and industrial papers). Lectures will be presented by Dr Amy Irwin, lead of the Applied Psychology and Human Factors group, and Senior Lecturer within the School of Psychology.
What does this course cover?
The course will introduce and discuss the concepts of safety and risk. The course is split into two five-week blocks. The first block will focus on the topic of risk, covering risk perception, worker attitudes towards risk, the relationship between risk perception and decision-making, risk normalisation and risk management. The second block will focus on safety, encompassing organisational safety culture, a systems approach to safety and understanding managerial approaches to safety.
Each section of the course will draw on the latest psychological and human factors research. Learners will also be introduced to incident assessment approaches such as Accimap, to help structure and apply learning to real-world case studies.
How will the course be assessed?
This course will be assed via coursework, with assessments spread throughout the ten weeks. This will include:
Why should I take this course?
This course bridges theory and application, providing students with a unique opportunity to learn more about the psychology underpinning core concepts within today’s industry. This course could be considered a stepping stone towards a career in industry, or an ideal CPD opportunity for those already on the career ladder.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 3,9 | Feedback Weeks | 4,10 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand key aspects of the concept of risk (including risk perception, habituation and normalisation). |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the theory and application core concepts underlying organisational safety. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply incident analysis techniques to real world case studies, and present findings in a manner suitable for industrial audiences. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 11 | Feedback Weeks | 13 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate risk and safety within the organisational workplace. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 4,10 | Feedback Weeks | 4,10 | |
| Feedback |
Students will complete MCQs every 2 weeks to test their knowledge of the presented content. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the theory and application core concepts underlying organisational safety. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand key aspects of the concept of risk (including risk perception, habituation and normalisation). |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the theory and application core concepts underlying organisational safety. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand key aspects of the concept of risk (including risk perception, habituation and normalisation). |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply incident analysis techniques to real world case studies, and present findings in a manner suitable for industrial audiences. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate risk and safety within the organisational workplace. |
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