ED3083: RESPONDING TO HAZARD AND RISK IN A PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT (2016-2017)

This course will engage students  in peer work and independent study.  Students are required to complete a report and reflective account on responding to hazard and risk in a professional context.

The course is a 15 credit SCQF level 9 course mostly online but can be done on campus if there are enough participants. Participants are required to attend an induction.

To undertake this course participants ideally should be employed in a relevant professional context or be able to access one. Voluntary work is acceptable. It is recommended that course ED3082 Understanding Hazard and Risk as a Professional is completed before this course.

Contact the course co-ordinator if in doubt about suitability for access.

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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1st Attempt: 3,000 word report and reflective account on responding to hazard and risk within a professional context to include:

• a critical account of processes to manage hazard and risk
• an critical analysis and evaluation of the potential consequences of existing and potential hazards and risks identified within a selected professional context
• justification for response techniques for managing the risks and hazards identified within the chosen professional context
• reflection on how a process for managing risks and hazards could be effective in a personal professional context.

Formative assessment will be done throughout the course, done both verbally and in written format. Formative asessment will be done during the workshops and through discussion. Written formative work will be given appropriate written feedback.

Formative feedback will be done verbally and in written format through email. Summative feedback will be given in written format both through email and through Turnitin on the submitted work itself. Students will also be offered the opportunity to discuss feedback with the tutor if the student wishes to do so. Students with significant weakneses will be given a scheduled time for discussion with the tutor which can be renegotiated but which will form part of the teaching and learning strategy of the course.

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