Safety Case Development & Review - COM00047M
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Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
Module aims
This module addresses the production and assessment of safety cases within safety projects. The module covers the role, purpose and typical content of safety case; explains how safety case arguments and evidence can selected; relates the development and maintenance of safety cases to the engineering lifecycle; details how safety case arguments can be critically assessed; and explains the regulatory context for a safety case development regime
Module learning outcomes
On completion of this module, successful students will be able to:
- Comprehend the role, purpose and typical content of a safety case
- Devise and present clear safety arguments using both text and graphical notations (particularly the Goal Structuring Notation)
- Understand the risks, strengths and weaknesses of safety cases
- Recognise and distinguish common forms of safety argument
- Understand how to review and evaluate a safety case
- Understand how to undertake safety case maintenance throughout lifecycle,
- Understand the emerging concepts in safety cases
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
Individual written feedback is provided via the online feedback system.
Indicative reading
**** Community Standard, The Goal Structuring Notation Standard v1, www.goalstructuringnotation.info, 2011