Talk:Global programme for environmental health and risk analysis

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background material

Possible background material for the programme:

1) Wilson & Crouch (2001): Benefit-risk analysis [1]

  • Introduction: Perspective on risk
  • Methods of risk calculation and estimation
  • Uncertainty and variability
  • Perception of risks
  • Formal comparison of risk and benefit
  • Risk management: managing and reducing risks
  • Lists of risks

2) Morgan & Henrion (1990): Uncertainty [2]

  • An overview of quantitative policy analysis
  • The nature and sources of uncertainty'
  • Probability distributions and statistical estimation
  • Human judgement about and with uncertainty
  • Performing probability assessment
  • The propagation and analysis of uncertainty
  • The graphic communication of uncertainty
  • Analytica: a software tool for uncertainty analysis and model communication
  • Large and complex models
  • The value of knowing how little you know

3) Intarese Guidebook

  • 1.1 Guidebook main page
  • 1.2 General assessment framework
  • 1.3 Intarese framework
  • 1.4 General methods
  • 1.5 Methods related to a particular step in the full chain
    • 1.5.1 Environment
    • 1.5.2 Human
    • 1.5.3 Valuation
  • 1.6 Related frameworks and issues

SRA risk education questionnaire

Dear Colleague,

The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) has highlighted the lack of information regarding the number and themes of Risk-Related Programmes and Curriculum materials available and whether the current educational offerings are appropriate to accommodate any future trends.

You are being invited to take part in a research study which aims to identify current practice and future opportunities for risk related education and allow for a better fit between what risk professionals need and what educational offerings are available.

Below (please scroll down if needed) is a questionnaire, the results of which will support this research being undertaken by the SRA and in addition will form part of a Masters Degree research project supervised by Middlesex University’s Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management.

For the purposes of this questionnaire the term ‘risk governance’ has been used to encompass all areas of risk analysis, risk management and wider risk-related processes.

The questionnaire has 2 parts:

Part 1: Contains a number of key words that we have picked out from a sample of risk management programmes, which we ask you to rate in terms of importance on a scale of 1 – 10.

Part 2: This section asks you to record and rate any theme, topic or activity you feel should be included in the list and has been missed or which you feel is likely to become more important in the next few years. Your views provided in this section are key to helping us determine how risk education should be developing.

All information that is collected about you during the course of the research will be kept strictly confidential. Any information used will have personal details removed so that confidentiality is maintained.

Please respond at the latest by May 5th, 2008. As an added incentive, timely completion of the survey by May 5th, 2008, will enter you in a prize draw to win $100.

If you have any questions regarding this questionnaire, the SRA research study or Masters Degree research project, please contact:

Leah Corr: l.corr(at)mdx.ac.uk John Watt: j.watt(at)mdx.ac.uk David Hassenzahl: david.hassenzahl(at)unlv.edu

RISK EDUCATION PROGRAMME QUESTIONNAIRE

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. Your answers and views are important and could help shape the future of risk education and training.

Instructions: Please scroll down to reveal all the questions and please provide as complete answers as possible to every questions. Some questions are required so that you will need to provide an answer to move ahead to the next section.


  • 1)Participant details
    • Last name
    • First name
    • Title
    • Organisation
    • Address
    • Country
    • Contact telephone number
    • Email address
  • 2) What is your role in relation to risk governance?
  • 3) As part of this ongoing research we will be interviewing a small number of respondents and other key individuals. Please indicate if you agree to be contacted.
  • 4) Do you have responsibility for a Risk Education Programme?
  • 5) We are aiming to access as wide a range as possible of course materials such as programme or module handbooks or syllabus overview for academic risk programmes. If you are able to provide any of these please provide a contact email address:

RISK EDUCATION PROGRAMME QUESTIONNAIRE

PART 1


  • 6) The following key words have been identified in a number of 'risk governance' graduate-level programmes. They provide some indication of the topics and themes currently included in educational offerings of this nature.

On a scale of 1-10, with one being �Not important� and 10 being �Essential�, please indicate how important you feel it is to include these topics and themes in graduate-level educational offerings.

  • Not important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very important 10
  • Risk Concepts
  • Risk Processes
  • Risk Awareness
  • Risk Measurement
  • Risk Control
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Identification
  • Risk Characterisation
  • Risk Evaluation
  • Risk Planning

7) Not important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very important 10

  • Risk Management
  • Risk Perception
  • Risk Communication
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Psychology
  • Governance
  • Relative Risk
  • Cultural & Philosophical Risk Factors
  • Decision Making
  • Economics of Risk
  • Heuristics/biases
  • Risk Criteria
  • Uncertainty

8) Not important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very important 10

  • Variability
  • Dose Response
  • Statistics
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Risk Optimisation Analytics (RAROC, SHV etc)
  • Market Risk Analytics (Monte Carlo etc)
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Project Risk Management
  • Financial Risk Management
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Technological Risk

9) Not important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very important 10

  • Security Risk Management
  • Crisis Risk Management
  • Environmental Risk
  • Climate Change
  • Legal Risk
  • Political Risk
  • Market Risk
  • Social Risk
  • Health & Safety Risk

This concludes Part 1.�If you wish to print a copy of this page, do so now using your browser print button.

Have you answered all questions of Part 1? Please do so now before proceeding to Part 2.

Please note that once you proceed to the next page, you should NOT use your browser's back button before completing and submitting the questionnaire. If you use your browser's back button, you may loose all your answers already entered.


PART 2

The list in Part 1 is based on a sample of existing educational offerings, so therefore it is not definitive. We are interested to know your views in relation to any topics, themes or activities not included in Part 1 that you think are important, or any emerging areas you think may become relevant in the next few years. Please list below and place a score next to the topic on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being not important and 10 being very important, (e.g. hands on exercises in presenting risk assessment results 7).

  • 10)

The text box will automatically scroll to allow you to enter multiple answers.

  • 11) Please provide any further comment or views you may have on current or future provision of risk education provision.

Many thanks for your assistance.

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