Assignment 1 Risk Assessment Report (Individual Assessment)

Overview of Assignment

You will conduct a critical review of advanced concepts and practices in risk assessment and carry out a risk assessment task based on ONE (ONLY) engineering project chosen from Infrastructure Australia Links to an external site. (previous assignments can also be referred to from here: Sample 1 and Sample 2):

Specific tasks to be covered in your report (cite references for the statements and propositions from the third-party, slot them in any part of your report):

1. Introduction of risk management fundamentals, your report structure, key tasks/undertakings, main findings, etc.;
2. Establish the context of risk management;
3. Risk management process
   • Identify risks (what is the method that you plan to use to identify risk, why, and what are the possible risk in this project);
   • Analyse risks (what is the method that you plan to use to analyse the risk, why and carry out the risk analysis and determine the level of risk);
   • Evaluate risks (what is the risk priority, what are the criteria to evaluate risks, whether a risk needs treatment);
   • Treat risks (what are the options, how to assess the options and prepare risk treatment plan and implement the plan);
   • Monitor and control risks (what the plan is and how to carry it out, if applicable);
4. Summary and conclusion
5. A reference list

Note: 

• Referencing (both in-text citations and a citation list at the end) is required for this assignment.
• Professional referencing formats such as APA.
• A minimum number of 5 references is required (there is no requirement on the year of publications).
• Remembering to check similarity and reduce direct copying by paraphrasing/rewriting sentences (no more than 30% similarity).
• If the similarity of the final submission sits between 30%-40%, penalties will apply. If it is more than 40%, there will be no mark for the submission. 

Mandatory AI Declaration: the submission must include a completed AI Declaration Form, even if no AI tools were used. Submissions without this form may be treated as incomplete and/or as a potential academic integrity concern.

Learning Outcomes

This assignment assesses Learning Outcomes 1, 3 and 4.

Feedback and grades

Feedback will be provided using Canvas marking tool and general comments.

Late submission Information

Assignments received late and without prior extension approval or special consideration will be penalised by a deduction of 10% of the total score possible per calendar day late for that assessment.