Implementing And Teaching Risk Mitigation In Project Courses

Faculty members teaching courses involving Design-Build-Operate projects have several distinct responsibilities regarding risk management. First, they have the obvious responsibility to safeguard the physical welfare of the involved students. Furthermore, they have a responsibility to instill in their students an appreciation for controlling risk in the operation of engineering systems. This paper applies industrial risk management processes to the educational design project both as a means of enhancing student safety and introducing risk management/mitigation as a distinct engineering process. Classroom-ready exercises are presented suitable for adoption in any engineering curriculum.