Introduction to System Safety

1. Introduction to System Safety D.W. Pitts Course Introduction

2. Course Administration • Flexible student options to access classroom material • On Campus live - Tulsa • Off Campus – Compressed Video Sites • CD-ROM & Streamed Video File also available

3. First Task • Send me an email acknowledging your enrollment in this class • Include: • Name • Company or University & Program • Job Title or Degree Program Status • Email address • Brief description of any past or present safety experience

4. Time Management • This course is designed to offer maximum flexibility within established boundaries • If you have business or personal circumstances that delay completing an assignment let me know • Quizzes will be conducted to assess transfer of information • A written report will be submitted to assess assimilation of knowledge

5. Quizzes • Worth 20% of course grade • Will cover reading assignments • 5 to 10 questions each • Essay type answer • Honor system allows Distant Learning – Respect yourself and others

6. Written Report • APA style • 10 pages minimum • Double spaced / 1 inch border • 4 reference sources (minimum) • Due NLT May 1, 2003 / 2359 hrs • 10% penalty for late report • Electronic copy can precede and must accompany hardcopy

7. Final Grades • Due May 13, 2003 • If you have all assignments to me NLT May 9th, I will assign a letter grade • If you have completed at least one assignment but not the remainder, I will assign an “I” which you have one year to remove • Otherwise, I will assign an “F”

8. Second Task • Visit the web site and download a copy of the Course Outline/Syllabus • Print a 3 slide note copy of Assignment 1 • Come to class with those notes and ready to discuss the following terms: • Safe • Safety • Hazard • Risk • Residual Risk

9. Finally As we begin our system safety mission let’s consider your thoughts on this: “Are you safe?”