Systems Safety Engineering
Assignment 3: Literature review
Semester 2, 2018
Goals:
To gain knowledge of leading research findings into approaches that can be used to improve the
safety of safety-critical systems.
To develop skills in literature reviews and preparing written reports.
Deliverables
Prepare a 2000-2500 word review recent research that describes how system safety can be
improved with the adoption of new or enhanced approaches that focus on ONE of the following
areas:
(a) Inherently safe design.
(b) Defence in depth.
(c) Human factors.
(d) Management and governance systems.
(e) Software.
You must choose a different topic and use different sources from the one you selected for Assignment
0. Alternative topic areas can be negotiated with the course coordinator.
The report must include the following sections:
Introduction explaining purpose of report.
Description of research and approaches advocated to improve system safety.
Application – at least one example of where the approaches has been applied.
Critique of the research and approaches.
Recommendations that industry practitioners should consider when choosing whether to
apply the approach.
All sources of information must be clearly referenced. Evidence of both breadth and depth of
reading is expected in the report. At least one published article or book chapter should be cited for
each of the 3-4 techniques on which you focus. Full bibliographic references must be given for each
paper.
Submission
Due Friday 26
th October, 2018 at 4pm. Late assignment will attract a penalty as per ECP details.
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Marking
This assignment is worth 20% of the overall grade for this course. It will be marked out of 25 marks
as per the breakdown is indicated below and then converted to a percentage.
Criterion Mark Standard
Presentation (3
marks):
Readability, layout,
structure, spelling,
grammar.
3 Highly professional report
2 Consistently high standard of presentation
1 Good presentation with some presentation
faults
0 Poorly prepared work with major presentation faults
Description of
techniques (7
marks):
Sufficient description
of the techniques to
be readily
understood.
7 Excellent summary of the relevant techniques; concise & to
the point; showing depth of understanding
5-6 Good descriptions of techniques; showing depth of
understanding
3-4 Good descriptions of techniques
1-2 Generally good description of techniques with significant
deficiencies
0 Seriously inadequate description of techniques
Description of the
situations to which
the technique is best
suited, and/or
situations where it is
not suitable (5
marks):
The appropriate use
of the techniques is
clearly articulated.
5 Excellent summary of the appropriate scope of use of the
techniques described (such as problem domain, life-cycle
phase, expertise required); excellent coverage ofissues;
clear & to the point
4 Good descriptions of appropriate scope; excellent coverage of
issues
3 Good descriptions of appropriate scope
1-2 Generally good description of factors with significant
deficiencies
0 Seriously inadequate discussion of suitability of techniques
Description of
applications of the
techniques (5
marks):
Examples are given
of systems to which
the techniques have
been applied, with
lessons learned.
5 For each technique, brief description of at least one system
to which the technique has been applied; the systems are
described in sufficient detail to illustrate how safety
assurance was improved by the technique; excellent
coverage of issues encountered in applying the techniques;
clear & to the point
4 Good discussion of applications of the techniques; excellent
coverage of issues
3 Good discussion of applications of the techniques
1-2 Generally good discussion of applications of the techniques,
but with significant deficiencies
0 Seriously inadequate discussion of applications of the
techniques
Use of references (5
marks):
Breadth and depth of
reading clearly
demonstrated
through use of
references and
citations
5 Excellent use of citations to support lit review; full
bibliographic details given, in appropriate format; evidence of
breadth and depth of reading clear
4 Good use of references; evidence of breadth and depth of
reading clear
3 Good use of references
1-2 Significant deficiencies in use of references and/or no
evidence of depth of reading
0 Seriously inadequate evidence of use of references
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