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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2023-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Master of Biosecurity or permission of the Academic Chair.

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify the key biological, chemical and physical hazards affecting food safety, biosecurity, and trade at global level;

2.

Establish the importance of risk analysis in the context of food safety and biosecurity;

3.

Describe the framework and list the steps of conducting risk analysis;

4.

Conduct a quantitative risk assessment for a food hazard or biosecurity threat;

5.

Interpret the results and critique the reporting of quantitative risk assessment calculations;

6.

Effectively communicate the results of a risk analysis.

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Additional information

Unit content:Key concepts and topics include: - Principles of Hazards associated with Food Chain Safety - Hazard Management for Food Chain Safety - Food Safety Risk Analysis Framework - Review of Probability Theory - Distributions Choice Applied to Food Safety Risk Assessment - Monte-Carlo Simulation Process - Demonstration and Introduction to @Risk Software - Hands on Practical Use of @Risk - Online and Free Tools in Microbial and Chemical Food Safety Risk Assessment - From Data to Evidence in Food Safety Risk Assessment - Distribution Fitting and Sensitivity Analysis: Application Using @Risk Software - Import Risk Analysis using Probabilistic Scenario Analysis and Event Tree Models - Dose-Response Models in Microbial Food Safety - Risk Ranking Tools of Food Related Hazards - Good Practices of Risk Assessment Modelling - Model building from published research examples - Presenting and Reporting Risk Assessment modelling Results - Good Risk Communication Practices
Other notes:This unit will be taught externally, online, no on-campus attendance.