Description
Imagine?that?the?owner?of?the?target?piece?of?infrastructure?that?you?have?been?assessing?has?asked?you?what?the
risks?are?facing?their?facility?from?natural?and?manmade?hazards?and?what?you?recommend?that?they?do?to
manage?those?risks.?As?owners,?they?are?mostly?interested?in?human?and?economic?damages?from?these?hazards,
and?not?as?concerned?with?mission?and?psychological?impacts.
You?will?build?a?10?15?slide?power?point?presentation?for?them?outlining?the?hazards?you?have?identified,?what
you?assess?the?risk?to?be?from?those?hazards,?and?what?countermeasures?you?recommend.?The?presentation
should?reflect?best?practices?for?risk?communications?by?using?language?appropriate?for?the?audience,?respecting
the?audience?s?concerns,?and?maintaining?integrity?of?information?by?acknowledging?uncertainty?and
assumptions.?Students?are?encouraged?to?be?as?straight?forward?and?simple?as?possible?in?the?presentation?of?the
information;?there?is?no?bonus?for?using?animation?or?other?types?of?audio?visual?gimmicks.
The?presentation?must?contain?the?following?pieces?of?information?or?points?will?be?deducted:
1.?A?title?slide?with?the?name?of?the?facility,?the?town,?and?the?presenter
2.?The?decision?you?have?been?asked?to?inform
3.?The?ten?hazards,?both?man?made?and?natural,?that?you?identified?for?the?facility
4.?An?assessment?of?the?vulnerabilities?of?the?facility
5.?A?risk?matrix?showing?your?assessment?of?the?likelihood?and?economic?consequences?of?the?ten?hazards
facing?the?facility,?including?scales?and?titles
6.?Key?conclusions?one?can?draw?from?the?risk?matrix,?including?an?identification?of?the?highest?risk?hazards
facing?the?facility
7.?Key?assumptions?underlying?the?risk?assessment
8.?Five?to?ten?recommended?countermeasures?to?address?the?risks?facing?the?facility?with?a?short?explanation?of
the?rationale?for?each
Presentations?must?be?accompanied?by?an?explanation?of?the?analysis.?This?can?be?provided?in?the?notes?section
of?the?PowerPoint?slides
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