STK4405 – Introduction to Risk and Reliability Analysis
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
STK4405 provides the foundation of probability theory needed to compute the reliability of a system, i.e., the probability that a system is functioning, when the reliabilities of the components which the system is composed of are known. Examples of systems are energy systems and networks. The course will also cover various examples of use of risk analysis for industrial applications. The material is illustrated by different simulation techniques. STK4405 is an introduction to more advanced studies, but is also suitable as a support course to studies in other fields and as further education for realists and engineers.
Learning outcome
After completing the course you
- know what coherent systems are, and can represent such systems by paths and cuts
- can compute the reliability for systems of components
- know what discrete event simulation is, and can apply different simulation techniques to do computations related to risk- and reliability analysis
- can compute the reliability importance of components
- can perform a risk- and reliability analysis in various practical situations.
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Recommended previous knowledge
- STK1100 – Probability and Statistical Modelling
- MAT1100 – Calculus
- MAT1110 – Calculus and Linear Algebra
- MAT1120 – Linear Algebra
- MAT-INF1100 – Modelling and Computations (discontinued)
- IN1900 – Introduction to Programming with Scientific Applications
- IN1910 – Programming with Scientific Applications
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with STK2400 – Introduction to risk and reliability analysis (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with STK3405 – Introduction to Risk and Reliability Analysis.
Teaching
4 hours of lectures/exercises per week throughout the semester.
Examination
Final written exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.?
This course has 1 mandatory assignment that must be approved before you can sit the final exam. Mandatory assignments must be written with a typesetting software for writing mathematics (e.g. LaTeX)
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: STK3405 – Introduction to Risk and Reliability Analysis
Examination support material
Approved calculators are allowed. Information about approved calculators in Norwegian.
Language of examination
Courses taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English. You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.