304965 (v.1) WASM Mine Management and Safety 532

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Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
Lecture:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Principles of mine management - organisational structures, corporate planning and budget development, leadership and control, total quality management, management information systems. Industrial relations. Major risk in mines and management of mine safety. Mine regulations in Western Australia and other states. Enforcement of the regulations and the mines inspectorate. Mines rescue, theory and practice. Professional ethics.
Unit Outcomes:	On completion of this unit students will have - Gained an understanding of the historical and present day context and requirements for managing a mine in a safe, sustainable, productive and profitable manner.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Hazlitt H, Economics in One Lesson. The Foundation for Economic Education, Rand A, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. Adizes I, Managing Corporate Life Cycles.
Unit Texts:	Robbins, Bergman, Stagg and Coulter, Management 3rd ed, Mine Safety Inspection Act 1994. Mine Safety Inspection Regulations 1995.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Excercises/Assignments 50%, Final Exam 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. The student must obtain an overall mark of at least 50% to pass this unit.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 2 Y Y