Robert Gordon University, MSc, Asset Integrity Management

The course is for management personnel working in an engineering/operations environment and aims to: develop knowledge of tools and techniques used to identify and aid resolution of problems; explore and develop understanding of the integrity and reliability relationship and their importance to companies; develop ability to understand management's responsibilities for worker health and safety, minimising environmental impact and through assessing the risks deal appropriately with all these issues; develop good understanding of the variables affecting the acquisition, running and replacement of an asset, and how the whole life costs can be optimised; identify, justify and apply the systems and techniques that are used to effectively maintain and monitor asset integrity and reliability; identify performance and competence assessment techniques that enable the use of business management expertise to manage assets in relation to organisations’ values; critically analyse processes and strategies undertaken by project managers to develop effective systems; use and develop strategies for optimum asset integrity and reliability management; develop skills in investigation and analysis of asset management problems and creativity in devising effective solutions.