Examples of on-Campus Controls

MPA Student Advising

A personnel control to mitigate the risk of a good thing from not happening

1. To ensure that each student undertakes a course load that fulfills requirements for graduation and aids in the advancement of their career-specific goals.  
2. Mitigate the risk that a student chooses the wrong classes
3. Student advising is required process that all students must undertake that works to provide reasonable assurance that the student is involved in a curriculum that achieves the objectives of graduation.  The student meets with an advisor who informs the student of their options on classes and makes suggestions on which ones would benefit them the most.  
4. A test of everyday activities could be performed before each semester by reviewing the advisors schedule and ensuring that all students within a class segment are utilizing the resource.  Another check could be performed through the use of surveys to make sure that students are satisfied with their advising.  A test could also be performed outside the advising function by meeting with potential employers of future students and ensuring that the advising class recommendations are appropriately matching what employers are needing from graduates.  

Street Crosswalk

A preventative control to mitigate the threat of a bad thing happening

1. The objective of a crosswalk is to safely allow citizens walking on the street to cross to the other side without interfering with the flow of traffic
2. To prevent the risk of bodily harm to pedestrians
3. There is a button that the pedestrian presses when he or she wishes to cross the street.  After a delay, street traffic is stopped at the light and an indicator tells the pedestrian that it is safe to cross.  This a separation of access, as only one group, either the vehicles or the pedestrians, are allowed to use that portion of the street at any point in time.  
4. There could be a physical test of the electronics at the street corner to ensure everything is working correctly.  You could also review city data for areas that have seen accidents as a result of pedestrians interfering with traffic.  

 Lock Doors / Keypad Entry

A preventative control to mitigate the threat of a bad thing happening

1. The objective is to prevent unauthorized access to areas of the school
2. This control mitigates the risk of theft, vandalism, or any other action that could result from unlawful access
3. The control stops entry unless you have the key or code to get into the room, thus allowing those that have permission to use it but none others.
4. You could physically test the doors to ensure that they are locked when no one is supposed to have access to them, as well as communicating with the staff to make sure they are following protocol.

Fire Alarms/Escape Plan Notifications

A preventative control to mitigate the risk of a good thing not happening

1. The objective of this control is to provide information on the safest and fastest way out of a building in case of an emergency as well as notify students when there is an emergency.
2. The goal of this control is the mitigate the risk of individuals getting lost and not finding an exit when there is an emergency that requires they get out of the building.  
3. The control works by showing a map and arrows to points of exit in the building.  The signs are shown in a highly visible area so they are easily seen in times of confusion or panic.   The alarm rings loudly so everyone in all parts ot eh building is notified of the emergency
4. Objective third parties could review the safety materials to ensure they are clear and specific.  There are also fire drills which can be implemented which could test the effectiveness of the signs and alarms.  

Bicycle Registration

A detective control to mitigate the risk of a bad thing happening

1. The objective of this control is register a bicycle’s serial number so that ownership of the bicycle can be determined in case of theft or impoundment.
2. To reduce the risk of loss from theft
3. Each bicycle owner is require to register their bicycle’s serial number online before they lock it up on campus.  In case the bike is ever stolen or impounded, pawn stores and other retailers are required to verify ownership using that number before purchase and in case of theft, the true owner is contacted.  
4. This effectiveness of this control could be measured using data on changes in theft counts and increases or decreases in bicycle recoveries after theft.  To ensure the required registration is being implemented, a physical check of bicycles on campus could also be performed.