LB5207 - Entrepreneurship and Risk Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Risk Society and the acturialisation of social life: notions of risk; culture, risk and value. Organisational Risk and Value Creation: value creation; sources of risk; value at risk. Risk Management: exposure mapping; philosophies and strategies; risk treatment systems. Topics in Risk Management: environmental risk; fraud; risk financing. Governance and Risk: control; assurance; risk management structures; politics of risk society.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the notion of Risk Society and its implications;
• align notions of value creation, resource utilisation and risk management;
• develop skills in risk analysis and modelling, in relation to various types of risks facing organisations;
• develop an appreciation of relationships between organisational governance and risk management structures.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 5
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 07-May-2005 to 22-May-2005
Coord/Lect:	jc131962.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 5
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 18-Apr-2005 to 17-Jun-2005
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	jc147161.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.