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AFCP8103 – Risk Measurement and Management

2021 – Term 2, Infrequent attendance, City

Notice

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General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Elizabeth Sheedy
elizabeth.sheedy@mq.edu.au
Contact via Email
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to Master of Applied Finance or Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
MMBA8148
Unit description Unit description

The purpose of risk management is the creation and protection of value. It improves performance, encourages innovation and supports the achievement of objectives. Risk management refers to activities that direct and control an organisation in terms of risk, including the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring, communication of risk. This unit addresses all these elements, using an established risk management framework based on international standards. The framework is applied to a range of risks (e.g. financial, operational, conduct, strategic) and contexts. It also addresses the systems of risk governance in an organisation to ensure that risk management is effective, with a special focus on risk and ethical culture.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Apply a risk management framework to a range of risks and business contexts.
  • ULO2: Use, interpret and critique quantitative models for risk analysis.
  • ULO3: Effectively communicate complex risk management ideas, information and recommendations to a professional audience.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Final assessment 40% No Week 11
Risk Analysis & Presentation 30% No 16 May 2021
Weekly activities 30% No Weekly

Final assessment

Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 40%

 

A time-constrained task based on scenarios. Open book.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply a risk management framework to a range of risks and business contexts.
  • Use, interpret and critique quantitative models for risk analysis.
  • Effectively communicate complex risk management ideas, information and recommendations to a professional audience.

Risk Analysis & Presentation

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 16 May 2021
Weighting: 30%

 

Analysis and communication of business risk.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Use, interpret and critique quantitative models for risk analysis.
  • Effectively communicate complex risk management ideas, information and recommendations to a professional audience.

Weekly activities

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 30%

 

A variety of tasks/activities which may include quizzes, presentations, analytical tasks and participation.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply a risk management framework to a range of risks and business contexts.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

This unit is delivered in hybrid mode. There will be two teaching blocks in weeks 3 and 7. Zoom webinars will be held in weeks 1, 2, 9 and 10. Students are expected to engage in structured self-learning activities as detailed on the iLearn site. Access to and familiarity with Excel is assumed, and you should bring a laptop to the teaching blocks. As the course involves online learning, you will need internet access.

Unit Schedule

Refer to iLearn

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Results

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Changes since First Published

Date Description
23/03/2021 Added "Refer to iLearn" to the unit schedule (previously this section was blank)

Unit information based on version 2021.06 of the Handbook