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Risk Management in Tertiary Education (MGMT90220)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 1
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Academic Contact: Dr Arnaldo Barone: arnaldo.barone@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject provides an overview of the rapid rise of risk management in tertiary education. Framing this explosion in the broader context of public policy change and the emergence of the risk society, it critically examines the concepts and practices of risk management. It should provide participants with knowledge and insights in these areas:
- understanding uncertainty and risk
- identifying different types of risk, e.g. reputational risk, operational risk
- risk management and the politics of uncertainty and trust
- approaches to risk management, including enterprise-wide risk management (ERM)
- strength and weaknesses of current risk management practices
- risk management and governance
- effective approaches to risk management in tertiary education
Intended learning outcomes
On completion, participants should be able to apply what they have learned by:
- understanding the background and theoretical drivers for the emergence of risk management
- describing different concepts and models of risk management
- describing different modalities of risk management in a tertiary education context
- assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of risk management practices within their own institutions and designing alternative approaches in case of ineffectiveness or inefficiencies
- understanding the links between governance and risk management at the institutional level
Generic skills
On completing this subject, participants should be able to:
- communicate with people who work in different cultures and contexts
- investigate policy and strategy problems, and generate options to resolve them
- assess the risks and benefits of different solutions to management problems
- apply accepted policies and principles to different kinds of cases
- make well-informed management decisions that consider specific contexts.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written response to risk management in tertiary education debates
| Week 3 | 30% |
Written assignment
| End of the teaching period | 70% |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Coordinator Arnaldo Barone Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours. Includes 6 hours of webinars and 18 hours of online discussions (all taught and/or moderated by academic staff) over the duration of the subject. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 27 January 2020 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to access the online portal and prepare for the subject at the start of the Pre Teaching Period. Teaching period 3 February 2020 to 29 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 28 January 2020 Census date 21 February 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 March 2020 Assessment period ends 5 April 2020 Term 1 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.Academic Contact: Dr Arnaldo Barone: arnaldo.barone@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Set readings are provided online before the subject commences.
- Related Handbook entries
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024