Business Risk Management (MULT90014)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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Overview
| Availability | Winter Term - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Risk management is a key business activity that impacts the full range of organisational activities and functional areas across the enterprise. This subject surveys a spectrum of business risks from operational to strategic risks. It provides a foundation in enterprise risk management principles, tools and techniques such as risk scenario planning.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse the need for risk management and explain how risk management influences business decisions
- Prepare risk management documentation
- Describe and evaluate risks of different types
- Interpret and analyse business situations utilising a risk management framework to assess impact on the enterprise and recommend an appropriate response
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral and written communication
- Collaborative learning and team work
- Interpretation and analysis of real-world cases
- Problem solving
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students without work experience should either have an undergraduate business degree or have completed 50 points of graduate study.
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Group project (normally in groups of 5 students)
| Throughout the teaching period | 25% |
Individual exercises
| Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Winter Term - Online
Principal coordinator Michael Davern Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of three 3 hour seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 June 2021 to 22 July 2021 Last self-enrol date 2 July 2021 Census date 9 July 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 July 2021 Assessment period ends 5 August 2021 Winter Term contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
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
Last updated: 3 November 2022