Core Module Information
Module title: Corporate Risk Management

SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: FIN09104
Module leader: Tienyu Hwang
School The Business School
Subject area group: Accounting and Finance
Prerequisites

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Description of module content:

Features of risk, levels of risk, classification and types of risk, cost of risk, organisation of risk
Cyber related risks and financial crime
Essentials of risk management, risk identification methods, risk analysis and evaluation, physical and financial control methods
Organisational risk, risk culture and communication. Risk behaviour analysis, risk and decision-making
Loss prevention and reduction, loss accumulation
Contingency planning, business continuity planning, disaster recovery concept and techniques
Insurance and non-insurance transfer, limitations and constraints of insurance, advantages of insurance
Risk financing, full and partial retention alternatives, captives
Enterprise risk management, risk governance and internal assurance

Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Critically review the philosophy of risk management and its application in different organisations
LO2: Critically evaluate the techniques of risk management in a variety of situations and in response to changing risk patterns
LO3: Analyse the impact of human behaviour on attitudes to risk
LO4: Critically appraise the factors that risk managers need to take into account in order to prevent or restrict the extent of loss
LO5: Analyse and evaluate the various financing techniques available to the risk manager in dealing with risk
LO6: Analyse the current developments which are taking place in the area of risk management, in particular, the more holistic approach which is incorporated in the concept of enterprise risk management

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 2, Face-to-Face, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Face-to-Face
Location of delivery: CRAIGLOCKHAR
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Tienyu Hwang
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face Lecture 12
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 12
Independent Learning Guided independent study 174
Face To Face Centrally Time Tabled Examination 2
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Essay 30 ALL 11 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 2000
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 70 ALL 14/15 HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0
Component 1 subtotal: 30
Component 2 subtotal: 70
Module subtotal: 100

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