FIN 461 - Risk Management

Institution:

Point Park University

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Description:

Risk management will enable organizations to identify strategies so as to deal effectively with risky possibilities that can impact detrimentally the organization. Management techniques and strategies covering credit, market, operational, and reputational risks will be discussed to preserve an organization's value. Such strategies may include hedging, insurance, contingent financing, and changes in organizational design that will enable an organization to overcome shocks of both a domestic and global nature. Prerequisites: ECON 201, 202, FIN 300. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Apply quantitative analysis to risk analysis (2) Demonstrate how risk management techinques and tools are incorporated into individual and corporate decision-making (3) Examine measurement approaches for determining the level of risk that an organization can effectively manage(ie "risk appetite"). (4) Devise risk management strategies to hedge risk to levels within an organization's appetite for risk. (5) Investigate emerging risks and current risk management practices designed to manage the impact of these risks on the organization. (6) Survey opportunities for organizations to offer products and services leveraging an effective management of risk.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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