RISK MANAGEMENT

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RISK MANAGEMENT (BAP 352)

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT | GUIDANCE PAPER

Trimester 2 2021

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Section 1.0 Assessment Information

Length: 1500 words (± 10% excluding bibliography)

Weighting: 20%

Assessment due: Friday Week 11

Style and format: Submissions will be in the form of an essay and suggested

guideline:

1. Introduction

• General statement to introduce reader to the topic, which sets

the context for the topic in a broad way

• Outline of the main points that will be researched / analysed /

presented in your essay

2. Analysis

• What are your key findings

• Are there any impacts or implications

• One main point or key idea per paragraph

3. Recommendations

• Summarise your key recommendations, if any.

4. Conclusion

• Summarises the main points or arguments

• Restates the major point of view (your answer to the question)

• Includes no new information

• Should not need references

Note:

• At least one citation / reference for each key point/s

• List references clearly

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Assessment Submission: Assignments to be submitted to “Turnitin”, a tool which will check

for plagiarism. Any similarity over 35% will not be accepted.

Assessment Return: Marks will be released at the beginning of Week 12.

Section 2.0 Other Important Information

2.1 Plagiarism Taking another person’s ideas, words or inventions and presenting them as your own without

acknowledging your sources (citing or referencing), is plagiarism. Paraphrasing or rewording

another person’s work, without acknowledging its source, is also plagiarism. If you are

identified with plagiarism assessment mark will be zero and will be reported to the

Academic Integrity Committee.

2.2 Referencing

Correct referencing is important for two main reasons. The first is to enable the reader to

access source material you have relied upon, should they care to. The other is to ensure that

you have properly recognized the contribution of the work of others to your assignment. If you

do not do this properly, you are engaging in plagiarism—the theft, intentional or otherwise, of

the intellectual or creative work of others.

UBBS will not tolerate plagiarism. It is therefore important that you understand how to avoid it. It

is important that you adopt a consistent, and adequate, referencing system.

Essay Topic: (a) Select a publicly listed company in Australia and write a brief on the company and its

products and services. (b) Examine the company’s risk management strategy (i.e. policies) and the risk appetite. (c) What risk areas is the company focused on and why?

Note: It is important for students to read and understand the company’s risk management strategy and relate it to the company’s industry, products or services.