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ITS835Syllabus2019SummerMain.docxCourse Summary
Course Number and Name
ITS 835 – Enterprise Risk Management
Course Term and Delivery
2019 Summer Main
Hybrid Course
Course Instructor
Jennifer Merritt, PhD, Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: By Appointment
Course Description
This course goes beyond looking at risk management from the confines of quantitative topics to cover the full spectrum of risks that may emerge in enterprises. It covers a more holistic approach that includes the decisions and actions of employees in an active enterprise. It uses case studies to demonstrate the issues and challenges in total risk management. Finally, the course explores techniques for balancing enterprise risk and reward to enable performance optimization.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
· Design and implement an appropriate ERM framework and risk governance structure customized to any type of organization.
· Conduct qualitative risk assessments to identify/prioritize key risks from among all risk sources.
· Quantify all types of risks, including strategic, operational, financial, and insurance.
· Develop a clear definition of risk appetite (the aggregate enterprise-level risk limit).
· Enhance strategic planning, increasing the likelihood of achieving strategic plan goals.
· Provide a rigorous business case for both business and mitigation risk-reward decision-making.
· Assure the board of directors that key risks are well understood and managed.
· Understand and satisfy ERM requirements from rating agencies, regulators, and shareholders.
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ITS835 – Enterprise Risk Management
Course Structure
· Watch weekly lecture
· Participate in class discussion via iLearn forums
· Reading assigned texts
· Complete quizzes based on assigned reading and lecture
· Complete cases based upon a given scenario
· Complete homework assignments from the text and other sources
Learning Materials and References
Required Resources
· Fraser, J., Simkins, B., & Narvaez, K. (2014). Implementing enterprise risk management: Case studies and best practices. John Wiley & Sons.
Evaluation and Grading
Course Assignments and Evaluation Criteria
Grading will be based on accumulated points of each graded requirement in the course distributed as described in the table below:
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Required Assignments* |
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Assignment |
Description |
Weight |
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Discussions (10) |
Students will be required to create 1 new thread, and provide substantive comments on at least 3 threads created by other students. |
10% |
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Homework (7) |
Each student will answer the assigned questions for the week and submit the answers to iLearn. |
10% |
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Research Paper (1) |
Topic to be assigned.
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20% |
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Residency Weekend |
June 14 – June 16, 2019. Research projected completed during the residency weekend and submitted in iLearn on June 16, 2019 before departing. Students will be randomly grouped in iLearn. Each group will submit their research project as a group with all students earning the group score. Students need to bring their laptops to conduct research, write research paper (SafeAssign reviewed), create PowerPoint presentation, and present their project orally before the class. Students must attend the residency weekend to earn a grade, there are no exceptions to this rule. Students not attending will earn zero points and a 0% as a grade. |
60% |
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TOTAL |
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100% |
· Assignments may change at the discretion of the professor and changes in the assignments will be announced in class. Students are responsible for noting and completing any changes in assignments.
Grade Conversion
The final grades will be calculated from the percentages earned in the course, as follows:
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Grade |
Percentage |
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A |
90–100% |
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B |
80–89.5% |
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C |
70–79.5% |
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F |
<69.5% |
Course Expectations
Class Participation
Students are expected to:
1. Be fully prepared for each class session by studying the assigned reading material and preparation of the material assigned.
2. Participate in group discussions, assignments, and panel discussions.
3. Complete specific assignments when due and in a professional manner.
4. Take exams when specified on the attached course schedule
Academic Integrity
At a Christian liberal arts University committed to the pursuit of truth and understanding, any act of academic dishonesty is especially distressing and cannot be tolerated. In general, academic dishonesty involves the abuse and misuse of information or people to gain an undeserved academic advantage or evaluation. The common forms of academic dishonesty include:
a. cheating - using deception in the taking of tests or the preparation of written work, using unauthorized materials, copying another person’s work with or without consent, or assisting another in such activities
b. lying—falsifying, fabricating, or forging information in either written, spoken, or video presentations
c. plagiarism—using the published writings, data, interpretations, or ideas of another without proper documentation
Episodes of academic dishonesty are reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The potential penalty for academic dishonesty includes a failing grade on a particular assignment, a failing grade for the entire course, or charges against the student with the appropriate disciplinary body.
Students with Disabilities
Students who may have a disability meriting an academic accommodation should contact Mr. Nate Clouse, the Disabilities Services Coordinator, in the Student Services Office. For accommodations to be awarded, a student must complete an Accommodations Application and provide documentation of the disability to the Disability Services Coordinator. Any accommodations for disabilities must be re‑certified each semester by the Disability Services Coordinator before course adjustments are made by individual instructors. Additional information on disability accommodations may be found in the Undergraduate Catalog or the Student Handbook.
Student Responsibilities
1. Students are expected to login several times per week to participate in class discussions.
2. Students are expected to find out if any changes have been made in the class or assignment schedule.
3. Students are expected to be self-motivating in an online, asynchronous course.
4. Submit all assignments, quizzes, and exams before the due date or receive zero points.
Tentative Course Outline*
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Note: Assignments, quizzes, and exams are posted in the Content section. Due dates are also posted as well as listed below. |
Note: ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
*All assignments, quizzes, and exams are posted in iLearn under the Content Section and are due no later than 11:59 pm EST on the due date. Final grades will be posted no later than August 21, 2019.
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