Chief Security Officer

ACCT/BUAD 387x RM in ESA Fall 2023

Chief Security Officer Memorandum

Learning Objective

Write a memorandum to a venue’s chief security officer to communicate a historical risk event that

could occur at the venue and recommend measures to control and finance that risk.

Assignment Description

This assignment aims to assess your understanding of risk assessment, risk controls, and risk financing

(e.g., insurance). The chief security officer of a venue asks that you, a risk management analyst under his

supervision, identify a past historical risk event at a venue that could occur at your venue and write a

1400-1700 word memorandum to the chief security officer describing the impact and likelihood of such

a risk event occurring at your venue, recommending controls to mitigate that risk and financing

mechanisms to transfer that risk, and steps to be taken to implement those controls and financing

mechanisms. A template setting forth the format of the Chief Security Officer Memorandum is posted

on Blackboard. This assignment is worth 150 points. This is an INDIVIDUAL exercise. Do not collaborate

with others on this exercise. Your memorandum should reflect your own understanding of the materials

the class has studied on risk management processes and venue safety and security. Please cite any

references in footnotes and please use quotations if you are copying material directly.

Steps

1. Select a venue (e.g., stadium, concert hall, arena, festival grounds, nightclub, park) at which you

are a risk management analyst reporting to the venue’s chief security officer.

2. Identify a historical risk event at a venue that could occur at your venue.

3. Research and gather data on this risk event and the impact and likelihood of this risk event

occurring at your venue.

4. Research and gather data on controls that could potentially mitigate this risk event.

5. Research and gather data on financing mechanisms that could help transfer the venue’s

responsibility for such a risk event to another party.

6. Identify the most relevant controls and financing mechanisms to be used as part of an

implementation plan you recommend to the venue’s chief security officer.

7. Using the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Template, develop the memorandum describing

the historical risk event, the impact of this risk event occurring at your venue, the likelihood of

this risk event occurring at your venue, the controls to mitigate this risk, the financing

mechanisms to transfer this risk, and a plan to implement the controls and financing

mechanisms.

8. Include an introduction and conclusion in your memorandum.

ACCT/BUAD 387x RM in ESA Fall 2023

9. Use the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Rubric posted on Blackboard as a self-check before

submitting your memorandum.

10. Upload the memorandum using Turnitin to Blackboard by 12:00 pm Pacific on Monday, October

9.

Grading

The professor will use the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Rubric posted on Blackboard to grade

your memorandum.

For every day that the memorandum is late, two points will be deducted from the earned points. So if

the memorandum is submitted on October 11, four points will be deducted from the earned points.

Additional Notes

Citations. To receive credit for cites to sources required in the Chief Security Officer Memorandum

Rubric, the student should use footnotes citing the sources. For footnote format, use the following

format:

Author (Date). Title. Publication. Page numbers, if any. Internet address, if any.

Mims, C. (2018, August 31). The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You. The Wall Street

Journal. Retrieved from https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-isnt-as-bad-as-your-wired-brain-tells-

you-1535713201.

Below is an example of a sentence with a footnote:

The chance of a shark attack is minimal.1

Artificial Intelligence Usage. In accordance with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Policy set forth in

the course syllabus, students must include a paragraph at the end of any assignment that uses AI

explaining how (and why) students used AI and indicate/specify the prompts students used to obtain the

results. Failure to do so is a violation of academic integrity policies.

1 Mims, C. (2018, August 31). The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-isnt-as-bad-as-your-wired-brain-tells-you-1535713201.

Deliverable Quality

Points

Possible

Task Completion Identifies your venue 1

Presents and analyzes a historical risk event at another venue of a magnitude to allow

for in-depth analysis as it applies to your venue 2

Presents an assessment of the impact of the historical risk event on your venue with a

rating (e.g. low, moderate, high) with relevant information about the historical risk

event, including cites in footnotes to at least two different sources for impact

information 8

Presents an assessment of the likelihood of the historical risk event occurring at your

venue with a rating (e.g., not likely, likely, very likely) with relevant information about

the historical risk event, including cites in footnotes to at least two different sources

for likelihood information 8

Potential controls are realistic, exhaustive (at least six controls), and clearly explained 18

Potential financing mechanisms (e.g., insurance) are realistic, comprehensive (at least

two financing mechanisms), and clearly explained. Financing mechanisms in this

context do not mean budgeting, raising funds, etc. 6

The deadline to implement recommended controls and financing mechanisms is

realistic and detailed with specific implementation dates (e.g., specific date, such as

05/31/2022; do not use "immediately" or "ASAP" or similar terms; a date is necessary

for full credit) for each control and financing mechanism recommended. See table

template in the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Template 16

A specific actionable plan (with a responsible party overseeing the implementation of

each recommended control (at least six) and financing mechanism (at least two) and

each task described sufficiently so a reader could just review the plan and no other

part of the memorandum and understand the task) is clearly presented. See table

template in the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Template 16

Organization/

Structure

Solid introductory paragraph with a compelling thesis (what is the point of the

memo?), body, and conclusion. This paragraph should mention each section of the

memorandum 3

Strong topic sentences 2

One-idea paragraphs 2

Logical sequence and an overall flow with good transitions 2

Memorandum begins with an introduction, proceeds to the impact of the risk event,

then the likelihood of the risk event, then recommended controls, then

recommended financing mechanisms, then implementation strategy, and ends with a

conclusion 6

Analysis Author's position has been carefully evaluated and connected to the information

learned in the course by naming correctly the control technique (e.g., segregation,

prevention) for each of the six controls listed 18

ACCT/BUAD 387x Risk Management in Entertainment, Sports, and the Arts

Professor Jaconi (Fall 2023)

RUBRIC: Chief Security Officer Memorandum

Persuasive

Argument

The historical risk event's connection to your venue is convincingly substantiated with

information and references in footnotes to at least two different sources naming your

venue (e.g., these could be sources on the venue's website, news articles about the

venue). These sources need to be different than those used for the sources required

in the Task Completion section above 6

Chosen risk's impact and likelihood reasonably assessed 4

Recommended controls and financing mechansims are clearly connected to the risk 8

Recommended controls and financing mechanisms based on solid supporting

evidence, including at least two references to two different sources detailed in

footnotes relating to the recommended controls and/or financing mechanisms. These

sources need to be different than those used for the sources required in the Task

Completion section above 8

Writing is in Plain English 1

Writing is clear 2

Writing is concise 2

Writing is cohesive 2

Writing is correct 2

Memorandum has been proof-edited for good grammar, syntax, spelling, and

punctuation 4

Memoradum has been proof-edited for memorandum format, headings, use of white

space 3

Total Possible Points 150

4Cs: Clear, Concise,

Cohesive, and

Correct

ACCT/BUAD 387x RM in ESA Fall 2023

Chief Security Officer Memorandum

Learning Objective

Write a memorandum to a venue’s chief security officer to communicate a historical risk event that

could occur at the venue and recommend measures to control and finance that risk.

Assignment Description

This assignment aims to assess your understanding of risk assessment, risk controls, and risk financing

(e.g., insurance). The chief security officer of a venue asks that you, a risk management analyst under his

supervision, identify a past historical risk event at a venue that could occur at your venue and write a

1400-1700 word memorandum to the chief security officer describing the impact and likelihood of such

a risk event occurring at your venue, recommending controls to mitigate that risk and financing

mechanisms to transfer that risk, and steps to be taken to implement those controls and financing

mechanisms. A template setting forth the format of the Chief Security Officer Memorandum is posted

on Blackboard. This assignment is worth 150 points. This is an INDIVIDUAL exercise. Do not collaborate

with others on this exercise. Your memorandum should reflect your own understanding of the materials

the class has studied on risk management processes and venue safety and security. Please cite any

references in footnotes and please use quotations if you are copying material directly.

Steps

1. Select a venue (e.g., stadium, concert hall, arena, festival grounds, nightclub, park) at which you

are a risk management analyst reporting to the venue’s chief security officer.

2. Identify a historical risk event at a venue that could occur at your venue.

3. Research and gather data on this risk event and the impact and likelihood of this risk event

occurring at your venue.

4. Research and gather data on controls that could potentially mitigate this risk event.

5. Research and gather data on financing mechanisms that could help transfer the venue’s

responsibility for such a risk event to another party.

6. Identify the most relevant controls and financing mechanisms to be used as part of an

implementation plan you recommend to the venue’s chief security officer.

7. Using the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Template, develop the memorandum describing

the historical risk event, the impact of this risk event occurring at your venue, the likelihood of

this risk event occurring at your venue, the controls to mitigate this risk, the financing

mechanisms to transfer this risk, and a plan to implement the controls and financing

mechanisms.

8. Include an introduction and conclusion in your memorandum.

ACCT/BUAD 387x RM in ESA Fall 2023

9. Use the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Rubric posted on Blackboard as a self-check before

submitting your memorandum.

10. Upload the memorandum using Turnitin to Blackboard by 12:00 pm Pacific on Monday, October

9.

Grading

The professor will use the Chief Security Officer Memorandum Rubric posted on Blackboard to grade

your memorandum.

For every day that the memorandum is late, two points will be deducted from the earned points. So if

the memorandum is submitted on October 11, four points will be deducted from the earned points.

Additional Notes

Citations. To receive credit for cites to sources required in the Chief Security Officer Memorandum

Rubric, the student should use footnotes citing the sources. For footnote format, use the following

format:

Author (Date). Title. Publication. Page numbers, if any. Internet address, if any.

Mims, C. (2018, August 31). The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You. The Wall Street

Journal. Retrieved from https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-isnt-as-bad-as-your-wired-brain-tells-

you-1535713201.

Below is an example of a sentence with a footnote:

The chance of a shark attack is minimal.1

Artificial Intelligence Usage. In accordance with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Policy set forth in

the course syllabus, students must include a paragraph at the end of any assignment that uses AI

explaining how (and why) students used AI and indicate/specify the prompts students used to obtain the

results. Failure to do so is a violation of academic integrity policies.

1 Mims, C. (2018, August 31). The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-isnt-as-bad-as-your-wired-brain-tells-you-1535713201.