fin5orm operational risk management
OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
FIN5ORM
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Operational risk is one of the major risks that affect financial institutions and firms. Operational risk management is continually developing in response to increasing regulatory pressures and advances impacting the financial services industry. You will examine a range of strategies, techniques and models to manage, mitigate and quantify the exposure of financial institutions to operational risk. This subject is one of three subjects which you will consider how to measure and manage a financial services firm to market, credit and operational risk. Taken together these three subjects form the Financial Risk Management specialisation of the Master of Financial Analysis (FRM) degree which is aligned with the curriculum of the GARP FRM designation.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDoureige Jurdi
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesFIN5EME
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDoureige Jurdi
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One hour formative examination Equivalent to 1000 words | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
| Two hour final examination Hurdle requirement: Students must achieve at least 50% in the final examination as well as a total of 50% in the sum of the marks for all assessment tasks to pass the unit. | N/A | N/A | Yes | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
| Group assignment and presentation (Group written report graded for 20% and presentation and teamwork individually graded for 10%) Equivalent to 2000 words per student | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
| Online and/or in-class assessment tasks Equivalent to 500 words | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |