FI5608 Risk Management

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr S Zhang

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Song Zhang

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The last two decades have witnessed a spectacular change and growth in financial markets (equity markets, foreign exchange markets, euromarkets and international bond markets). This has brought a new breed of investors that see the role of managers as enhancing their shareholder value and protecting their wealth from potential risk. One of the challenging tasks of managers in recent years has been to manage the exposure to risks that arises from corporate decisions. The 1980s witnessed a resurgence of mergers, acquisitions and take-overs. This brought about new ways of financing such activities with project evaluation, funding and hedging have to be considered together. The principal aim of this module is to provide an introduction to managing the exposure to risk and to apply relevant theories to realistic financial decision problems. This module will also deal with assessing and measuring non-financial risks and their importance in the decision making processes within the firm.

Assessment pattern

50% exam; 50% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% exam

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Lectures (2hrs x 11 weeks) and tutorials (1 hr x 6 weeks). 2 hour optional consultative hours (weekly)

Scheduled learning hours

27

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

173

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.