Risk Management (MGMT 4370) - Fall 2009
Brief course description (From the Calalog!): Analysis and management of some
nonspeculative risks in business, and management devices available for dealing with them.
Insurance, the most important of these, is dealt with extensively. Intelligent employment
of insurance makes possible the transfer of significant risks, at minimum and known
cost. Self-insurance considered. Case studies are employed to demonstrate the principles
and objectives of static risk management. Prerequisite: MGMT 2320. Spring term annually.
4 credit hours
Books (Recommended):
- The Essentials of Risk Management (Hardcover) by Michel Crouhy, Dan Galai, Robert Mark. Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st Edition (December 14, 2005), ISBN: 0071429662.
- Risk Management and Financial Institutions (Hardcover) by John C Hull. Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd Edition (June 19, 2009), ISBN-10: 0132397900, ISBN-13: 978-0132397902
- Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (Hardcover) by George E. Rejda. Publisher: Addison Wesley; 10th Edition (January 20, 2007), ISBN-10: 0321414934, ISBN-13: 978-0321414939.
- Strongly recommended as additional light reading: The Drunkard's Walk . How Randomness Rules Our Lives, by
Leonard Mlodinow
- August 31: Welcome to Risk Management! Please bookmark this page and visit often to see announcements, get data, handouts, etc.
- October 20: This week's office hours are on Tuesday, October 20, from 1pm-4pm.
- October 23: Please bring your calculators to the exam today. The exam otherwise is a closed-book, closed-notes, no Internet-access, no computer exam.
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