Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2008 (Evening)

Synopsis

This unit is designed to emphasise the different approach to the finance function when risk identification and risk financing are taken as the drivers of value creation.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

• explain the concept of risk financing;
• consider the major sources of endogenous and exogenous risk;
• compare risk across industrial sectors and forms of business enterprises;
• apply risk financing techniques;
• apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills in individual and/or group activities dealing with risk financing.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Prerequisites

AFX2021 or AFX3141