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Syllabus - Spring 2010
GPPS 5301- Special Topics: Global Enterprise Risk Management

Excluding textbooks, the information on this syllabus is subject to change.  For the most up-to-date syllabus, check this site on the first day of classes. 

Program Information

This is a three-credit graduate level course and is one of several electives in the Homeland Security Leadership program. The Homeland Security Leadership program is part of the online Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree offered through the University of Connecticut 's Center for Continuing Studies.

The developer of this course is Richard Paton.

Course Information

Course Title:
Special Topics: Global Enterprise Risk Management (GPPS 5301)
Credits:
3
Instructor:

Richard Paton, MS, MBA
E-mail: richard.paton@uconn.edu

For special permission to register for this course, contact Donna.Campbell@uconn.edu. Include your Peoplesoft ID number and reason for taking the course.

Course Description

This is a special topics course. It is designed to provide students with a thorough knowledge for the practical application of risk management principles, techniques and methods utilized by large corporate and governmental organizations. The course will emphasize risk at the strategic and enterprise level in a global context reflecting the emergence of globalization and the risks encountered in international business and monetary transactions, commerce and transportation. Students will apply methods utilized in risk management to identify, analyze, evaluate, control, manage, forecast and finance global enterprise risks. Operational risks common to large business and government organizations and ways of transferring and funding risks are explored. The role of risk management in the prevention of loss and preparedness through risk identification and control is emphasized. Students will synthesize these same risk management techniques in new applications in the enterprise security and homeland security sectors. The goal of the course is to enable the student to be competent in global enterprise, risk management and to apply this science to new applications in homeland security within businesses, large organizations and government agencies.

Course Objectives

TBD

Course Requirements and Grading

TBD

Final letter grades for this course will be determined based on the following scale:

Grade

Letter Grade

 GPA

97-100

A+

4.3

93-96

A

4.0

90-92

A-

3.7

87-89

B+

3.3

83-86

B

3.0

80-82

B-

2.7

77-79

C+

2.3

73-76

C

2.0

70-72

C-

1.7

67-69

D+

1.3

63-66

D

1.0

60-62

D-

0.7

<60

F

0.0

 

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Course Materials

TBD

Software Requirements

TBD

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Course Outline

TBD

Evaluation of Course

Students will be provided an opportunity to evaluate instruction in this course using the University's standard procedures, which are administered by the Office of Institutional Research.


Update10/30/2009 2:38 PM