Project Appraisal and Risk Management

Catalog description

Application and consent required. Project Appraisal and Risk Management teaches financial, economic, stakeholder, and risk analysis and risk management through real and applied case studies, lectures and group discussions. The workshop takes students through a flexible appraisal framework designed to handle different types of projects, from commercial enterprises and utilities to infrastructure investments and social programs. It also covers a wide range of issues such as environmental impacts, risk management and poverty reduction. Admitted students typically have held employment with: government ministries and public enterprises; banks (private and public) and financial institutions; investment analysis agencies; international development agencies; individual and corporate investment firms; private management, engineering and business consulting firms; regulatory institutions; international aid agencies. Instructor consent required.