Fundamentals of Financial Risk

Catalog description

Explores the basics of financial risk management with a focus on risk management in a corporate setting. Students learn how to define, identify, measure, and monitor various types of risks in business environments. The course provides an overview of key risk management topics including enterprise risk, human capital risk, financial risk, cybersecurity risk, and emerging risks. Students apply risk management theory to analyze how different communities are impacted by risk and explore how diversity enhances risk management practices. Additionally, the course incorporates R programming to teach the basics of risk modeling including probability models and introductory regression analysis.