Risk Management
Subject PPMN90018 (2011)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011: Semester 1, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Semester 2, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
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| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 24 hours of lectures/ seminars/workshops. Total Time Commitment: A total of approximately 120 hours of student time commitment for the subject. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | nil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | nil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | nil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | nil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: | For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
Contact
Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs
Level 3, 442 Auburn Rd
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Phone: 9810 3300
| Subject Overview: |
note: Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs is not currently accepting new enrolments into this subject. This subject will examine the processes of identifying, pricing and management of risk in PPP projects. Specific subjects include risk allocation, corporate level risks, project risks, quantification of risk costs, risk allocation, whole project decision making and operational level risks. |
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| Objectives: | Students who successfully complete this subject should: • Understand the relationship between risk and risk pricing and the objectives of risk allocation • Understand the multiple perspectives of risk management, from managerial and financial risk to philosophical and legal issues • Appreciate how risk management forms an integral part of the successful evaluation and development of a PPP project • Be able to apply risk management techniques to public private partnerships eg development of a public sector comparator • Be able to use techniques of ‘decision making under uncertainty’ in a risk management context • Appreciate the relationships between risk management, procurement strategy and performance. |
| Assessment: | Two tests of one-hour (10 per cent each) or equivalent, One assignment of 2000 words (30 per cent), and Final two-hour examination (50 per cent). |
| Prescribed Texts: | nil |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Please refer to MCCP website. |
| Related Course(s): |
Master of Public Infrastructure (Coursework) Postgraduate Certificate in Public and Private Partnerships |
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