COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIN 4240 RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HABIL GÖKMEN

Offered to

International Trade and Business (English)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (English)
International Business and Trade (English)

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

FIN 2001 - FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Risk in our Society
2 Basic Concepts in Risk Management
3 Insurance and Risk
4 Overview of Insurance Industry
5 Legal Principles of Risk and Insurance
6 Analysis of Insurance Contracts
7 Insurance Company Operations
8 Financial Operations of Insurers
9 Commercial Property Insurance
10 Commercial Liability Insurance
11 Life Insurance
12 Discussions
13 Discussions
14 Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Rejda G., (2008) Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 10th edition, Prentice Hall

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-Lectures
2-Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 QZ Quiz
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + QZ * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + QZ * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1- The learner will define the different types of risks that organizations and individuals are faced with
2- The learner will describe the risk management process, identifying its meaning and steps
3- The learner will explain the fundamental legal principles of insurance and insurance contracts
4- The learner will recognize the insurance market dynamics
5- The learner will explain the insurance company operations
6- The learner will describe financial operations of insurers
7- The learner will explain the significance of capital adequacy
8- The learner will identify life insurance and private pension system

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1- Attending at least 70 percent of the lectures is mandatory
2- Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in a disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

habil.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 5 4 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 7 7
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 0 0 0
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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