MGMT-6083 Risk Assessment Case Study Summer 2018 Choose a Canadian company and complete a risk analysis for it. You will not be required to interview anyone from the company but should have a clear idea of what they do, their products and services and the scope of their operations. Part A: Identify the risks you think this company could be exposed to, document these risks and classify them (categorize as appropriate). Use all information available to you including information we have discussed in class to develop as comprehensive a list as possible. Take into consideration the geographical area where your company operates to identify natural hazards and political risks. TIP: Consider using a table within your document that you can then add a controls/risk treatment column to during Part B of the project. Part B: Discuss risk treatment for five (5) of the identified risks. Each of the five (5) risks should include: - An assessment of likelihood and impact, in the form of a risk Heat Map indicating the colour of severity of the risk - Two (2) or more options for the treatment along with a recommendation as to your preference on how to deal with that particular risk Submit a written report indicating the company chosen and why you decided on this company. Also indicate your sources of information about the company; website address, Facebook page, company‘s Annual Report, newspaper and other news sources. The more sources available to you the better will be your understanding of the company’s exposures. Make sure your report is professional and has a cover page, source information list, proper formatting and headers (don’t forget spelling and grammar checks!). Your final report, covering parts A and B, should not exceed 1,500 words (excluding cover page and the source material listing). It should be descriptive and include an overview of the company along with the presentation of risks (which as indicated can be in a table). (Please note: Your group needs to submit your work to the Dropbox by Aug 16 at 5PM. Each group member’s name and student number should be included on the cover page of the report. This assignment is worth 30% of your final grade. Rubric: Category Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Nearly Meets Standard Does Not Meet Standard No Evidence Marks 5 3 2 1 0 Executive Summary The introduction is engaging, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper. The introduction states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper. The introduction states the main topic but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper. There is no clear introduction and the structure of the paper is missing. Absent Content Each paragraph has thoughtful supporting detail sentences that develop the main idea. The paper demonstrates the authors fully understands and has applied concept ...

1. MGMT-6083 Risk Assessment Case Study Summer 2018
Choose a Canadian company and complete a risk analysis for it.
You will not be
required to interview anyone from the company but should have
a clear idea of what
they do, their products and services and the scope of their
operations.
Part A:
Identify the risks you think this company could be exposed to,
document these risks and
classify them (categorize as appropriate). Use all information
available to you including
information we have discussed in class to develop as
comprehensive a list as possible.
Take into consideration the geographical area where your
company operates to identify
natural hazards and political risks. TIP: Consider using a table
within your document
that you can then add a controls/risk treatment column to during

2. Part B of the project.
Part B:
Discuss risk treatment for five (5) of the identified risks. Each
of the five (5) risks should
include:
- An assessment of likelihood and impact, in the form of a risk
Heat Map indicating
the colour of severity of the risk
- Two (2) or more options for the treatment along with a
recommendation as to
your preference on how to deal with that particular risk
Submit a written report indicating the company chosen and why
you decided on this
company. Also indicate your sources of information about the
company; website
address, Facebook page, company‘s Annual Report, newspaper
and other news
sources. The more sources available to you the better will be
your understanding of the
company’s exposures. Make sure your report is professional and
has a cover page,
source information list, proper formatting and headers (don’t

3. forget spelling and
grammar checks!).
Your final report, covering parts A and B, should not exceed
1,500 words (excluding
cover page and the source material listing). It should be
descriptive and include an
overview of the company along with the presentation of risks
(which as indicated can be
in a table).
(Please note: Your group needs to submit your work to the
Dropbox by Aug 16 at
5PM. Each group member’s name and student number should
be included on the
cover page of the report. This assignment is worth 30% of your
final grade.
Rubric:

4. Category Exceeds
Standard
Meets Standard Nearly Meets
Standard
Does Not Meet
Standard
No
Evidence
Marks 5 3 2 1 0
Executive
Summary
The introduction
is engaging,
states the main
topic and
previews the
structure of the
paper.
The introduction
states the main
topic and
previews the
structure of the
paper.
The introduction
states the main
topic but does not

5. adequately
preview the
structure of the
paper.
There is no clear
introduction and
the structure of
the paper is
missing.
Absent
Content Each paragraph
has thoughtful
supporting detail
sentences that
develop the main
idea. The paper
demonstrates
the authors fully
understands and
has applied
concepts from
the course.
Each paragraph
has sufficient
supporting detail
sentences that
develop the main
idea. The paper
demonstrates
that, for the most
part, the authors
fully understands

6. and has applied
concepts from the
course.
Each paragraph
lacks supporting
detail sentences.
The paper
demonstrates that
the authors, to a
certain extent,
understands and
has applied
concepts from the
course.
Each paragraph
fails to develop
the main idea.
The paper does
not demonstrate
the authors
understands and
has applied
concepts from
the course.
Absent
Organization/
Structure/
Development
of Idea
Writer

7. demonstrates
logical and subtle
sequencing of
ideas through
well-developed
paragraphs. In-
depth discussion
and elaboration
in all sections of
the paper.
Paragraph
development
present but not
perfected. . In-
depth discussion
and elaboration in
most sections of
the paper.
Logical
organization;
organization of
ideas not fully
developed. The
writer has omitted
pertinent content
and quotations
from others
outweigh the
writer’s own ideas.
No evidence of
structure or
organization.
Cursory or brief

8. discussions in all
sections of the
paper.
Not
applicable
Conclusion The conclusion is
engaging.
The conclusion
restates the topic.
The conclusion
does not restate
the topic.
Conclusion is
incomplete and /
or unfocused.
Absent
Spelling/
Grammar
No errors in
punctuation,
capitalization,
spelling,
sentence
structure and
work usage.
Almost no errors
in punctuation,

9. capitalization,
spelling, sentence
structure and
work usage.
Some errors in
punctuation,
capitalization,
spelling, sentence
structure and
work usage.
Many errors in
punctuation,
capitalization
spelling,
sentence
structure and
work usage.
Not
applicable
Citation /
Bibliography
All cited works
are done in the
correct format
with no errors.
Includes over 5
references.
Some cited works
are done in the
correct format.

10. Inconsistencies
evident. Includes
3 – 5 references.
Few cited works
are done in the
correct format.
Includes 2 – 4
references.
No citations
evident.
Includes less
than 3
references.
Absent