PUN001 Assignment 2: Report on Risk Management

Task

Complete a report of 2500 words which identifies and discusses the management of the key risk

issue of an organisation or part of an organisation with which you are familiar. If you do not have

one of these, you can choose any you like. Be creative. What about your favourite sporting team?

Record label? Television station? Digitally disruptive product? Or the kind of organisation you

would like to work in? When thinking of your scenario, consider the following:

?Find a topic with plenty of examples e.g. maybe there have been a lot of publications about

a particular topic. This will make it a lot easier.

?If you choose a real life organisation, find one where you can also find their objectives. This

will also assist in the risk assessment process as you can link risks to objectives

?Choose an area of interest. You have the scope to pick anything you want, and it will be a

lot easier if you enjoy what you are researching.

To keep the number of issues to a manageable number, you will need to limit the scope by

discussing a maximum of five (5) key (i.e. the five most important) items. You should also limit the

scope by selecting a specific area of organisational risk, for example, OHS risk, environmental risk,

or enterprise risk. Your report could be organised along the lines of the risk management

standard and use the following headings for the discussion of the issues you identify.

?Introduction,

?establishing the context,

?risk assessment,

?risk mitigation options,

?communication and consultation,

?monitoring and review, and

?conclusion

Layout

The report should be organised under the headings described above. It should also follow report

writing guidelines which can be accessed through Cite Write

Word Count

Word count is 2500 words. 2500 words is the absolute maximum (of course not including in-text

citations).

Referencing Style

Referencing must be in APA. Marks

will be deducted from assignments that do not use this style.

Marks

This assignment will contribute 60% towards the final grade for this Unit. The marking criteria are

on the following pages.

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PUN001 Assignment 2 CRA (Total Marks 60)

Criteria for grade 7 (High Distinction) 6 (Distinction) 5 (Credit) 4 (Pass) Fail

Scope and purpose of

the report clearly

defined

Extremely well

developed positioning of

report in terms of scope

and definition of purpose

Very good development

of report on scope and

definition of purpose

Reasonable

development of scope

and definition of purpose

Attempts at developing

scope and definitions of

purpose

Lacks development of

definition regarding

scope and purpose.

Marks / 10 8.5-10 7.5-8 6.5-7 5-6 = 5

Critical analysis of

issues relevant to the

chosen organisation/

institution/situation

with application of

theoretical knowledge

Gives a clear and

concise explanation of

the topic in detail as well

as showing additional

related insight.

Consistently

demonstrates

application of detailed

critical analysis of issues

relating to the essay

topic – well integrated in

text

Uses information well to

illustrate knowledge of

importance of the topic.

Supportive argument

and data.

Demonstrates good

critical analysis and

thought of issues

relating to the essay

topic.

Shows a reasonably

sound awareness of

importance of the topic

and its relative

operations.

Demonstrates

reasonable levels of

critical analysis to the

essay topic.

Shows a general

awareness of

importance of topic;

lacks explanation of

topic importance.

Some evidence of

critical thought/critical

analysis to the essay

topic

Does not show any

understanding of

importance of topic; e.g.

the repetition of readings

or reference material.

Lacks critical thought

and analysis.

Marks / 20 17-20 15-16.5 13-14.5 10-12.5 = 10

Understanding of the

application of risk

management

processes and

principles

Outstanding range and

depth of multiple

sources which have

been thoroughly

analysed applied and

discussed.

There is significant use

and synthesis of

literature/material and

issues gained from

variety of sources

Some evidence of good

use and synthesis of

major issues from

sources relevant to the

purpose of the report,

but lacks total detailed

coverage

A basic use and

synthesis of issues.

Sources presented

uncritically, purely in a

descriptive way.

Lacks detail and

operational

explanations; no

examples; or poor

explanation. Little

evidence of relevant

literature/sources being

consulted.

Marks / 20 17-20 15-16.5 13-14.5 10-12.5 = 10

Organisation,

structure and written

expression

Exceptional clarity and

logical structure. Fluent

writing style appropriate

to document. Grammar

and spelling accurate.

A clear and appropriate

structure. Language

fluent. Grammar and

spelling of high order.

A basic structure in the

paper. Language mainly

fluent. Grammar and

spelling mainly accurate.

Some structure, but is

unclear in several places

and lacks a coherent

development and logical

manner.

The paper is

disorganised and lacks

coherence. Grammar

and/or spelling contain

frequent errors.

Marks / 10 8.5-10 7.5-8 6.5-7 5-6 = 5