Learning outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to conduct in depth risk analysis.

Content

Risk is a very broad notion. For some people, it refers to the performance variance, for others it corresponds to the likelihood of a negative outcomes, others are even mainly concerned with the potential failure of achieving a given target performance level. The aim of this course entitled "Financial risk management" is among other things, to clarify the notion of risk and to offer an in-depth presentation of the main techniques and methods designed to measure, analyze and forecast risk. Two types of risk will be especially scrutinized : the 'credit risk' and the 'market risk' through the VaR analysis (Value at Risk).

Teaching methods

The course is based on lecture and in-class présentation and lab exercises. 

Assessment method

Written exam + case study + oral presentations

Sources, references and any support material

Value at Risk (Philippe Jorion)

Language of instruction

French
Training Study programme Block Credits Mandatory
Master in Business Engineering Finalité spécialisée en data science 1 5 Yes
Master in Business Engineering Finalité spécialisée en Sustainable & Digital Management 1 5 Yes
Master in Management Standard 1 5 Yes
Master in Management Finalité didactique 1 5 Yes
Master in Management, Professional focus in Digital Enterprise Transformation Standard 1 5 No
Master in Management Finalité spécialisée 1 5 Yes
Master in Business Engineering Finalité spécialisée en data science 2 5 Yes
Master in Business Engineering Finalité spécialisée en Sustainable & Digital Management 2 5 Yes
Master in Management Finalité didactique 2 5 Yes
Master in Management, Professional focus in Digital Enterprise Transformation Standard 2 5 No
Master in Management Finalité spécialisée 2 5 Yes