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Abstract
This seminar provides master students at ETH with the challenging opportunity to work on a real risk-modelling and risk-management case in close collaboration with a Risk Center Corporate Partner. The Corporate Partner for the Spring 2021 Edition will be announced soon.
Objective
During the challenge students acquire a basic understanding of o The insurance and reinsurance business o Risk management and risk modelling o The role of operational risk management as well as learn to frame a real risk-related business case together with a case manager from the Corporate Partner. Students learn to coordinate as a group. They also learn to integrate and learn from business insights in order to elaborate a solution for their case. Finally, students communicate their solution to an assembly of professionals from the Corporate Partner.
Content
Students work on a real-world, risk-related case. The case is based on a business-relevant topic. Topics are provided by experts from the Risk Center's Corporate Partners. While gaining substantial insights into the industry's risk modeling and management, students explore the case or problem on their own. They work in teams and develop solutions. The cases allow students to use logical problem-solving skills with an emphasis on evidence and application. Cases offer students the opportunity to apply their scientific knowledge. Typically, the risk-related cases can be complex, contain ambiguities, and may be addressed in more than one way. During the seminar, students visit the Corporate Partner’s headquarters, conduct interviews with members of the management team as well as internal and external experts, and finally present their results in a professional manner.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC , NDS
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Signup Start
- 04.02.2021
- Signup End
- 24.02.2021
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| seminar |
Risk Case Study Challenge
Does not take place this semester.
The dates of the course will be published on:
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No time listed | 2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Statistics Master (The following courses belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. The corresponding credits do not count as external credits even for course units where an enrolment at ETH Zurich is not possible.)
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