Operational Risk Management System in an Enterprise Risk Framework

Assume that you are the Operational Risk Manager of a large financial institution where you report to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO). The CRO is responsible to manage the enterprise risk at the corporate level that includes all significant risks of the firm including but not limited to financial (i.e., market, credit, interest rate); strategic; operational and reputational risks. In the past, the firm measured operational risk using Value at Risk (VaR) technique that is frequently used to quantify market and credit risk. However, the CRO is not comfortable with the use of VaR in quantifying operational risk of the firm. 
She argues that operational risk is fundamentally different from financial risk and that managerial judgments in business decision making relevant to operational risk cannot be replaced by quantitative risk models. In her understanding a significant part of operational risk management involves the management of people, process and system, where individual biases and associated subjectivity play dominant role. She comments that “the current industry practice of managing operational risk takes the objective view of a subjective problem”. With this understanding she is determined to change the culture of the organisation in conceptualising and managing operational risk associated with the business. 
For the purpose of this coursework you are required to do the following;
1. Use the hypothetical operational loss data on GCULearn to demonstrate how operational risk capital is quantified in practice and calculate the following:
A. The bank’s Value at Risk (VaR)
B. The bank’s Expected Loss (EL) and
C. The capital charge. 
2. Assume that the operational loss series follows a Poisson distribution and the loss severity series follows a lognormal distribution.
3. Write a report to explain your views on the quantification and management of operational risk that could help the CRO in managing operational risk under the wider focus of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). 
Your report must in addition to other factors address the following;
➢ A critical analysis of the characteristics of operational risk with other types of risk in a typical financial institution,
➢ A discussion of the strengths and weakness of the output of your quantification exercise that contributes in the decision making of the business in relation to operational risk,
➢ The importance of creating a risk culture that reflects the behaviour of a financial institution toward risk-taking in Operational Risk Management (ORM), and
➢ Role of Operational Risk Management (ORM) in an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework, amongst others.

An important element of this course work is the ability to critically appraise the literature and theory gained from variety of sources, developing own ideas in the process. You should conduct extensive literature search to gain a comprehensive and detailed knowledge of key issues in operational risk management.
This coursework should be written in a report format. A well written report will demonstrate your ability to:
• Understand the aim(s) and objective(s) of the report and adhere to its specifications;
• Gather, evaluate and analyse relevant information;
• Structure material in a coherent and logical manner;
• Make correct conclusions that are supported by the evidence and analyses of the report;
• Make practical recommendations where necessary.
The report should have the following features:
Title page
Terms of reference
Summary (Abstract)
Table of contents
Introduction
Methods
Results (include the results from the OpRisk quantification exercise with any necessary diagrams, graphs or tables that support your results).
Discussion
Conclusion
References 

ADINSTRUMENTS ECG LAB REPORT

The title is very important. it should be several phrases(not sentences).It should include all variables studied Temp, pressure, substances).
Introducton define revelant terms to the experiment in the introduction. Do not use bullets or glossary format. Define the words as you use them in the paragraphs about the experiment. State the hypothesis in the introduction. a good hypothesis is testable. specific to the experiment conducted, should explain what you expect will happen to one variable when second variable is altered. 
Materials and methods, using lab tutor and ADInstruments(dont forget to cite) brifley explain what eqipment was used and the steps that you did.
results, this section include the graphs generated. yuo also write the other observations made that are not represented in the printouts. make a data table to summrize data all in one data.Remember to clearly label tables and graphs.
Discussion, where to analayze data. do the support or reject the hypothesis you stated in the introduction. this section shold discuss all problem. 
refrences list minimum 3 refrences, use cse format

Essay Topic: CONFEDERATION AND THE NATIONAL POLICY
These 8 articles (attached) provide political background to Confederation and the immediate economic policies – National Policy – following Confederation to enable you to examine the economic causes of Confederation. 
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1)Donald Creighton, "The Economic Objectives at Confederation". 1937.
2)Glazebrook, G. de T. “Confederation and Transportation”, Revista de Historia de América, no. 65/66 (Jan. – Dec., 1968), pp. 41-51.
3)Donald V. Smiley, “Canada and the Quest for a National Policy”, Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 8, no. 1 (March, 1975), pp. 40-62.
4)Andrew Smith, “Toryism. Classical Liberalism, and Capitalism: The Politics of Taxation and the Struggle for Canadian Confederation”, Canadian Historical Review, 89, 1 (March, 2008), pp. 1-25.
5)Fowke, Vernon. “The National Policy – Old and New”, Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. Vol. 18, no. 3 (Aug. 1952), pp. 271-286 but read only 271-278
6)Smith, Peter J. “The Ideological Origins of Canadian Confederation”, Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 20, no. 1 (March, 1987), pp. 3-29
7)Martin, Ged. “Launching Confederation: Means to Ends, 1836-1864”, The Historical Journal, vol. 27, no. 3 (Sept., 1984), pp. 575-602 
8)Vipond, Robert C. “1787 and 1867: The Federal Principal and Canadian Confederation Reconsidered”, Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 22, no. 1 (March, 1989), pp. 3-25.
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Adult Education Writing

In a discussion post, point to an example from this article and explain how the authors do one of the following:

• refer to another work in order to give legitimacy to their own point;
• refer to another work in order to build upon the ideas of others; or
• refer to another work in order to challenge that work.

Office Of Management And Budget Breach Notification

1. In this assignment, you play the role of an inspector general. You’ve been given the assignment of reviewing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) breach notification plan requirements and submitting a checklist to senior management regarding the steps necessary to comply. You need to review the breach notification plan requirements and create a checklist to be submitted to senior management. The checklist should identify all OMB requirements for a breach notification plan, along with an example of actions that could be taken to comply with the requirement.
   Submission Requirements
   • Format: Microsoft Word
   • Font: Arial 12-point size, Double-space
   • Citation Style: Follow your school’s preferred style guide
   • Length: No more than 500 words
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The effectiveness of pain management interventions in improving health outcomes and quality of life among adults with Sickle cell disease

Chapter 1: Introduction (why sickle cell disease is important as a health problem globally, backed up with statistics 
Contextual background for the study; a critical a review of existing the literature, evidencing contemporary knowledge base and current debates ; Studys rationale to conduct the re SLR; leading to establishing the Research Question/Aim and Objectives which is to explore the effectiveness of pain management interventions in improving health outcomes among adults with sickle cell disease, Concluding with the relevancy of the review.
Critical exploration and evaluation of key literature 
Identification of key themes within the current knowledge base 
Identification of gaps in knowledge current 
Justification for study 
Short Conclusion

 

Case Study

For this assignment you will write a formal legal brief on a cybersecurity case, United States v. Nosal.   The case brief has to follow the IRAC method (please go to the following web site for help with IRAC Format http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/irac.html), made up of  the following.      FACTS (including who were the petitioner(s) and respondent(s); who delivered the opinion of the Court; and  a brief background of the case):  ISSUE: (The problem of law)  RULE: (The court's resolution of the problem of law)  ANALYSIS:  CONCLUSION:      Your brief should be double spaced and not exceed 4 pages in length. For the most part the content of the brief should be in your own words. You should paraphrase and simplify the words of the court in the full court opinion to concise wording in your brief. At times, you may want to use the exact wording from the court opinion. In these circumstances, please be sure to use quotation marks and proper Blue Book citation.

 

 

The Future of the Tootsie Pop Strategy

The most common architecture for organizations when the Tootsie Pop strategy was developed and widely implemented was static data that largely remained behind the firewall. The line of demarcation was very clear. The ability to protect the firewall by opening very narrow point-to-point connections and opening a small number of commonly used ports and services made the firewall a relatively powerful tool that unfortunately was soon perceived as the be-all and end-all of security. Some network administrators who employed firewalls became a little too complacent. The idea that Port 80 would be used for the degree of malware and maliciousness that is now possible was not even on the horizon. 

Today, we have ubiquitous access to data using bring your own device (BYOD) policies and Internet cafe users on the negative side and the widespread use of virtual hosts and mobile device management solutions on the controls side.

Use the study materials and engage in any additional research needed to fill in knowledge gaps. Discuss the following:

 

• Make a case for why the Tootsie Pop strategy is still important and useful.
• Make a case for why the Tootsie Pop strategy is outdated and no longer a viable way to think about network security.
• Suggest what the next strategy might be that would be a good replacement for the Tootsie Pop strategy.

SAP Vs. Oracle Vs. Microsoft Dynamics: Strengths, Weaknesses, Tradeoffs And Trends

Purpose of the Assignment: This assignment has a two-fold purpose: 1. To help students better understand Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and the three leading ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics. 2. To find out the strengths, weaknesses and tradeoffs that tend to neutralize the appeal of each of these leading ERP systems.

 

Requirements of the Assignment: 

Visit the websites of SAP at http://www.sap.com, and Oracle at http://www.oracle.com, and Microsoft Dynamics at http://www.microsoftdynamics.com, then, identify the following: 

1. The strengths, weaknesses and tradeoffs that tend to neutralize the appeal of each of these leading ERP systems; 

2. Three major trends we would expect to see with SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics between now and the near future.

 

Write a short report on the findings of the above items 1 and 2 with appropriate comparison, contrast, analysis and discussion. The report should be in APA (American Psychology Association) style but without a cover pager. The report should be word-processed in Times New Roman 12 pt font and double spaced, with no less than four and no more than SIX double-spaced and numbered pages (with 1” margins on all sides), excluding figures, tables, illustrations, and references. Fewer or more pages will result in points deduction. The report should include the following parts (in order to save paper, no cover page! Otherwise, some points will be taken off):  Your name and course information  Title of the report  Abstract of the report (single spaced and in between the title and the Introduction)  Introduction  Main findings and major trends with comparison, contrast, analysis, and discussion in details  Conclusion  References (not counted for the requirement of the report length)

 

Grading Criteria: Grades will be based on:

  The appropriate content of your report (50%).

  The quality, clarity, and concise of your report (50%).

 

"Quality Assurance And Auditing Standards"

• Describe the actions an organization needs to execute in order to improve their quality assurance and auditing processes within the organization.
• Create a list of at least five (5) auditing best practices for organizations to follow when implementing their quality assurance auditing programs.
• Select the auditing best practices you feel are most difficult to implement and offer means of addressing them.