Instructions for Article Critique

Prepare an article critique on two levels. It should be in a word document of not more than 6 pages single-spaced.

Level 1 Critique:

Review the assigned article in light of the concept of Enterprise Risk Management. Discuss strengths and weaknesses in the arguments made in the article.  Discuss elements that the author or authors may have stressed or failed to stress that you feel are particularly relevant to the subject addressed in the article.  Address whether you found the arguments put forth in the article compelling and insightful or weak and tendentious.

Level 2 Critique:

Your evaluation of whether the course (Enterprise Risk Management) prepared you to read this article with understanding and comprehension or whether there were parts of the article that mentioned topics and/or techniques that were a complete mystery to you. Evaluate aspects of the article where the course has not prepared you to deal with adequate comfort with the level of the discussion in the article.

This course focuses on understanding and mastering the core concepts involved in the process of enterprise risk management namely identifying, characterizing, analyzing and managing enterprise risk in a global market.  The course provides a framework for a strategic and holistic analysis of enterprise risk based on a portfolio view of the firm.  The focus is on qualitative issues in developing a broad understanding of enterprise risk and its core components – strategic, operational, financial, hazard and emerging risks – as they relate to the objectives of the firm.