Hélène Schernberg: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2023 |
| Name | Dr. Hélène Schernberg |
| Address | Lehre Management, Technol. u. Ök. ETH Zürich, SEC D 8 Scheuchzerstrasse 7 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 82 49 |
| hschernberg@ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/helene-schernberg/home |
| Department | Management, Technology, and Economics |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
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| 363-1114-00L | Introduction to Risk Modelling and Management | 3 credits | 2V | H. Schernberg, B. J. Bergmann, D. N. Bresch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This course is a practical, hands-on introduction to various aspects of modelling, dealing with and managing risks across different industries, contexts and applications. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The course illustrates what is required of the 21st century’s risk manager. It provides a qualitative and quantitative introduction to some of the various risks that societies and businesses face and to their management. The course encourages students to think critically about models and mathematical representations of risks. It identifies and explores the current challenges of managing today’s risks given available technologies. After taking this course, students can formulate a risk analysis problem with quantitative methods in a particular field. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The course describes the building blocks of risk modelling as well as the process of risk-management. It examines at different approaches to modelling and dealing with as well as mitigating different kind of risks in different industries. The lectures emphasise the decision-making processes in various businesses and how risk-management relates to a company's value chain. Applications range from enterprise risk management, natural catastrophes, climate risk, energy market risk, risk engineering, financial risks, operational risk, cyber risk and more. Note that the programme varies every year. Therefore, all aforementioned topics are not necessarily explored every year. The panel of lecturers comprises risk professionals from various industries and government as well as academics from different disciplines. The course covers the following areas: 1. Fundamentals of Risk Modelling: Probability, Uncertainty, Vulnerability... 2. Fundamentals of Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management 3. Risk Modelling and Management across Different Areas, with invited speakers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | The course materials are provided via Moodle. For each session, slides (and in most cases a video recording) are available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Additional readings will be discussed during the lectures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The course is opened to students from all backgrounds. Some experience with quantitative disciplines such as probability and statistics, however, is useful. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 364-1058-00L | Risk Center Seminar Series | 0 credits | 2S | H. Schernberg, D. Basin, A. Bommier, D. N. Bresch, S. Brusoni, L.‑E. Cederman, P. Cheridito, F. Corman, H. Gersbach, C. Hölscher, K. Paterson, G. Sansavini, B. Stojadinovic, B. Sudret, J. Teichmann, R. Wattenhofer, U. A. Weidmann, S. Wiemer, R. Zenklusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | In this series of seminars, invited speakers discuss various topics in the area of risk modelling, governance of complex socio-economic systems, managing risks and crises, and building resilience. Students, PhD students, post-docs, faculty and individuals outside ETH are welcome. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Participants gain insights in a broad range of risk- and resilience-related topics. They expand their knowledge of the field and deepen their understanding of the complexity of our social, economic and engineered systems. For young researchers in particular, the seminars offer an opportunity to learn academic presentation skills and to network with an interdisciplinary scientific audience. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Academic presentations from ETH faculty as well as external researchers. Each seminar is followed by a Q&A session and (when permitted) a networking Apéro. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | The sessions are recorded whenever possible and posted on the ETH Risk Center webpage. If available, presentation slides are shared as well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Each speaker will provide a literature review. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | In most cases, a quantitative background is required. Depending on the topic, field-specific knowledge may be required. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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