Strategic Risk Management Course Outline

Week 1: Defining Strategic Risk Management

  • Introduction (course format; use of Webinars; guest lecturers etc.)
  • Defining Risk/ Strategic Risk; Risk Management; Enterprise Risk Management
  • Defining Leadership in Risk Management
    • What does it mean?
    • What do you need to do first?
  • Defining your Role in department and externally within University
    • Risk Management Committee; Training; Emergency Response; Communication
  • Defining Outcomes
  • Positioning the Risk Manager
  • Defining your department risks
    • Which risks?
    • What are challenges/ barriers?
    • What are your ‘sweaty palm’ issues?
  • Communicating with your course partner

Week 2: Assessing and Prioritizing Risks

  • Creating a Risk Map for the department
    • Using the risk matrix
  • Prioritizing risks
    • Reviewing tools to identify and assess risk
    • Developing a Risk Identification and Rating Grid
  • Developing a simple Audit Tool
    • Conducting a ‘Big Picture’ department risk audit
  • Drafting ‘Department Guidelines’ for risk management in key areas:
    • Supervision/Instruction; Training; Facilities/Equipment; Emergency Response

Week 3: Focusing on the Key Elements of the Risk Manager Job

  • Training
    • Identifying training needs, options and delivery mechanisms
    • Department vs. Unit training (global vs. local)
    • Developing Training Grids
  • Emergency Response/ Crises Management
    • Identifying current/future protocols and training
  • Risk Management Committee
    • Role; training; succession planning

Week 4: Defining your External Role; Pulling it all Together

  • Risk Management in larger context
    • Campus Recreation and the University
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Establishing key relationships and identifying University champions
  • The University Risk Manager
  • Identifying ways to position department as a Risk Management leader
  • Pulling it all together
    • Developing your department Risk Management Plan
    • Making a presentation to the Director and department
    • Getting endorsement for your plan – and your role as Risk Manager

It’s great to work with expertise who really understand the critical issues of managing our inherent risk in recreation and student programming. As a professional who is committed to providing safe programming, it’s essential to know your problem areas and how your program measures up nationally. I want to do everything possible to identify weaknesses and build concrete action plans – and this assessment tool does both!

Kathleen Hatch

Executive Director, Recreational Sports
The Ohio State University

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