This course will examine various types of risks that many business enterprises face nowadays; for example, financial markets risks can be further divided into equity, foreign exchange, credit, interest rates and commodity risks. In addition, other non-financial risk factors such as operational risks, reputational risks, catastrophe risks (earthquake, typhoon, geopolitical etc), counterparty risks and liquidity risks will also be discussed in details. The format of the course is based on a series of real-life case studies from well-known companies (GM, Enron, Citibank, Merrill Lynch etc) and educational institutions (Harvard & Yale etc). Corporations are increasingly demanding employees with risk management knowledge. Managers and specialists with strong risk management skills are also becoming professionals who serve their communities well. In addition to private enterprises and commercial entities, public agencies and governments around the world are also recognizing that risk management knowledge and skills are necessary in the skill sets of becoming managers and community leaders. In addition to gaining knowledge from cases relating to financial & non-financial market risks, this course will also devote significant amount of time for students’ skill development purposes. Intense preparation for every case is necessary and students are expected to deliver presentations and engage in debate on various risk decisions. Every student must participate actively and take ownership of his/her learning.