JURI 635

FINAL CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Overview
The student will write a research-based paper analyzing a corporate or government risk
management response of at least 10 pages in Bluebook format. The Case Study is the student’s
opportunity to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of risk management principles. The
student must choose a past corporate or government risk event and analyze the success or failure
of the risk management program. The Case Study must be 10 pages of text, not including the
title page and bibliography, using current Bluebook format. Use the Case Study Guide on the
next page to develop your paper.
The Case Study must include the following sections: Introduction and Thesis Statement (1 page
or less), Risk Event (2-3 pages), Risk Mitigation (2-3 pages), Anaylsis (4-5 pages), and
Conclusion (1 page or less). The focus of the Case Study is the student’s analysis. Frame your
paper so that the focal point is your examination of what went wrong, or why the particular risk
management program succeeded in mitigating or avoiding the impact of the risk. Argue for
change, make a compelling argument for government regulation, make a compelling argument
for deregulation, or persuade industry leaders to adopt different methods.
Begin researching past risk events in Module/Week 1. Do not limit your research to
catastrophes, disasters, and other risk management failures. Consider writing a case study on a
strategy that successfully mitigated risk. Also contemplate the difference between government
and corporate approaches to risk management. As these instructions are being drafted,
governments around the world are implementing protocols to mitigate the risk of COVID-19.
Your paper must be written in 12-point, Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins. It must
include a title page, page numbers, and a Bibliography. You must use a minimum of 15 scholarly
sources in addition to the course textbook and assigned readings. You are not required to cite the
textbook or assigned readings. You must submit the paper as a Microsoft Word file.
Proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure is expected. Short, choppy sentences are NOT
acceptable. This is a graduate level course, and deductions will be made accordingly. You must
not use personal pronouns (I, me, we, us, our, etc.), and the standards of academic writing must
be applied.
Instructions
 The student will write 10 pages.
 The assignment must be in current Bluebook format.
 The assignment must include citations to at least 15 scholarly sources in Bluebook
format.

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 Your essay must be written in 12-point, Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins.
You are not required to cite the textbook or assigned readings. You must submit the paper
as a Microsoft Word file.

CASE STUDY GUIDE

Section *Considerations Pages
Introduction It is critical that you offer your own point of 1 page or less
and Thesis view. Take a position, apply risk management
Statement principles to the facts, and state your conclusion
up front.
Risk Event What are the facts? Describe the specific 2-3 Pages
success or failure you are analyzing.
What historical or market context is necessary
for the reader to understand the risk event?
What was at stake?
Risk Mitigation Was there a risk management strategy in place? 2-3 Pages
What specific controls or mitigation strategies
were used?
How effective was the risk management
strategy?
Analysis Why did the risk management strategy succeed 4-5 Pages
or fail?
Is there a consensus amongst commentators on
why the strategy succeeded or failed? Have
risk managers adapted?
How can other firms or governments
successfully learn from this success or failure?
Is government regulation necessary?
Is there a systemic risk management problem in
government or the industry?
Conclusion State the result of your analysis. 1 page or less
*Note: The Considerations listed in the Case Study Guide are there to guide your thoughts.
Students are not required to answer these questions and should avoid asking them verbatim in
their Case Study. Use the considerations as intended: to guide your thoughts.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.

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