Discussion Forum Topics

Week 1 or 2 How does risk of war impact countries, organisations, individuals, and societies?
How does risk of pandemic impact countries, organisations, individuals, and
societies?
Week 3 or 4 Nokia was the market leader in mobiles devices in early 2000’s. What were the
wrong strategies adopted that led to their demise?

Week 5 or 6 Discuss some recent cases of corporate governance lapses in the UK.

Week 7 or 8 Name some factors a sound system of internal control is contingent on?

Week 9 or 10 What is the need for internal audit function in an organisation?

Week 11 or 12 What are the benefits and risks of social media to countries, organisations,
individuals, and societies?

Week 13 or 14 Discuss the emerging risks and threats from cryptocurrency, given the backdrop
of the FTX scam and Binance money laundering probe.

Week 15 How can an organisation be digitally resilient?

 Open-Source content for all 15 weeks
Week 1 https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/risks-business

Week 2 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/riskmanagement.asp

Week 3 https://www.gep.com/blog/mind/russia-ukraine-war-logistics-impact

Week 4 https://hbr.org/2007/02/reputation-and-its-risks

Week 5 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-watchdog-ditches-over-half-corporate-governance-revamp-2023-11-07/

Week 6 https://www.ft.com/content/17fb5f84-0931-4c65-bca8-b8e1aa982df3

Week 7 https://hbr.org/2019/10/a-guide-to-the-big-ideas-and-debates-in-corporate-governance

Week 8 https://reciprocity.com/blog/how-to-identify-internal-control-weaknesses/

Week 9 https://www.cbiz.com/insights/articles/article-details/5-common-internal-control-gaps-and-how-to-address-them

Week 10 https://www.iia.org.uk/policy-and-research/press-releases/

Week 11 https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/risk/deloitte-uk-internal-audit-uk-sox.pdf

Week 12 https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/list-of-data-breaches-and-cyber-attacks-in-2023

Week 13 https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Common-cryptocurrency-scams

Week 14 https://www.csoonline.com/article/534628/the-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html

Week 15 https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/what-is-cybersecurity