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Managerial Judgement (BUSA90458)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
August
Overview
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The brain is a remarkable biological machine, moulded through millions of years of evolutionary pressure. More recent changes in human history have created a gap between the world for which our brains were developed, and the world in which we currently live. This mismatch creates constraints for many aspects of management and leadership. We suffer from strong biases that hinder good decision-making, we are more emotionally sensitive to threat than we need to be, and we often fail to develop realistic perceptions of others and of ourselves. Fortunately, scientists have generated a great deal of knowledge that allows us to identify these deficiencies and to find remedies for them, and there are many applications of these findings that provide opportunities for the improvement of management. This subject is based on state-of-the-art neurobiological research that sheds light on the obstacles we face when making decisions and managing our emotions. By discovering the roots of many of these difficulties we can also learn solutions to the problems created by our biological history.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand important biases in decision-making, particularly with regard to:
- The framing of decision problems
- The collection and interpretation of information
- The selection of strategic options
- Appreciate the positive and negative role that emotions can play in our decisions and behaviour
- Improve the ability to manage with resonant leadership
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90480 | Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90481 | Social Responsibility and Ethics |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90060 | Data Analysis |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90193 | Managerial Economics |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90224 | Managing People |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90227 | Operations |
October (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90243 | Marketing |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90001 | Financial Accounting |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90093 | Financial Management |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90074 | Global Business Economics |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90026 | Business Strategy |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Class participation 10%
Quizzes (staggered throughout the term, 500 words) 20%
Syndicate assignment (mid of term, equivalent to 2000 words individual assessment) 20%
Final examination (equivalent to 2500 words, end of subject) hurdle requirement) 50%
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- August
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Pre teaching start date 13 August 2017 Teaching period 20 August 2017 to 17 September 2017 Last self-enrol date 30 April 2017 Census date 25 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 September 2017 Assessment period ends 24 September 2017 August contact information
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, 294PN, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator
This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal, but places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing by the Student Centre if you are selected.
The students will be selected on the first come, first served basis. If any student is approaching the course completion date, s/he will get priority in enrolment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, 294PN, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration
Last updated: 3 November 2022