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Business Judgement (BUSA30000)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Rakesh Pati rakesh.pati@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Dr Rakesh Pati rakesh.pati@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject serves as a capstone for the Management and Marketing majors within the Bachelor of Commerce. As such, the aim is to integrate students’ knowledge of core business functions and analytical tools and apply these to the problems faced by modern organisations and decision-makers. Students will be exposed to these problems through simulation tasks and case analyses. Students will be challenged to form and act upon judgments around strategic directions, marketing priorities, and entrepreneurial opportunities. There is a strong focus on the need to collectively arrive at decisions within decision groups, and to argue for these choices through typical business communication formats (e.g. business plans, slide packs, formalised reviews).
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of the theories and concepts from the fields of management, marketing and business studies
- Apply theories and models from the fields of management, marketing and business studies to business and organisational problems
- Prioritise and justify business judgments
- Analyse and present data to support business judgments
- Evaluate opportunities in light of ethical and sustainability considerations
Generic skills
- Applying critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification, evaluation and resolution of complex problems
- Working collaboratively and productively in groups
- Communicating ideas effectively in both written and oral formats
- Recognising and understanding the ethical responsibilities of individuals and organisations in society
- Engaging confidently in self-directed study and research
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MGMT20001 | Organisational Behaviour |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Please note that this is a level-3 subject. Only those students who have completed the equivalent of two years of study are advised to enrol in this subject.
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: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Business Plan for Simulation (Groups of 4-5 students) due week 4 or 10
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Additional Business Case Submission
| During the examination period | 20% |
Simulation performance result (Group outcome – performance along various key metrics – groups of 4-5 students) due week 6 or 12 | Second half of the teaching period | 10% |
Personal reflection on simulation, due week 8 or during exam period
| Second half of the teaching period | 20% |
Peer Review of Case Challenge, due week 6 or 12
| Second half of the teaching period | 10% |
Case Challenge Slide Pack (Group Report – groups of 4-5 students) due week 5 or 11
| Throughout the semester | 30% |
Additional details
Half of the class will do the Simulation in weeks 1-6 and the Case Challenge in weeks 7-12, the other half will do the Case Challenge in weeks 1-6 and the Simulation in weeks 7-12. This is reflected in the two listed timings of assessment.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Rakesh Pati Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (one 2 hour workshop per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Rakesh Pati rakesh.pati@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Rakesh Pati Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (one 2 hour workshop per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Rakesh Pati rakesh.pati@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 9 April 2024