Handbook home
Business Judgement (BUSA30000)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
For information about the University’s phased return to campus and in-person activity in Winter and Semester 2, please refer to the on-campus subjects page.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
A/Prof Andre Sammartino samma@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
A/Prof Andre Sammartino samma@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
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 in a domestic and international context.
- 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
This is a level-3 capstone subject. Students must have completed 200 points and/or be in the final year of their degree.
Students in their final year who are wishing to enrol in this subject but have not completed 200 credit points must obtain written permission by emailing the Subject Coordinator with a copy of their academic record.
Students must also have passed the following subject:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT20001 | Organisational Behaviour |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Refer to prerequisites.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Business Plan for Simulation (groups of 4-5 students)
| Week 4 | 10% |
Personal reflection on simulation
| Week 8 | 20% |
Case Challenge Slide Pack (group report with 4-5 students)
| Week 11 | 30% |
Simulation performance result (group outcome – performance along various key metrics. Groups of 4-5 students)
| Week 12 | 10% |
Peer Review of Case Challenge
| Week 12 | 10% |
Additional Business Case Submission
| During the examination period | 20% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Andre Sammartino Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (one 2 hour workshop per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
A/Prof Andre Sammartino samma@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Andre Sammartino Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (one 2 hour workshop per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
A/Prof Andre Sammartino samma@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