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Executive Management 2 (BUSA90506)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject contains four components, as described below.
Organisational Behaviour:
This component aims to provide students with the analytical skills and tools to identify, diagnose and address people-related challenges in organisations. It focuses on examining theoretical perspectives and concepts underlying individual, group and organisational behaviour, and on teaching students how to apply these concepts in a practical manner to improve performance. Topics covered include:
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Culture
- Organizational Design
- Motivation
- Performance Management
- Acquiring, Developing and Retaining High Quality Employees
- Teams
Accounting I:
This component is designed to provide students with foundation knowledge of external financial reporting by for-profit entities and analysis of firm profitability. This provides the basis for correctly interpreting financial accounting information and for using financial accounting information to assess a firm‘s strengths and weaknesses relative to competitors. The topics covered include:
- Foundations of financial statements
- Foundations of financial accounting theory
- Foundations of financial statement analysis
Economics of Globalisation
Economics of Globalisation considers the external factors that impinge on business organisations, including matters of taxation, regulation, exchange rates and government action. This component addresses four critical areas in global business economics;
- Economic growth
- The role of government
- Monetary Policy
- International Economics
Seminar II:
This Executive MBA Seminar Series complements the mainstream components of the module, and is dedicated to contemporary issues and global best practice development in the Organisational Behaviour, Accounting and Data Analysis fields.
Intended learning outcomes
Organisational Behaviour
On completion of this component students should:
- Understand the link between management decisions and individual, team and organisational performance outcomes
- Be skilled in analysing, interpreting and offering solutions to people related problems and issues in organisations;
- Understand how culture and organizational design impact on organisational processes and performance
- Develop skills in identifying factors that contribute to team development and effectiveness;
- Understand what motivates people at work and the features of work settings that contribute employee-related outcomes
- Understand the importance of performance feedback as a means to enhance employee outcomes and the practices and behaviours needed for effective performance feedback
Accounting I:
On completion of this component students should:
- Appreciate the measurement and recognition difficulties inherent in financial reporting, as well as the role of judgment in the preparation of financial statements.
- Understand the purpose and content of the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, as well as how these three financial statements articulate.
- Be able to read, accurately interpret, and discuss financial statements and selected notes to the financial statements at at least a basic level.
- Understand the measurement of net income and its relation to operating cash flows.
- Be able to perform basic analysis of a company's profitability and provide a reasoned basis for the conclusions drawn from the analysis.
Economics of Globalisation
On completion of this component students should:
- Understand global forces and international implications of economic activity
- Have a sound working knowledge of international and national policy formation
- Appreciate the implications for the economy of international and national tax policies
- Be able to identify the links between macroeconomic variables
- Understand the structure of the balance of payments account
- Understand the key determinants of the exchange rate
- Understand the economic arguments concerning the environment
Seminar II:
On completion of this component students will be able to:
- Understand and discuss contemporary and advanced issues in the field
- Recognise and apply global best practice models
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the Master of Business Administration (MC-BAEV) course at Melbourne Business School
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BUSA90505 | Executive Management 1 | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
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
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 |
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Organisational Behaviour: Class Participation (attendance at lectures, peer and instructor evaluation of contribution to class learning) | Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Organisational Behaviour: Final Exam (1500 words)
| End of the teaching period | 80% |
Accounting I: Adding value and professionalism (attendance at lectures, peer and instructor evaluation of contribution to class learning) | Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
Accounting I: Syndicate tasks
| Mid of module | 25% |
Accounting I: Final Exam (1500 words)
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Economics of Globalisation: Class contribution and case preparation (attendance at lectures, preparation for case discussion, peer and instructor evaluation of contribution to class learning)
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Economics of Globalisation: Syndicate case assignment
| Mid semester | 30% |
Economics of Globalisation: Final Exam (1500 words)
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Seminar II: Class Participation (attendance at lectures, peer and instructor evaluation of contribution to class learning) | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Seminar II: Individual Assessment (Module Reflection & Application)
| 90% | |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to pass the assessments to pass the subject | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- October
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 280 hours Pre teaching start date 3 October 2020 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 10 October 2020 to 18 October 2020 Last self-enrol date 5 October 2020 Census date 12 October 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 October 2020 Assessment period ends 18 October 2020
Time commitment details
280 hours
Additional delivery details
Students are required to undertake 30 hours of reading during the pre-teaching period. Reading material will be available via reading packs.
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 enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MC-BAEV) course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration
Last updated: 3 November 2022