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Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours) (BH-COM) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Coordinator
Prof. Paul Jensen
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
- Further information: https://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au
- Email:13melb@unimelb.edu.au
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this degree, student will be able to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge in their chosen commerce discipline.
- Articulate a critical perspective on the development of the discipline in which they specialise and its contribution to the practice of that discipline.
Skills:
- Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification, evaluation and resolution of complex problems and to do so from the standpoint of specialised knowledge developed in their chosen commerce discipline.
- Communicate ideas effectively in both written and oral formats
- Access, evaluate and utilise information and data from diverse sources and be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies
Application of knowledge and skills:
- Be independent in their learning and respond in a critically informed manner to new ideas, research findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks in their chosen commerce discipline
- Engage confidently in self-directed study and research, including being able to design, describe, and conduct research using appropriate methods of analysis in their chosen commerce discipline
- Explain and use theories, concepts, and findings from the social sciences to effectively manage people and organisations for the benefit of the full range of organisational stakeholders
- Contribute positively to the development of organisations and society particularly in relation to business, economics, government and commercial professions
Generic skills
- Effective communication on matters related to business and economics and to an area of specialisation
- Appropriate use of computer systems and software used in business and economics
- Critical thinking and analysis skills
- Information discovery, synthesis, retrieval and evaluation skills
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis of data using statistical reasoning
- Attention to detail
- Independent in learning
- Able to contribute positively to teamwork
- Time management through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, assignment completion and examination revision
Graduate attributes
Academically excellent in their chosen discipline, demonstrated by their ability to:
GA1.1: Review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge demonstrating intellectual independence
GA1.2: Communicate advanced understanding of theoretical concepts
GA1.3: Apply learning to provide solutions to complex, practical problems; and to do so from the standpoint of their specialised knowledge
GA1.4: Engage confidently in self-directed study and research
GA1.5: Apply critical thinking and judgement in the access, evaluation and use of information from diverse sources
GA1.6: Demonstrate a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
Last updated: 22 January 2022