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Business Essentials (BUSA90532)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Not available in 2021
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Overview
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This subject provides you with a foundation that is essential to be an effective business executive. After completing this subject, you will have a clear understanding of the key areas that need to be managed effectively for a business to be successful, specifically leading and managing people, growing demand, managing operations, and managing financial sustainability. You will acquire many useful skills and techniques that will help you effectively manage those key areas. This subject will also provide you with essential skills for successfully completing more advanced subjects in the MBA program, which cover many more advanced topics that will help you become a better business leader.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Recognise the interdependence between the firm and its broader economic and social context
- Articulate and critically analyse a company's competitive environment, business model and competitive advantage
- Identify key internal and external factors that need to be managed to successfully implement the firm's competitive strategy
- Apply a set of essential management tools and frameworks to manage daily operations and make informed strategic decisions
- Apply a set of essential techniques to effectively manage and lead teams
- Demonstrate communication, personal and interpersonal skills for working effectively with small and large teams.
Generic skills
- Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal and networking skills
- Team working skills
- Negotiation skills
- Effective evidence-based decision-making skills
- Organisational skills
- Commercial awareness and business acumen.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual quizzes (30 minutes per quiz x 5)
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Individual reflection assignment (750 words each x 5)
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Syndicate assignment 1 Presentation (1500 - Words (equivalent) (equivalent of 500 individual word count in a group of 4-5 students))
| First half of the teaching period | 10% |
Syndicate assignment 2 – written report (4000 - Words (equivalent) (equivalent of 1,200 individual word count in a group of 4-5 students))
| Second half of the teaching period | 15% |
Final Examination
| End of the teaching period | 35% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022