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The Future of Work (MGMT30019)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Dr Lakmal Abeysekera lakmal.abeysekera@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Online |
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The way we work is changing. The forces of globalisation, technological advancement and population pressures are reshaping the nature and meaning of ‘work’. Graduates entering the new world of work face a revolution in working practices and organisational culture. There are greater opportunities for autonomy, flexibility and creativity, but there is also more uncertainty about job security and employment pathways. New work opportunities have emerged that did not exist just a few years ago, yet career choices that were previously considered ‘safe’ have also come under new threats from increasingly capable technologies.
Addressing opportunities and challenges, this subject intends to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to meet, and eventually lead, the ‘future of work’.
The subject is intended as a meaningful development journey that helps students to plan for and succeed in their careers. Through the use of reflection, peer interaction, case studies and workshops, students will learn how to apply the course content at the individual, organisational and global levels.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Engage in the critical skills and knowledge of understanding and influencing workplace culture and practice;
- Describe and explain current academic theories and research that relate to the changing nature of work
- Apply major theories and models to individual problems, as presented in case studies
- Critically analyse organisational problems and apply relevant models and theories to generate effective solutions; and
- Analyse and evaluate (and potentially start developing) the key competencies needed to lead the ‘Future of Work’.
Generic skills
We expect participants to experience the development of:
• High level of development: oral communication; written communication; self-awareness and reflection; and, interpretation, synthesis and analysis.
• Moderate level of development: teamwork; critical thinking; and, receptiveness to alternative ideas.
• Some level of development: problem solving; evaluation of data and other information; and, accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have completed at least 150 points of study to take 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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual essay
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Group report (in groups of 5 students)
| Second half of the teaching period | 30% |
Group presentation (based on group report)
| Second half of the teaching period | 10% |
Take home examination
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Principal coordinator Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Three 1.5 hour lectures and three 1.5 hour tutorials per week over four weeks. Teaching dates: January 2021 - 25, 27, 29. February 2021 - 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 January 2021 to 19 February 2021 Last self-enrol date 29 January 2021 Census date 5 February 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 February 2021 Assessment period ends 26 February 2021 Summer Term contact information
Dr Lakmal Abeysekera lakmal.abeysekera@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Reading materials for this subject will be selected from relevant refereed journals, current academic monographs, grey literature such as The Harvard Business Review and MIT Technology Review and industry publications relevant to the future of work.
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer. - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024