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Managing People (BUSA90226)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On 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
Overview
Availability | May |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This course extends participants’ existing background and awareness of the problems involved in managing people by provided structured exercises, cases and discussion of human capital issues. The course is based on the assumption that as working professionals, participants already have some fundamental awareness of issues relating to human capital. The course will build on that knowledge to extend participants’ theoretical knowledge and applied skills.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand the link between people management decisions and firm outcomes
- Utilize practices to enhance the attraction, selection, development, utilization and retention of people in organisations.
- Have a better understanding of your own managerial tendencies and the types of behaviours needed to successfully lead individuals' to complete tasks in organisations
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
One of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BUSA90480 | Leadership |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90481 | Managerial Ethics & Business Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Contribution to class learning
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Mid-term take-home individual assignment
| Mid of the teaching period | 25% |
Syndicate project and presentation equivalent of 1,200 words individual
| End of the teaching period | 25% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- May
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 12 April 2022 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 30 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 12 May 2022 to 12 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 18 April 2022 Census date 13 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 May 2022 Assessment period ends 12 June 2022
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, GD-MKTG, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA Course coordinator
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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 admitted to GD-BA, GD-MKTG, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA Course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration - 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: 31 January 2024