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Business Essentials (BUSA90532)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville) and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
January
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
April
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
July
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
September
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | January - Dual-Delivery January - On Campus April - On Campus July - On Campus September - On Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- January - Dual-Delivery
Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 300 hours Pre teaching start date 6 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 10 January 2022 to 25 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 6 January 2022 Census date 28 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 March 2022 Assessment period ends 25 March 2022 - January - On Campus
Principal coordinator Sven Feldmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 60 Total time commitment 300 hours Pre teaching start date 10 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 17 January 2022 to 25 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2022 Census date 28 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 March 2022 Assessment period ends 1 April 2022 January contact information
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
- April - On Campus
Principal coordinator Sven Feldmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 60 Total time commitment 300 hours Pre teaching start date 4 April 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 11 April 2022 to 17 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 4 April 2022 Census date 22 April 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 April contact information
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
- July - On Campus
Principal coordinator Sven Feldmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 60 Total time commitment 300 hours Pre teaching start date 27 June 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 4 July 2022 to 9 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 27 June 2022 Census date 15 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 August 2022 Assessment period ends 16 September 2022 July contact information
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
- September - On Campus
Principal coordinator Sven Feldmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 60 Total time commitment 300 hours Pre teaching start date 19 September 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 26 September 2022 to 2 December 2022 Last self-enrol date 19 September 2022 Census date 7 October 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 November 2022 Assessment period ends 9 December 2022 September contact information
Associate Professor Sven Feldmann
Email: s.feld@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024