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Business Tools: Money People & Processes (BUSA90403)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject will give an overview of the tools required to operate successfully in an organisational environment. The focus of the subject is the internal workings of an organisation and specifically addresses three main areas: working with people, managing budgets and understanding basic accounting, and managing processes and projects.

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Understand the link between people management decisions and performance outcomes
  • Understand and identify some key management practices that facilitate the implementation of change and enhance the motivation and performance assessment of people.
  • Understand basic accounting, net present values, product costing and budgeting. Practice these in business contexts to make business decisions.
  • Understand operations management and business excellence. Apply the tools of process and project management.

Generic skills

Generic skills which should be gained from this subject include:

  • leading and participating in teams and managing, persuading and influencing others;
  • demonstrating the breadth of knowledge gained in an inter-disciplinary approach;
  • applying advanced analysis, business communication and leadership skills in business and professional practice;
  • developing the ability to exercise critical judgement, be capable of rigorous and independent thinking, be able to account for their decisions and adopt a problem solving approach;
  • high level written and oral communication skills.

Last updated: 31 January 2024