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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5335

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
101368

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Management

Course aim

The aim of this course it to engage students in the strategies and challenges involved in managing organisational resources.

Course content

Identifying and investigating the challenges involved in the management of organisational resources; outsourcing and procurement strategies particularly in relation to e-procurement; managing suppliers including supplier selection and evaluation; legal complexities in contracting; procuring professional services; capital equipment acquisitions and disposal.

Textbook(s)

Benton, WC 2014, Purchasing and supply chain management, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill Irwin, New York.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar 3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External 30 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar 30 hours equiv. x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Case study, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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