Topics in Management

Course aim

This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge to develop, through the undertaking of experiential learning activities and projects in business and community settings, professional business skills and values and explore how these impact on organisational management and leadership decisions, business strategy, and business conduct. Students will apply management theories, undertake structured analysis and reflect on the experience gained in the undertaking of the course activities and projects.

Students completing the course develop an advanced body of knowledge that:

• Contributes to a comprehensive and integrated application of professional business skills and values to recent developments in senior organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
• Provides a pathway for further learning.

Course content

In this course students will be able to choose one program from a range of three options, which will involve industry engagement. Students will be involved in management and strategic activities and projects that require practical application of academic knowledge. The aim is to engage the student in a real world learning experience and stimulate their personal and professional development. The program options in this course are:

MBA Project Consulting Teams
MBA students will work in a team on a real business challenge. The team will engage with a host organisation, work on a group project and also develop material from their experiences for their individual reflective learning portfolio.

MBA Board Observant (NFPO)
MBA students will obtain unique insight into the work of boards of directors and the particular issues faced by not for profit boards of directors. Students will attend board meetings, work on a board project and also develop a reflective learning portfolio.

MBA Industry Internship
MBA students will work individually on a real business challenge. Students will spend time in the organisation’s workplace, working on a specific project and also develop material from their experiences for their reflective learning portfolio.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BUSS 5244	Contemporary Management Skills

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	10 hours x across 22 weeks
Industrial Placement	23 hours equivalent x across 22 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion)	10 hours x across 22 weeks
Industrial Placement	23 hours equivalent x across 22 weeks
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion)	10 hours x across 22 weeks
Industrial Placement	23 hours equivalent x across 22 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION (INTENSIVE)
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion and industry placement)	3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks

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

Assessment

Portfolio, Project, Proposal

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.