Executive Business Project

Course aim

This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of strategic analysis and review and its impact on organisational management and leadership, business strategy, and business conduct. To achieve this, students undertake a specific issues-focused project in industry that integrates theory and practice learned in the MBA program, enabling them to make a contribution to ongoing industry and organisation leadership discourse.

Students completing the course develop a body of knowledge that:

• Contributes to a comprehensive and integrated application of strategic analysis principles to recent developments in the field of senior organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
• Provides a pathway for further learning.

Course content

Topics covered in this course include:

• Advanced strategic policy formation & strategic communications.
• Principles of action based project management.
• Systemic frameworks for industry analysis, including e-based data collection and analysis tools and techniques.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

The completion of at least 9 core courses from the MBA program

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Workshop, directed study and 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

Group project presentation and report, Group project scoping document, Individual reflection report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* 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.