Resource 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 including relevance, accessibility, legality, security, risks and value.
• Development of integrated resource management strategies.
• Outsourcing and procurement strategies particularly in relation to e-procurement.
• Development and implementation of policies and procedure for efficient and effective resource management.
• Management of information management systems development, implementation of management systems and change management.

Textbook(s)

Benton, WC 2010, Purchasing and supply chain management, 2nd Ed, 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	1 hour x 10 weeks
External (Virtual classroom sessions)	2 hours x 3 weeks
External (Online staff consultations)	1.5 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Business Report, Case study, Online presentation, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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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.