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MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business
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General Information

Overview

This unit is designed to introduce you to the dynamic interplay of factors that influence the direction and success of contemporary business. You will explore the emerging shift from a linear economy to a circular economy and the facilitating role of entrepreneurship and innovation in successful business transitions. This includes the flow-on effects these have on business strategy, structures, employees, organisational design, and business operations. Business plays a significant role in society and the management skills required for business to be fit for the future rests with each of us. You have a role in this as an agent of positive change.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 3 - 2024

Brisbane
Melbourne
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 9 September 2024
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

Required weekly reading for the unit encompassed papers from a range of academic journals

Recommendation

Reliance on journal papers has been been reduced with the specification of a low cost textbook.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

The lecture slides helped to understand the contemporary business issues that were covered each week.

Recommendation

Weekly lecture slides encompass key conceptual frameworks that explain how businesses function. These integrate with workshop discussions so that issues emerging in business media can be examined with deeper insights.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

The break up of assessments over the term were well timed and allowed for progress through the unit

Recommendation

The design and scheduling of assessments links to the content being covered each week. Real-world cases are used to develop critical analysis of business activity using relevant conceptual frameworks.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

Workshop sessions were really valuable for learning how to apply the information in the weekly readings

Recommendation

Workshop discussions of topical business issues provide the foundational skills to achieve mastery of assessment tasks.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

The lectures and workshops were easy to listen to and take on board the information. Content both verbal and text is easy to navigate and understand. Delivered in a very orderly manner and well received.

Recommendation

Student feedback also highlighted that it would be good if more students attended the live tutorials to have more diverse discussions.

Feedback from SUTE

Feedback

Clarity of assessment criteria could be improved

Recommendation

Discussion of the criteria, detailed in the Unit Profile and Assessment Tile, will be supported with short vignettes in addition to comprehensive assignment briefing sessions.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 9 September 2024
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 14 October 2024
Academic Integrity Statement

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