MGMT11109 - Introduction to Business

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit explores the dynamic factors shaping the success and direction of contemporary businesses, with an emphasis on understanding and managing modern organisations. You will examine relevant theories and conceptual frameworks to analyse how business environments affect operations and decision-making. The unit emphasises the role of core management functions, including planning, organising, leading, and controlling, in improving organisational performance, while also highlighting the importance of driving entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and achieving sustainability.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Sydney
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation 40%
2. Reflective Practice Assignment 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 82.35% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.17% response rate.

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.

Source: 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.
Action Taken
Students are able to access from the publisher a digital copy of the text for a minimal cost of $7 per month.
Source: 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.
Action Taken
The conceptual frameworks presented in the recorded lecture are essential to productive discussions in the workshops.
Source: 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.
Action Taken
Maintain this structure.
Source: 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.
Action Taken
Workshop success relies on student preparation: listening to the recorded lecture and reading the prescribed material. SAM reveals that this responsibility is not uniformly undertaken.
Source: 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.
Action Taken
Recording workshop discussions has reduced the need for students to attend.
Source: 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.
Action Taken
Relevant aspects of assignment tasks are discussed in each workshop.
Source: SUTE student feedback
Feedback
The lecturer created a very inclusive environment
Recommendation
Drawing on lived experience of students provides an effective link to discussion of business concepts.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE student feedback
Feedback
Valuable feedback was provided on written work
Recommendation
Significant effort is provided with constructive feedback at three levels: in the submission, through the rubric evaluation, and in developmental comments uploaded through Feedback Studio.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE student feedback
Feedback
Lectures and workshop discussions really connected the content to real-world applications
Recommendation
Applying conceptual frameworks to understand what is being published in business media provides an ongoing opportunity to track and analyse the impact of management decisions on business performance.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE student feedback
Feedback
Teaching strategies were very effective and exceeded the standards I expected.
Recommendation
The great conceptual thinkers in business academia develop their insights from researching business practices. Unpacking the conceptual frameworks in real-world contexts adds great depth to workshop discussions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain relevant theories and conceptual frameworks in contemporary business.
  2. Apply relevant frameworks to determine the impact of key factors in business environments on operations and decision-making.
  3. Discuss the impact of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability on business strategies, organisational structures, and design.
  4. Apply essential management skills in planning, organising, leading, and controlling, and their contribution to enhancing organisational performance.
  5. Discuss the role of leadership in driving entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and achieving sustainability.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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8 - Ethical practice •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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