MGMT11109 - Introduction to Business

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

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 2 - 2021

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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. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Reflective Practice Assignment 40%

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%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 72.73% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.49% 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: One student provided feedback
Feedback
"I felt overwhelmed with the change of lecturer as I was struggling with content but Karen showed empathy and was my first ever lecturer who phone me to see if I was ok and offered help."
Recommendation
The quality of our sessional academics is of a very high standard; as evidenced with the care and attention provided to the student at this time.
Action Taken
The change of lecturer arose due to urgent surgery and absence during recovery
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the scope, scale, and contributions of contemporary business
  2. Critically assess the dynamic influence of entrepreneurial, innovation, and sustainability (EIS) drivers in contemporary business
  3. Critically assess the the consequential impacts of EIS on business strategy and structure, people, organisational design, and business operations
  4. Critically evaluate the management skill requirements for successfully leveraging emerging EIS opportunities
  5. Critically evaluate the influence of leadership in shaping ethical and socially responsible initiatives for a circular economy.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment
1 - Online Quiz(zes)