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Last updated: 4 June 2021
For students commencing courses M300, M307, D301, D313, D317, D321, D322, D325, D338, D366 or D388 from Trimester 1 2016: MIS171
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
11 x 1.5 hour class + 10 x 1.5 hour seminar
This unit introduces students to the fundamental concepts and methods of business analysis. Students will gain experience in identifying business opportunities, exploring stakeholder problems and seeking problem solutions to the client satisfaction. Seminars and online exercises will allow students to develop practical skills in using business analysis group techniques, which include brainstorming, mind-mapping, interviewing, conducting seminars and meetings, conflict resolution, viewpoints analysis, creative problem solving, negotiation of system options and validation of proposals with the client.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO5: Problem solving
ULO2
Understand and analyse stakeholder needs and their requirements to develop appropriate business solutions
ULO3
Present and justify recommendations to a business audience using written, visual and oral communication
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: Communication
Assessment 1 (Individual) -
Problem solving and Modelling Based Assessment
Report (Business) consists of modelling diagrams, tables, charts + 1000 written words.
1000 words
30%
Assessment 2 (Group of 4) -
Report (Business) consists of Modelling diagrams, tables, and charts + 2000 written words
2000 words
Assessment 3 (Individual) -
Problem solving and Modelling Based Assessment + 1000 written words
Report (Business) consists of modelling diagrams, tables, charts + 1000 written words and video presentation
40%
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the mark available for Assessment Task 3
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS201 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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