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2022 unit information
Completion of 7 units of postgraduate level study
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 3 hour workshop per week
3 x 1 hour class per week (recordings provided) plus 3 x 1 hour online seminars
Integrated and linked with core units, the capstone unit provides students with the opportunity to scope a business challenge, and though considered research, provide a solid foundation to identify priorities for decision-making in the context of setting up a business. Students will develop a proposal for setting up a new business entity. Along the way, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to research the issue at hand, identify different solutions, taking into account personal, team and societal issues/challenges so that a recommendation/solution can be proposed. This will require students to utilise their skills in accounting, economics, finance, business process management, and business communication to develop a coherent and aligned business plan and resourcing strategies that contributes to business success in a dynamic, global business environment. Students will be required to explain and justify their decisions. Business decision-making is underpinned by ethics and cultural understanding, and students will identify and reflect on their approach to decision-making and how they perceive business success in this context.
Synthesise information from independent research and professional, commercial and scholarly sources
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacy
Develop and present a business plan for a Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) including recommendations for growth
Critically analyse the complex interrelated factors impacting business decisions and apply them in simulated scenarios
Recommend and justify solutions to SME-related growth issues
Reflect on your personal learning journey and professional skills developed from working in a cross-disciplinary team with a business owner/manager.
Identify and reflect on approaches to decision-making and how successful business growth is undertaken in a global context
GLO8: Global citizenship
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Business)
5000 words
1500 words
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MPM755 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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