MPM701 - Business Process Management

Unit details

Note: You are seeing the 2022 view of this unit information. These details may no longer be current.
Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Not offered in 2022

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Rakesh Pati
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MBA705, MBA710, MPC701, MPM701A
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including a minimum of 3 scheduled online workshops

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Content

This unit provides foundation skills and knowledge about the management of business processes and emphasises the importance of their links to organisational strategies. It considers the role of information and communication technologies in supporting business processes and it introduces enterprise systems and the ways in which these can automate processes and report on the goals and objectives of the organisation. The unit highlights that business process management (BPM) is applicable in all industries, for example, manufacturing, wholesale and service sectors, and that it is pertinent to business organisations of all sizes. The unit introduces business processes from architectural, problem scoping, modelling, methodological and measurement perspectives. The unit prepares students to develop and enhance professional careers in industry, government, and the not-for-profit sector.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Relate the principles and frameworks of BPM to the achievement of organisational strategies and goals

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Generate solutions to organisational problems using the tools and methodologies of BPM

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Critically evaluate the appropriateness of enterprise systems to enable BPM and change

GLO1:Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Design and deliver informed recommendations about process change to a variety of organisational audiences

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Presentation  10-15 minutes 10% Weeks 8, 9 or 10
Assessment 2: Written Assignment 2000 words 40% Week 7
Examination 2 hours 50% Exam period

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

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MPM701 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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