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COMP3780 – Technology Management
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor, Lecturer
Dr. Peter Busch
Contact via x 9520
4 RPD 284
TBD
Lecturer
Dr. Ian Krycer
TBD
Tutor
Mr. Adnan Mahmood
4 RPD 3rd floor
TBD
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides insights into five broad aspects of management systems: environment of management; organisations and their behaviour; management of human resources; project management and control; contracts; assessment; control and quality management; training; documentation and industrial relations legal issues; and management responsibility. From a practical perspective the unit involves examining new venture start-ups with high-tech industrial and commercial domains, with students working in groups on a business plan. The unit is aimed at students with a background that is typically technical although this is not essential.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate leadership skills to co-ordinate a team of people to deliver a useful and valuable product or service or launch a new business venture.
- ULO2: Demonstrate an understanding of individual personalities and communication styles and how this impacts interpersonal interactions and team motivation and performance.
- ULO3: Both provide and accept critical analysis and constructive criticism for continuous improvement in deliverables and demonstrate social learning and problem based learning skills.
- ULO4: Apply the different elements that are needed to successfully build and operate an effective team, organisation and business e.g. marketing, operations, financials and control.
Assessment Tasks
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Delivery and Resources
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Each week you should attend up to 4 hours of lectures and workshops. For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.
Mandatory text: Robbins, S., Bergman, R., Coulter, M., (2017) Management 8th. ed. Pearson Australia.
Do not buy earlier editions as the quiz questions in particular will directly relate only to the 8th edition.
The eBook version is available online for $60. This represents a convenient way to acquire the textbook for class workshops, assessments and the final exam.
All lecture slides will be available from iLearn. Audio from the lecutures will be available via the Echo360 system with links from the unit's iLearn home page.
All assignments are accessed from iLearn and submitted through iLearn.
Assignments 1 and 2 are Turnitin assignments, submitted through iLearn, but sent to Turnitin for plagiarism checking. Students should allow up to 24 hours to receive Turnitin feedback reports.
Website and access to unit material:
The web page and content for this unit can be found at iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/. Note that the unit content is not publicly available and requires for you to log in to access.
Unit Schedule
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Week |
Day and Date |
Lecture |
Tutorial |
Assignment |
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1 - Peter |
Mon 24/2 |
Unit Outline Chapters 1 and 2 |
No tutorial |
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2 - Peter |
Mon 2/3 |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
Managing McDonald’s Australia, pp 31-32 |
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3 - Peter |
Mon 9/3 |
Chapters 5 and 6 |
Culture of the ADF, pp 100-101 |
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4 - Peter |
Mon 16/3 |
Chapters 7 and 8 |
A wakeup call to global clothing brands, pp 177-178 |
Assignment 1 due 31/3 |
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5 - Peter |
Mon 23/3 |
Chapters 9 and 10 |
Workplace stress can kill, pp 246-247 |
Quiz 1 due 31/3 |
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6 - Peter |
Mon30/3 |
Chapters 11 and 12 |
Netflix and SVOD pp309-310 |
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7 - Ian |
Mon 6/4 |
Writing a Business Plan Financial Analysis |
Group Assignment Topics |
Quiz 2 due 14/4 |
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Mid Semester Break 10-27th April |
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8 - Ian |
Mon 27/4 |
No lecture - ANZAC Day holiday |
Starbucks Controls, p348 |
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9 - Ian |
Mon 4/5 |
Chapters 13 and 14 |
Teamwork at Lonely Planet, p455 |
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10 - Ian |
Mon 11/5 |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
Delivery disaster at Domino’s Pizza, p577 |
Quiz 3 due 19/5 |
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11 - Ian |
Mon 18/5 |
Chapters 17 and 18 |
Radical leadership, p649 |
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12 - Ian |
Mon 25/5 |
Revision - Ian's material |
Assignment Review |
Assignment 2 due 2/6 |
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13 - Peter |
Mon 1/6 |
Revision - Peter's material |
No Workshop |
Quiz 4 due by 9/6 |
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Exam |
9-26th June |
Check online for details |
All unit material, including workshops |
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Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Changes from Previous Offering
Workshops are now referred to as Tutorials (which in practice they always were).
Standards
Four standards, namely HD, D, CR, P summarize as many different levels of achievement. Each standard is precisely defined to help students know what kind of performance is expected to deserve a certain mark. The standards corresponding to the learning outcomes of this unit are given below.
The final examination in this unit is a hurdle requirement. You must get a mark of at least 40% in the examination to pass the unit. If you get a mark of 30-39% in your first attempt at the final examination you will be given a second and final attempt. If you are given a second opportunity to sit the final examination as a result of failing to meet the minimum mark required, you will be offered that chance during the same supplementary examination period and will be notified of the exact day and time after the publication of final results for the unit.
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L.O. 1 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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Leadership |
Can reproduce some definitions and ideas, show some breadth of understanding of new business leadership |
Show breadth of understanding across most of the unit material relating to a new business venture |
Apply terminology and ideas in some new contexts, show breadth of understanding across most of the new business unit material |
Apply terminology and ideas in new contexts, show breadth of understanding of all the new business unit material and external references |
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L.O. 2 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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People Skills |
Can reproduce some definitions and ideas, show some breadth of understanding of individual and team motivation |
Show breadth of understanding across most of the unit material relating to individual and team motivation |
Apply terminology and ideas in some new contexts, show breadth of understanding across most of the people management unit material |
Apply terminology and ideas in new contexts, show breadth of understanding of all people management unit material and external references |
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L.O. 3 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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Critical Analysis |
Able to provide and accept critical analysis and demonstrate some social learning skills related to some unit material |
Able to provide and accept well considered critical analysis and demonstrate social learning skills related to most of the unit material |
Able to provide and accept well considered critical analysis and demonstrate refined social and problem learning skills related to all the unit material |
Able to provide and accept well considered critical analysis and demonstrate refined social and problem learning skills related to all the unit material and additional outside reference material |
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L.O. 4 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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Business Understanding |
Understands the basic idea of how to build a successful business including some of the elements of marketing, operations, financials and control. |
Understands more than the basic superficial ideas of how to build a successful business including most of the elements of marketing, operations, financials and control. |
Exemplifies a knowledge of the key concepts of how to build a successful business including all of the elements of marketing, operations, financials and control. |
Has a complete command of the subject matter on a deeper level on how to build a successful business including all of the elements of marketing, operations, financials control and risk management. |