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GMBA8023 – Generate Insights
2022 – Coursera term 4, Fully online/virtual
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Osama Sohaib
Angela Chow
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| Credit points |
Credit points
5
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to GMBA or GradCertGlobalBusPrac
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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 introduces best practice approaches to handling complex organisational problems with tools and methods that enable the transformation of data into insights. It also focuses on developing theoretical and practical analytical skills, such as research, critical thinking, scanning, pattern recognition and creative problem-solving. You will gain exposure to analysing data sets as well as leveraging statistical methods and visualisation techniques to inform organisational decision making. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Apply a range of frameworks, approaches and methods creatively and critically to envision and gain insights into social, environmental and economic megatrends and potential futures.
- ULO2: Devise socially and environmentally sustainable strategies for organisations to address challenges and opportunities.
- ULO3: Develop visualisation and storytelling techniques to persuasively and professionally present findings to a professional/expert audience.
- ULO4: Demonstrate advanced team working and ethical decision making skills and abilities to collaborate with diverse individuals and stakeholders.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data analysis | 40% | No | Week 3 |
| Data analysis and visualisation | 60% | No | Week 6 |
Data analysis
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 40%
Length: max 1,200 words (excl. references) Format: Data analysis Task: In this assignment, you will be generating insights from a set of data supplied to you. For detailed information and the marking criteria, please refer to the section Course Resources - Assessment Information in your online unit. You will submit your completed task via the Assignment submission link in your online unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply a range of frameworks, approaches and methods creatively and critically to envision and gain insights into social, environmental and economic megatrends and potential futures.
- Devise socially and environmentally sustainable strategies for organisations to address challenges and opportunities.
Data analysis and visualisation
Assessment Type 1: Media presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 60%
Length: Max 20 minutes (~15 slides) Format: For Team assignment: Multimedia presentation and data visualisation file. For Individual assignment: A one page executive summary Task: In this assignment, you will be working with a set of data to generate insights and create visualisations of that data. Within a team, you will be creating a presentation of your findings and analysis. For detailed information and the marking criteria, please refer to the section Course Resources - Assessment Information in your online unit. You will submit your completed task via the Assignment submission link in your online unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply a range of frameworks, approaches and methods creatively and critically to envision and gain insights into social, environmental and economic megatrends and potential futures.
- Develop visualisation and storytelling techniques to persuasively and professionally present findings to a professional/expert audience.
- Demonstrate advanced team working and ethical decision making skills and abilities to collaborate with diverse individuals and stakeholders.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
The one-hour live events will be delivered via Zoom in Coursera.
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- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
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- Assessment Procedure
- Complaints Resolution Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy
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Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook