Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Deborah Howlett
|
---|---|
Credit points |
Credit points
10
|
Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(Admission to BBA or BBABA or BBABA-Psych or BBABCom-ProfAccg or BBABPsych(Hons) or BBALLB) and 140cp at 1000 level or above including ((BUS201 or MGMT1005) and (BBA350 or MGMT3050) and (10cp in LAWS units at 2000 level or BUSL250 or BUSL251 or ACCG2051))
|
Corequisites |
Corequisites
|
Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
|
Unit description |
Unit description
This course-wide Capstone unit is designed to be taken by students in their final session of study within the Bachelor of Business Administration. The unit provides a platform for students to exercise the discipline specific knowledge and skills that they have acquired within the course. The major component of the unit is a business-based team project, where students will actively engage with an organisation including but not limited to: not-for profit organisations, government agencies, companies, and |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Assessment Submission Penalty (written assessments)
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.
For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
---|---|---|---|
Individual Presentation | 30% | No | Weeks 5-9 |
Group Presentation | 20% | No | Weeks 11 & 12 |
Group Report | 30% | No | Week 13 |
Reflection | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Weeks 5-9
Weighting: 30%
The initial presentation will be of 6.5 – 7 minutes and will occur before the submission of the report. It will be marked individually and is worth 30%.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Weeks 11 & 12
Weighting: 20%
The second presentation will require each student to synthesise their report as part of a group. The presentation will be no longer than 20 minutes per group. The presentation is worth 20% with artefacts.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%
Each group is required to contribute to a 5000 word group report. It is worth 30% and is marked as a group. As part of the report, there is a peer assessment component.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
Students will reflect on target knowledge learnt throughout their business degree and their own unique experiences within the Group Project in one reflection to be submitted online.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Please refer to ilearn for details.
Please refer to ilearn for details
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
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
At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:
Got a question? Ask us via AskMQ, or contact Service Connect.
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Unit information based on version 2023.04 of the Handbook