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GMBA8123 – Applied Immersion 1

2025 – Coursera term 3, Online-scheduled-weekday

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Chelsea Wise
chelsea.wise@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
5
Prerequisites Prerequisites
GMBA8121 and GMBA8122
Corequisites Corequisites
GMBA8124
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

A future-focused capability for all managers is the ability to identify the problem and develop creative solutions. Without creativity, your business runs the risk of falling behind competitors, becoming less agile and could be vulnerable to market pressures. The two units in the Capstone apply the knowledge learnt throughout the course into an industry challenge. In Applied Immersion 1, each group will identify a start-up opportunity and explore this situation based on their learning throughout the GMBA as well as pertinent literature. Groups will have access to an industry panel throughout this unit, providing opportunity for substantial work-integrated learning.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Reflect on your experiences to advance learning and skill development.
  • ULO2: Synthesise and critically analyse literature and industry information pertinent to an industry challenge or opportunity.
  • ULO3: Apply innovative problem solving and self-directed project planning skills to complete a complex project
  • ULO4: Present complex material effectively.

General Assessment Information

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

11:59pm(Sydney time). 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 apply for Special

Consideration.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Initial Presentation Slide Deck 50% No Week 2 - Thursday 15 May 2025 - 11:59pm (AEST)
GMBA critical reflection 50% No Week 6 - Saturday 14 June 2025 - 11:59pm (AEST)

Initial Presentation Slide Deck

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 2 - Thursday 15 May 2025 - 11:59pm (AEST)
Weighting: 50%

 

Length: 15 min. presentation

Format: Team Presentation (25%); Individual Performance (25%)

Task: In this assignment, your project team submit a slide deck that effectively and creatively presents their project proposal. Groups will present a project summary, based on their submitted slide deck, to the industry panel.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reflect on your experiences to advance learning and skill development.
  • Synthesise and critically analyse literature and industry information pertinent to an industry challenge or opportunity.
  • Apply innovative problem solving and self-directed project planning skills to complete a complex project
  • Present complex material effectively.

GMBA critical reflection

Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Week 6 - Saturday 14 June 2025 - 11:59pm (AEST)
Weighting: 50%

 

Length: 1000-1200 words (individual) Format: Individual Reflection (50%) Task: In this assignment, you will complete: An individual reflection on your GMBA learning.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reflect on your experiences to advance learning and skill development.
  • Synthesise and critically analyse literature and industry information pertinent to an industry challenge or opportunity.
  • Apply innovative problem solving and self-directed project planning skills to complete a complex project
  • Present complex material effectively.

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

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Unit information based on version 2025.01R of the Handbook