Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor, Lecturer, Workshop facilitator
Dr. Peter Busch
E6A 320
Thursday 3-4pm
Lecturer, Workshop facilitator
Dr. Ian Krycer
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 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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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
If you cannot complete a piece of work please see the convenor before the due date. Check also the Disruption to Studies policy. A more detailed description of each task is given below. Assessment tasks explained
As the table under assessment tasks indicates, there will be 7 assessment tasks.
See the Grading section for information on grades and performance criteria.
All assignments and quizzes should be completed or submitted via the online system at http://learn.mq.edu.au/ by the time specified in the assignment description.
All work submitted should be readable and well presented.
Late work will be accepted with a penalty of 10% of the marks for the assignment per day, or part day, submitted late. Hence, an assignment submitted four and a half days late will get at most half the marks. If you cannot submit on time because of illness or other circumstances, please contact the lecturer before the due date.
For this unit, a final examination is fully appropriate to test learning and knowledge of all learning outcomes. In particular, It allows for accurate reflection of the degree of understanding of learning outcomes LO2, LO3 and LO4.
The final examination accounts for 40% of the final mark. The three hour exam will consist of 180 marks and include a series of short answer questions based on theory from the textbook and application from workshops and given scenarios. This exam is a hurdle assessment.
It is a mandatory requirement that students achieve a satisfactory mark in the final examination in order to be able to pass the unit.
Regarding the examination process, note that
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz 1 | 5% | No | 21/03/2017 |
Quiz 2 | 5% | No | 14/04/2017 |
Quiz 3 | 5% | No | 9/05/2017 |
Quiz 4 | 5% | No | 23/05/2017 |
Assignment 1 | 20% | No | 28/03/2017 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | No | 23/05/2017 |
Final Examination | 40% | Yes | 13-30th June |
Due: 21/03/2017
Weighting: 5%
40 Multiple choice questions, 10 from each of chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the textbook, randomly selected from a large question database to test understanding of lecture material.
Due: 14/04/2017
Weighting: 5%
40 Multiple choice questions, 10 from each of chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the textbook, randomly selected from a large question database to test understanding of lecture material.
Due: 9/05/2017
Weighting: 5%
40 Multiple choice questions, 10 from each of chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the textbook, randomly selected from a large question database to test understanding of lecture material..
Due: 23/05/2017
Weighting: 5%
40 Multiple choice questions, 10 from each of chapters 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the textbook, randomly selected from a large question database to test understanding of lecture material.
Due: 28/03/2017
Weighting: 20%
Using Internet based reference sources, analyse the current market position of a company Inc. Apply the principles from the textbook to answer a series of questions on management styles and organisational culture, current strategic issues facing an organisation and the prognosis for the future.
Due: 23/05/2017
Weighting: 20%
A group of FOUR students will select a new product, service or business venture as the basis for a comprehensive business plan, covering market analysis, the product or service offering, marketing plan, operations plan, financial plan, risk management and recommendations. The overall mark is moderated by Peer Review feedback.
Due: 13-30th June
Weighting: 40%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
A series of short and long answer questions representing most chapters of the textbook and the related workshops, to be completed in a closed book exam over 3 hours.
The mandatory text book is Robbins, S., Bergman, R., Stagg, I., Coulter, M., (2014) Management (7th Ed) Pearson Publishing.
Do not buy earlier editions as the quiz questions in particular will directly relate only to the 7th edition.
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.
Students will need to attend the workshops to engage in group discussions and receive a summary session from the lecturer. These workshops are an integral part of the unit and students are encouraged to participate. The final examination will include questions based on the workshops.
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.
Session |
Date Tues. |
Lectures (Peter and Ian) |
Workshops (Ian) |
Assignment |
1 Peter |
28/2/17 |
Outline Intro to Management Chapter 1 and 2 |
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Release Assignment 1 Due 28/3/17 |
2 Peter |
7/3/17 |
Organisational Culture Global Environment
Chapters 3 and 4 |
Culture of the ADF, pp 111-112 vs. Culture at HubSpot |
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3 Peter |
14/3/17 |
Social Responsibility Managing Decisions
Chapters 5 and 6 |
A radio prank gone horribly wrong, pp 188-189 |
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4 Peter |
21/3/17 |
Managing Innovation Planning
Chapters 7 and 8 |
Change agent at Australia Post, pp 263-266 |
Quiz 1 on Chapters 3,4,5 and 6 |
5 Peter |
28/3/17 |
Strategic Management Managerial Controls
Chapters 9 and 10 |
Virgin Australia’s challenge to Qantas, pp 329-330 |
Assg 1 due |
6 Peter |
4/4/17 |
Managing Operations Organisational Structure Chapters 11 and 12 |
Starbucks Controls, pp 371-2 |
Quiz 2 on Chapters 7,8,9 and 10 |
7 Ian |
11/4/17 |
Collaborative Economy Writing a Business Plan Sales Forecasts and P&L |
Group Assignment Topics Collaborative Business Models |
Release Assignment 2 |
Mid semester break | ||||
8 Ian |
2/5/17 |
Managing Teams
Managing HR
Chapters 13 and 14 |
Recruiting and retaining talent, pp 519 - 520 |
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9 Ian |
9/5/17 |
Individual Behaviour
Communication Chapters 15 and 16 |
Delivery disaster at Domino’s Pizza, p 600 |
Quiz 3 on Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14
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10 Ian |
16/5/17 |
Motivating Employees Managers as Leaders Chapters 17 and 18 |
Radical leadership, p 682 |
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11 Ian |
23/5/17 |
Guest Lecture |
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Quiz 4 on Chapters 15, 16, 17 and 18 Assignment 2 Report Due |
12 Ian |
30/5/17 |
Ian |
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13 Peter and Ian |
6/6/17 |
Revision Lecture |
Revision Q & A |
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Exam |
13-30th June |
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All lecture material |
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We have removed the group presentations in week 12, however there is still a group assignment.
The exam is now a hurdle assessment.
At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit
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 at least 30% in your first attempt at the final examination you will be given a second and final attempt. If you apply for Disruption to Study for your final examination, you must make yourself available for the week of July 24 – 28, 2017. If you are not available at that time, there is no guarantee an additional examination time will be offered. Specific examination dates and times will be determined at a later date. Second-chance hurdle examinations will also be offered in the week of July 24 - 28. Results will be released on July 13. You will be notified shortly after that date of your eligibility for a hurdle retry and you must also make yourself available during that week to take advantage of this opportunity.
The final mark for the unit will be calculated by combining the marks for all assessment tasks according to the percentage weightings shown in the assessment summary.
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:
L.O. 1 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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 |
L.O. 2 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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 |
L.O. 3 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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 |
L.O. 4 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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. |
L.O. 5 |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
Communication |
Understands the basic idea of how to customise and present information for different purposes and/or stakeholders and can demonstrate basic written and oral delivery skills |
Understands the concepts of how to customise and present information for different purposes and/or stakeholders and can demonstrate reasonable written and oral delivery skills |
Understands the nature of business communications and how to appeal to the needs of various stakeholder groups and can demonstrate good written and oral delivery skills |
Understands the nature of business communications and how to appeal to the needs of various stakeholder groups and can demonstrate superior written and oral delivery skills |