Undergraduate - UnitMGC3250 - Management in small firms

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Glennis Hanley

Synopsis

This unit examines the role and nature of small firms in industrial economies, including types of ownership and structures and the types of people who own and manage them. It also examines entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial behaviour, family firms and the trend for women to leave large firms to start up their own business. Issues of managerial planning and skills are also discussed, particularly as they relate to the management of people at work.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

explain the role of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Australian economic context
identify and explain the contemporary public policy framework in which SMEs operate
describe and explain the different forms of SME ownership structures and the issues associated with each type
identify and explain the practical implications of business planning and the managerial skills needed to successfully operate a SME.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Glennis Hanley

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

It is recommended that students complete MGC1010 before undertaking this unit