Postgraduate - UnitMBA5709 - The business environment

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Caulfield Summer semester B 2015 (On-campus block of classes) Malaysia Summer semester B 2015 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Paul Kalfadellis

Synopsis

This case-based unit is designed to provide an overview of the business environment at the global, market, and organisational levels and the role of individuals in such an environment. The focus of this unit will be to investigate important socio-political/legal dimensions and the contemporary context of managerial decision making. To this end, students will examine the myriad of issues challenging the pursuit of sustainable business practice as a precursor to the more detailed consideration of functional methods that help inform these decisions that will follow in the subsequent module.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

introduce students to a preliminary overview of the economic, legal, political and social environment in which day to day business operations are managed
illustrate the role of markets, the organisation and the individual in the business environment
facilitate an understanding of the role of globalisation and technological change in relation to the growth of economies and sustainability
apply critical thinking to case-based analysis
develop capabilities to be future generators of sustainable economic, social and environmental value for business.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Paul Kalfadellis

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in 0028, 3184, 3185, 3189, 3190, 3196, 3198, 3839 or 3849 to undertake this unit.