HRM2100 – Human Resources Management

Human Resource Management investigates the major functions, systems and processes used across a range of organisations. Students will examine the theories and practices that underpin strategies that relate to employee selection, job design, employee appraisal and reward systems. In particular students will critically evaluate the challenges of industrial relations, managing diversity and international human resource management.

MGT2120 – International Management

International Management considers the global world of business focusing on entry strategies, organizational structures, managing political risk, government relations, and alliances. International management has particular relevance in today’s world and will be examined through political, legal, technological and environmental contexts.

MGT3100 – Project Management

Project Management introduces students to the nature of projects by an examination of project scope and nature. Project managers perform an important function in the modern business world and consequently require a certain skill set. Students will examine the methods associated with project management including defining projects, estimating project time, costing, resourcing and evaluating the success of projects.

MGT3150 – Strategic Management

Strategic Management focuses on the opportunities for gaining competitive advantage in global markets through the application of various contextual based strategies. Students will apply the various tools used for strategy analysis and critique corporate business strategy and evaluate implementation processes. An examination of the emerging areas of corporate governance and network strategy will be considered.

ENT3100 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Entrepreneurship introduces students to the process of entrepreneurial success through a consideration of the concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship and appraisal of the theory and practice of resource acquisition and utilisation. It is imperative that managers have an understanding of the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship and the skills and competencies to apply knowledge effectively.

HRM2120 – Organisational Behaviour

Organisational Behaviour encourages the examination of a range of theories about the behaviour of people in organisations as individuals, in teams, as part of groups and cultures. Students will develop skills and strategies to solve organisational problems arising from the complexity and variety of modern entities using a range of appropriate theories.

WIL3500 – INTERNSHIP (equivalent to 2 units)

The Internship unit aims to improve students’ communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills through a combination of academic work and work-based activities. The unit will require students to work in an off-campus business venue to discuss, negotiate, plan, collect information, analyse, synthesise and apply discipline-based knowledge to carry out required activities with the objective of developing a feasible solution to the issues. Learning activities under the Internship unit will be designed in such way that require students to integrate and appropriately apply previous knowledge and training to make and justify decisions in a work-based context. The unit will also require students to reflect upon their own actions/ inactions and decisions related to those work-based activities to critically appraise themselves.

The Internship program is conducted by a professional placement agency in consultation with relevant industry experts. *Specialisation units availability is subject to minimum number of students.

MKT2100 – Marketing Research

Marketing Research examines the application of particular research concepts and techniques such as information gathering skills, survey design, analysis of results and report compilation that will to inform the marketing decision-making process. Specific areas include digital research using secondary data measurement, design sampling, statistical analysis and interpretation of statistical reports.

MKT2120 – Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing provides students with the opportunity to acquire a deep understanding of how new interactive technologies can be utilised to enable interactive communication via the Internet and e-commerce to facilitate improved exchange relationships between suppliers and buyers. Consequently, students need to gain a working knowledge of how to plan, design and evaluate commercial web-sites from a strategic marketing perspective.

MKT2130 – Integrated Marketing Communications

Integrated Marketing Communications examines the function of marketing communication within the context of the organisational marketing function and provides a framework for examining, analysing and evaluating various aspects of the marketing communications process and the relevant tools most commonly used in business.

MKT3100 – International Marketing

International Marketing considers the motivation for international marketing in different environmental contexts. It will develop student’s ability to evaluate international markets in the context of relationships, networks, pricing, promotion, distribution, and the marketing of services and projects. Students will be encouraged to evaluate trends in the provision of products and services in different countries by comparing and contrasting approaches.

MKT3200 – Strategic Marketing

Strategic Marketing is examined within the overall context of business strategy. Business demands that strategic approaches consider future marketing requirements. Students will investigate areas such as competitor, market analysis, alternative value propositions and the building of new business opportunities. The development of evaluative skills and the ability to report on developed strategies are key learning aspects.

MKT1110 – Consumer Behaviour

Consumer Behaviour considers the cognitive and behavioural aspects of consumer buying and associated influential factors affecting purchasing processes. Further, the characteristics of individuals, groups and organisations and their influence on purchasing and consumer behaviour will also be investigated. Through engagement with a range of theories and frameworks associated with consumer behaviour students will develop the ability to address complex marketing problems.

WIL3500 – INTERNSHIP (equivalent to 2 units)

The Internship unit aims to improve students’ communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills through a combination of academic work and work-based activities. The unit will require students to work in an off-campus business venue to discuss, negotiate, plan, collect information, analyse, synthesise and apply discipline-based knowledge to carry out required activities with the objective of developing a feasible solution to the issues. Learning activities under the Internship unit will be designed in such way that require students to integrate and appropriately apply previous knowledge and training to make and justify decisions in a work-based context. The unit will also require students to reflect upon their own actions/ inactions and decisions related to those work-based activities to critically appraise themselves.

The Internship program is conducted by a professional placement agency in consultation with relevant industry experts. *Specialisation units availability is subject to minimum number of students.

ACC2100 – Financial Reporting

Financial Accounting considers the relationship between practice and theory of accounting and examines the role played by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Conceptual Framework. Contemporary issues including the regulatory environment for financial reporting in Australia, measurement theory, current Australian and international developments and specific reporting requirements are discussed.

FIN2100 – Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance provides students with a fundamental understanding of the principles and concepts of corporate finance especially the role of the finance and treasury functions in organisations. The focus is on students developing an understanding of the fiscal and institutional environment and the essential mathematical skills needed for financial decision making.

ACC2110 – Management Accounting

Management Accounting provides explanation of how accounting information is used to guide management decision-making. Students will examine the budgeting process and understand the role of differing costing and processing systems such as activity-based costing. Evaluative tools such as the balanced scorecard and strategic profit analysis for evaluating the performance of an organisation are also considered.

ACC3100 – Corporate Accounting

Corporate Accounting gives students practical knowledge of the regulation of financial reporting in Australia and provides a grounding in the requirements of key accounting standards. Students will apply accounting regulation and standards to process transactions for the preparation of consolidated financial reports and explain how consolidated reports can be used to make economic decisions.

LAW2100 – Corporations Law

Corporations Law analyses the regulatory framework in which companies operate including the different types of companies including the way in which corporations are formed, rules regulating internal relationships within corporations, relationships with outsiders, the duties of directors and other officers, fundraising and the termination of corporations, with a focus on liquidation. The investigative powers of ASIC in relation to companies will also considered.

ACC2111 – Accounting Principles

Accounting Principles studies the recording of transactions in various business structures and the function of financial statements. The ability to explain accounting transactions and treatments including demonstrating an understanding of the principles of double entry bookkeeping is expected. The implementation and operation of a computer-based accounting package to prepare financial statements provides students with necessary practical skills and the capacity to interpret the financial statements.

WIL3500 – INTERNSHIP (equivalent to 2 units)

The Internship unit aims to improve students’ communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills through a combination of academic work and work-based activities. The unit will require students to work in an off-campus business venue to discuss, negotiate, plan, collect information, analyse, synthesise and apply discipline-based knowledge to carry out required activities with the objective of developing a feasible solution to the issues. Learning activities under the Internship unit will be designed in such way that require students to integrate and appropriately apply previous knowledge and training to make and justify decisions in a work-based context. The unit will also require students to reflect upon their own actions/ inactions and decisions related to those work-based activities to critically appraise themselves.

The Internship program is conducted by a professional placement agency in consultation with relevant industry experts. *Specialisation units availability is subject to minimum number of students.

Student workload

The table below indicates the expected student workload per week for this unit.

Total time spent per week at lectures, tutorials, clinical and other placements, etc.

(2) Total time students are expected to spend per week in studying, completing assignments, etc.
(3) Sum of (1) and (2) equals workload hours.

For those students requiring additional English language support, a minimum of 2 additional hours per week should be allocated.

For those students studying this unit by block delivery all hours shown above should be doubled.