MC162 - Master of Business Administration (Executive)

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Plan: MC162 - Master of Business Administration (Executive)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure

Approach to learning and assessment

The MBA Executive is a flexible program of study that is suited to students working in senior management positions. Courses are mostly offered in the evening and occasionally on weekends. All courses are underpinned by an online student learning management platform that can be accessed any where, any time throughout the semester. MBA (Executive) Course facilitators will utilise a range of teaching and learning methods. Tasks, assessments and examples are often directly related to the students’ workplace. A statement of learning outcomes is included in each course information document. Through a facilitated learning framework, a combination of issue-based seminars, case study analysis, student-based topic research and facilitator led class discussions you will better understand the nature of the business constructs as they impact on your business decisions and organisational processes and performance.

The principles of facilitated learning are important in the delivery of the content of the MBA (Executive). This facilitated learning approach follows the principles developed in the seminal work of Revans (The Origins and Growth of Action Learning, Bikley: Chartwewll-Bratt, 1982). As a teaching and learning strategy, facilitated learning derives from the experience of both the facilitator and student.  In the MBA (Executive), face-to-face encounters as well as an on-line learning space are utilized.  The Facilitated Learning Model (FLM) can be explained as the intersection of the experience of the facilitator, the experience of students and the teaching and learning resources.

Work experience is an essential component for the successful implementation of the FLM, in which the various concepts that underpin a course are anchored to the concrete experience of both the facilitator and the students. In this scenario, there is a double-loop learning strategy also at work, where the facilitator and the students constantly strive to learn from each other as they navigate course content. Underpinning this navigation of the content is the real work experience of both the facilitator and the students. The identification of workplace and management issues and problems as well as proposing solutions and appropriate interventions and implementation strategies are all significant components of the approach to the FLM. As such, the FLM is also anchored in the principles of management development.

Various collaborative methods are also a widely used feature of the FLM. These delivery strategies include traditional syndicates, research learning circles, communities of practice and the collaborative learning networks.

Assessment
The MBA  (Executive)’s assessment philosophy is based on utilising a range of appropriate measures that interconnect with the programs learning outcomes. Assessment tasks include; business reports, academic essays, in-class and online presentations, group reports, examinations and computer simulations.

A critical feature of all assessment tasks is the requirement to link rigorous academic literature with your own organisational experience. In this way your reflective practice is encouraged to apply new knowledge and insights towards effective and professional business development.

A critical feature of all assessment tasks is the requirement to link rigorous academic literature with your own organisational experience. In this way your reflective practice is encouraged to apply new knowledge and insights towards effective and professional business development.
The assessment you must complete is designed to provide you with opportunities to demonstrate the extent to which you have developed your capabilities and achieved specific learning outcomes in a given area. Methods of assessment will also vary with the learning outcomes and core capabilities of the relevant course but may include case studies, research projects and reports.

If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

Academic integrity
The originality verification software Turnitin (see http://www.turnitin.com), may be used on assessments in your program.

Note you must complete a hardcopy of the RMIT coversheet with your assessment submissions: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/rbkf8knmzbla1.doc. Specifically, support resources for yourself as a student to ensure that your submitted assessment accurately represents your work are provided at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity/students
 

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
  • interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
  • complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and
  • be provided with distinctive sources of feedback to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated.

In this program, you will undertake specific courses that focus on work integrated learning (WIL).  In Change and Innovation you will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a work place setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from industry. Opportunities will also exist in other courses to further expand your practical application of theoretical concepts, through activities such as case studies and assignments.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following:
 

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This Program consists of One Hundred FortyFour Credit Points

COMPULSORY COMMENCEMENT COURSE: Complete the following One (1) Course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Business in a Global Context 12 BUSM3902 City Campus
AND
Complete ALL following Seven (7) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Accounting for Bus Decisions 12 BUSM4126 City Campus
Marketing 12 MKTG1276 City Campus
Leading People and Organisations 12 BUSM4131 City Campus
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law 12 BUSM4136 City Campus
Financial Management 12 BUSM4141 City Campus
Creating Business Strategies 12 BUSM3922 City Campus
Change and Innovation 12 BUSM4146 City Campus
AND
Complete Thirty Six (36) Credit Points from:
Any Postgraduate Course
AND
COMPULSORY COMPLETION COURSE: Complete the following One (1) Course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Strategic Business Leadership 12 BUSM3927 City Campus
 

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