MC199 - Master of Business Administration

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Plan: MC199EXE15 - Master of Business Administration
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

The program is designed to be a flexible program of study underpinned by an online student learning management platform that can be accessed anywhere, anytime throughout the semester. The MBA can be undertaken part-time or full-time. There will be opportunities for intensive learning, and students have the opportunity to undertake an international study tour. Lecturers will utilise a range of teaching and learning methodologies. The pedagogical approach is teacher-centred and student-centred which is well suited to the learning styles of recent graduates (see Joyce, B., M. Weil & E. Calhoun [2004] Models of Teaching, 7th ed., Boston: Allyn & Bacon). Particular attention will be paid to presenting content in ways that expose you to the world of work, particularly content that covers the principles and practices related to the management and organization of work and workplaces. Solving business problems with a business design thinking problem- solving approach is incorporated throughout the program.

A variety of methodologies will be used, including the formal dissemination of content, audio-visual presentations, presentations by industry professionals, simulations and other complimentary approaches, which provide opportunities for you to link the courses' content and skill development requirements with the management and organisation of work and workplaces.

Through issue-based seminars, case study analyses, simulations, student presentations, student-based topic investigations, and class discussions, you will gain an understanding of the nature of the business constructs as they impact on the regulatory environment, business operations, organisational processes, and performance.

Problem-based learning: In the Master of Business Administration, you may work in a team or individually to conduct research, solve problems, analyse and respond to case studies, prepare or respond to briefs, write original research or case study reports, or participate in managing a company in a computer-based business simulation. This technique is designed to simulate the experiences you will encounter working in business.

Flexible delivery: The program incorporates extensive use of online resources with links to core activities, authentic learning content and applies to real-world contexts, enabling you to engage in practical and applied learning and your learning journey and submit assessments conveniently.

Assignments and projects: These may be either research or problem based, and may be undertaken in teams or individually. They will provide you with experience at undertaking research and writing effectively to present your findings and recommendations to a range of audiences.

The assessment philosophy utilises a range of appropriate measures linked to the program and course outcomes. Assessment tasks include: business plan/reports, academic essays, in-class and online presentations, blogs, group reports, examinations and computer simulations.

A critical feature of all assessment tasks is the requirement to link rigorous academic literature with your work experience. Reflective practice is encouraged to apply new knowledge and insights towards effective and professional business practices.

Depending on courses selected, your progress is assessed by a combination of group and individual assignments and examination. Over the duration of your program you will experience a variety of teaching and learning approaches. The approaches used in each course will be appropriate to the learning outcomes and core capabilities they are designed to develop.

The assessment you must complete is designed to provide you with opportunities to demonstrate the extent to which you have achieved specific learning outcomes in a given area. Methods of assessment will also vary with the learning outcomes of the relevant course that may include case studies, research projects and reports.

For more information on assessment, refer to the RMIT Assessment and Assessment Flexibility policy.

Inherent Requirements

The following information on inherent requirements outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional placement and on-campus learning activities. The non-academic abilities listed are provided for information only and are not entry requirements.

If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there are a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. If you are living with a disability, long-term illness and/or a mental health condition, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your program so that you can participate fully in your studies. To receive learning adjustments, you need to register with Equitable Learning Service: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning

The University considers the wellbeing and safety of all students, staff and the community to be a priority in on-campus learning and professional experience settings.

Academic Integrity

All students are advised to familiarise themselves with RMIT academic integrity policy and guidelines: www.rmit.edu.au/students/my-course/assessment-results/academic-integrity 

Equitable Learning Services

Please note that if you have a disability, long-term medical condition and/ or mental health condition ELS can support you to create reasonable adjustments to ensure you can participate in your studies. You can contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) unit if you would like to find out more. Information about ELS can be found at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning.

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Work integrated learning

The Master of Business Administration program is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional practice. This includes several courses that are ‘work integrated learning’ (WIL) courses. In these WIL courses, you will engage in activities that integrate theoretical learning with practical application in professional contexts and will engage you in meaningful and consequential learning activities. The WIL courses involve interacting with organisations (industry, government and community) through discipline relevant projects and work placements. Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be in a simulated workplace environment. Many courses in the Master of Business Administration use guest lecturers from industry, government or the community and activities relating to industry as part of the learning experience.

Work integrated learning (WIL) is embedded in two courses in year one of the program:

  • BUSM4534 Design Thinking for Business (12 credit points)
  • BUSM1534 Marketing for Managers (12 credit points)

The designated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course in this program is:

  • BUSM4163 Business Consulting (12 credit points)

 These courses provide you with opportunities to apply your academic skills to a work-based context where you will:

  • be involved in authentic engagement with partner organisations that may be in the form of industry-partnered projects, simulations or placements;
  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional 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.

Other courses in the program have aspects of industry partnered learning such as guest speakers, case studies, simulations, serious games, and thought leaders.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.
 

You must complete a total of 192 credit points (e.g. Sixteen 12 credit point courses) as follows: 

  • Four (4) Core courses (48 credit points); and 
  • One (1) MBA Research Core course (12 credit points); and 
  • One (1) Capstone course (12 credit points); and 
  • 120 credit points from one of the following possible Combinations: 

Combination 1: Complete One (1) MBA Major and 24 credit points of University Electives; or 

Combination 2: Complete Two (2) MBA Minors and 24 credit points of University Electives; or 

Combination 3: Complete One (1) MBA Minor and 48 credit points of MBA Option Courses and 24 credit points of University Electives; or 

Combination 4: Complete 96 credit points in MBA Option Courses and 24 credit points of University Electives. 

MBA Option Courses mean all courses listed within each MBA Major, MBA Minor, and Professional Placement and Research list. 

A maximum of 24 credit points in University Electives can be completed as part of your program. 

You may complete 24 credit points in MBA Option Courses in lieu of the University Electives. 

Rules on completion of Professional Placement and Research List Courses:

  • A maximum of 48 credit points can be selected from the Professional Placement and Research list. 

Rules on completion of Majors/Minors: 

  • A major is typically 96 credit points, and a minor is typically 48 credit points. 
  • A maximum of Two (2) Minors can be completed in this program. Please note, if you use a course toward the completion of a major or minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another major or minor. 

The MBA Major and Minor courses can be found at the end of the program structure. The courses in each Major and Minor need to be completed in the sequence listed. 

 

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Design Thinking for Business 12 BUSM4534 City Campus
Leadership and Management 12 BUSM1530 City Campus
Marketing for Managers 12 BUSM1534 City Campus
Financial Analytics for Managerial Decisions 12 BUSM4154 City Campus
Strategy 12 BUSM3255 City Campus
AND
Complete Thirty-six (36) credit points from your selected combination:
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Complete the following One (1) Capstone Course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Business Consulting 12 BUSM4163 City Campus
AND
Complete Eighty-four (84) credit points from your selected combination:
 
AND
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Major: Digital Transformation

Complete the following Seventy-two (72) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Digital Innovation 12 INTE1014 City Campus
Technology Futures 12 INTE2558 City Campus
Management of Technology and Innovation 12 BUSM4537 City Campus
Digital Risk Management and Information Security 12 INTE1002 City Campus
Introduction to Financial Technology 12 BAFI3285 City Campus
Product Innovation and Digital Business Strategy 12 BUSM2685 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Twenty-four (24) credit points from the following courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Digital Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM2478 City Campus
Digital Transformation and Customer Experience 12 BUSM2670 City Campus
Issues in Diversity 12 BUSM4500 City Campus
Global Human Resource Management 12 BUSM4497 City Campus
 
OR

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Major: Leadership

Complete the following Seventy-two (72) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Personal Branding and Authentic Leadership 12 BUSM2481 City Campus
Leadership Issues in International Management 12 BUSM3229 City Campus
Corporate Governance and Responsible Leadership 12 BUSM4157 City Campus
People and Organisations 12 BUSM3249 City Campus
Leading in the Age of Digital Disruption 12 BUSM2518 City Campus
Leading AI and Workforce Transformation 12 BUSM2675 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Twenty-four (24) credit points from the following courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Digital Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM2478 City Campus
Digital Transformation and Customer Experience 12 BUSM2670 City Campus
Issues in Diversity 12 BUSM4500 City Campus
Global Human Resource Management 12 BUSM4497 City Campus
 
OR

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Major: Human Resource Management

Complete the following Seventy-two (72) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Key Concepts in Human Resource Management 12 BUSM4499 City Campus
Contemporary Issues in Strategic Human Resource Management 12 BUSM4495 City Campus
Strategic Human Resource Development 12 BUSM4505 City Campus
Professional Human Resource Management Practices 12 BUSM4504 City Campus
Foundations of People Analytics 12 BUSM2639 City Campus
Predictive Human Resource Analytics 12 BUSM2684 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Twenty-four (24) credit points from the following courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Digital Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM2478 City Campus
Digital Transformation and Customer Experience 12 BUSM2670 City Campus
Issues in Diversity 12 BUSM4500 City Campus
Global Human Resource Management 12 BUSM4497 City Campus
 
OR

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Minor: Digital Transformation

Complete the following Forty-eight (48) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Digital Innovation 12 INTE1014 City Campus
Technology Futures 12 INTE2558 City Campus
Management of Technology and Innovation 12 BUSM4537 City Campus
Digital Risk Management and Information Security 12 INTE1002 City Campus
 
OR

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Minor: Leadership

Complete the following Forty-eight (48) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Leading in the Age of Digital Disruption 12 BUSM2518 City Campus
Personal Branding and Authentic Leadership 12 BUSM2481 City Campus
People and Organisations 12 BUSM3249 City Campus
Digital Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM2478 City Campus
 
OR

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Minor: People Analytics

Complete the following Forty-eight (48) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Foundations of People Analytics 12 BUSM2639 City Campus
Business Analytics 12 ISYS3374 City Campus
Predictive Human Resource Analytics 12 BUSM2684 City Campus
Professional Human Resource Management Practices 12 BUSM4504 City Campus
 
OR

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Minor: Digital Finance

Complete the following Thirty-six (36) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Frontiers in Financial Technology and Innovations 12 BAFI3284 City Campus
Regulation and Governance in the Crypto-Economy 12 ECON1562 City Campus
Cryptofinance 12 BAFI3255 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Twelve (12) credit point from the following courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Blockchain Strategy 12 INTE2572 City Campus
Blockchain and the Cryptoeconomy 12 ECON1565 City Campus
 
OR

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Minor: Sustainable Enterprise

Complete the following Forty-eight (48) credit points:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Sustainable Business Models 12 BUSM2688 City Campus
Sustainable Supply Chain Management 12 BUSM2690 City Campus
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development 12 BUSM2693 City Campus
Sustainable Financial Management and Reporting 12 BUSM2695 City Campus
 
OR

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Professional Placement and Research Optional Course List:

Note: Students seeking a pathway into a Higher Degree by Research Qualification including Master of Philosophy by Thesis or PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) may consider the MBA Research Project courses.

 
Select and Complete maximum Forty-eight (48) credit points from the following Professional Placement and Research List of option courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

MBA Research Project 12 BUSM1539 City Campus
MBA Research Project 2 (24cp) 24 BUSM2678 City Campus
MBA Research Project 3 (48cp) 48 BUSM2681 City Campus
Postgraduate Business Internship 12 BUSM4483 City Campus
Postgraduate Business Internship (24cp) 24 BUSM4609 City Campus
Business Internship 4 48 BUSM4674 City Campus
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Program transition plan

PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 1, 2024 

All current students will be transitioned to the new program structure, and previously completed courses, including credit transfer and RPL, will be recognised in the new program structure. This change will not impact the courses you have completed thus far, nor will it extend the duration of your program. 

If you successfully complete all the requirements of the current program structure by the end of Semester 2 2023, the changes do not apply to you. 

What is changing? 

The MC199 Master of Business Administration is introducing three new majors, extending your minor options from two to five, and introducing the opportunity to take internships and research courses. The updated majors and minors have been listed below: 

Major: Digital Transformation 
Major: Leadership 
Major: Human Resource Management 
Minor: Digital Transformation (previously named Technology and Innovation) 
Minor: Leadership  
Minor: People Analytics 
Minor: Sustainable Enterprise 
Minor: Digital Finance 

Note, the courses in the updated majors, minors, internship and research options may be referred to as MBA Option Courses. 

Name changes: 

  • The Minor: Technology and Innovation has been renamed Minor: Digital Transformation. 
  • The course BUSM4157 Corporate Governance and Regulation has been renamed Corporate Governance and Responsible Leadership. 

Changes to courses: 

  • The course BUSM4537 Management of Technology and Innovation is no longer a core course. If you have completed this course, it will be considered part of the Major / Minor: Digital Transformation or an MBA Option Course.  
  • The course BUSM2478 Digital Entrepreneurship has been replaced by BUSM4537 Management of Technology and Innovation in the Minor: Digital Transformation. If you have completed BUSM2478 Digital Entrepreneurship prior to Semester 1 2024 it will be considered an MBA Option Course.  
  • The course ECON1555 Business Data Analytics is no longer a core course. If you have completed ECON1555 Business Data Analytics prior to Semester 1 2024, it will be considered as part of your MBA Option Courses. Alternatively, if you intend to complete the Minor: People Analytics, you do not need to complete ISYS3374 Business Analytics. 

Please note, courses completed under previous transition arrangements will be considered MBA Option Courses.  

If you require more information on how these arrangements will be applied, please contact Business Connect. 

PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 2, 2022

The four (4) Business Enabling courses listed below that form Stage A / Semester 1, Year 1 of your current program structure will be removed from the program from Semester 2, 2022.  

  1. BUSM1162 Management 1 - Managing People 
  2. BUSM3886 Business and Government in the Global Context 
  3. ISYS1028 Global Business and Social Technology: A Case Study Approach 
  4. ACCT2127 Accounting for Management Decisions 

The above (four) 4 Stage A courses will be replaced with four (4) Business and Law courses.

1. If you have received exemptions for the four (4) Business Enabling courses, prior to Semester 2 2022: 

The courses will be recognised as part of your program, and no further action is required. You may continue your program enrolment as planned. 

2. If you have successfully completed or received exemptions for up to three of the four (4) Business Enabling courses, prior to Semester 2 2022, you will need to complete additional courses as detailed below:

  • If you have completed one Business Enabling course, you must complete an additional 36 credit points from  Business and Law electives.
  • If you have completed two Business Enabling courses, you must complete an additional 24 credit points from Business and Law electives.
  • If you have completed three Business Enabling courses, you must complete an additional 12 credit points from the Business and Law electives.

PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 1, 2021

The  Design Thinking minor will not be offered from Semester 1, 2021 onward. If you have already successfully completed any courses from the Design Thinking minor, these will be incorporated as part of the Optional Electives. 

Alternatively, for any students who wish to complete the remainder of their courses that comprise of the Design Thinking minor, you may wish to enrol into the fully online teaching of these courses, available via the RMIT Online. Please note, the online offering of courses is run at an accelerated pace within a 6-week time frame. For more information, please contact staff at Business Connect. 
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PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 2, 2020

Commencing from Semester 2, 2020, the Concentration courses have been amended to become Minors, comprising of four courses for each minor. 

This move to Minors means that students who complete all four courses under a specific minor will be able to have this reflected on their final transcript.

We have also added the new option to complete any four postgraduate electives within the business and law disciplines as an alternative, this includes a 12 or 24 credit point business internship or study tour. Whilst students have flexibility to select any course from the different minors, in order to have a minor reflected on your transcript, you must complete all 4 courses listed in that minor (no exceptions). 

If you already completed any courses from the pre-existing Concentration courses in Semester 1, 2020, these will be incorporated as part of your program, either as part of the Optional Electives, OR you may wish to complete the remainder of the courses comprising of the Minor that your completed course belongs to. 

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FOR STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED PRIOR TO SEMESTER 1, 2020

All existing students will be transitioned to the new program structure, and all course credits that have already been obtained will be recognised in the new structure.

The transition rules below will apply to students who have commenced the program prior to Semester 1 2020. Students can utilise a Transition Map by clicking here

BUSM4531 Business Operations Management
If you HAVE completed BUSM4531 Business Operations Management prior to Semester 1 2020, BUSM4531 Business Operations Management will be counted as one of your four electives.

BUSM4160 Managerial Finance
If you HAVE completed BUSM4160 Managerial Finance prior to Semester 1 2020, BUSM4160 Managerial Finance will be counted as one of your four electives.

BUSM4448 Business Research Design
If you HAVE completed BUSM4448 Business Research Design prior to Semester 1 2020, you are NOT required to take ECON1555 Business Data Analytics as a core course.

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