Course Title: Contribute to strategic direction

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6072

Course Title: Contribute to strategic direction

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 60.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM7735C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2009

Course Contact: John Gionea

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5490

Course Contact Email: john.gionea@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit covers the manager’s involvement in the establishment of the strategic direction of the organisation, to both sustain competitive advantage and enhance global competitiveness. It requires analysis and interpretation of relevant markets, capability assessment of the organisation and its existing and potential competitors and allies.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBMGT601A Contribute to Strategic Direction

Elements:

Analyse and review organisation’s capabilities

Analyse the external environment

Contribute to the creation and / or review of the organisational mission statement

Undertake competitive analysis


Learning Outcomes

Please refer to Elements of Competency.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including class tests, assignments and an examination.

The tests will be closed book consisting of multiple-choice questions, short answer questions and case studies. The assignment will include a combination of basic research questions and questions that analyse, evaluate, reinforce and assess the performance critera of the course.

Students will receive ongoing feedback on their progress in the course. Feedback on assessment will be given in a timely manner. Students will be informed about how to improve their performance in the competency / course and what they need to do to be deemed competent or to gain a pass in the assessment.