Course Title: Critical and Analytical Approaches
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Critical and Analytical Approaches
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BUSM2541 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
610P BUS Portfolio Office |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2021 |
BUSM2541 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
BUSM2611 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Undergraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
Viet1 2023 |
Course Coordinator: Bronwyn Coate
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 (3) 99251309
Course Coordinator Email: bronwyn.coate@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Melbourne Campus, Building 80
Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
Course Description
In this course you will learn to critically examine psychological assumptions and biases and apply approaches for analysing and interpreting information. The course discusses the development of ‘what we think we know’ through discussion of critical media consumption, academic knowledge development and organisational construction of shared understandings. You will examine facts, opinions and the production of media, while developing your capacity to analyse and apply evidence-based approaches to evaluating and accepting information as knowledge.
The course adopts an interdisciplinary approach to analyse organisations through different theoretical lenses. You will develop your organisational analysis and critical reasoning skills through the application and assessment of different perspectives to business case studies.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Articulate the difference between objective and subjective positions and how these influence a range of business and social outcomes.
- Reflect on the decisions made in a range of business applications, and the reasons behind those decisions.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking methodologies to business contexts.
- Apply an evaluative process to assess a business opportunity.
- Undertake reflective praxis regarding your progress in developing critical and analytical approaches to thinking and conceptualising.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course is delivered as a blend of face-to-face activities and online learning. Learning will be supported through in-class and online activities such as: personal development activities; guest speakers/expert commentators; prescribed readings; practical tasks; seeking and providing peer feedback; and reflective praxis.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies/Canvas. Class activities, recordings, notes and outcomes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows.
Assessment Task 1: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2
Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 2, 3, 4
Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on progress, outcomes and approaches, and by individual consultation.