Course Title: Implement a business-like approach
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: BUSM9887C
Course Title: Implement a business-like approach
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6068 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Science
Course Contact: Fiona Campbell Hicks
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4536
Course Contact Email: fiona.campbellhicks@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 30
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit covers adopting a business-like manner in all aspects of operations.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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BSBATSIM412A Implement a business-like approach |
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Identify business-like attitudes |
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Element: |
Implement business-like practices |
Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
Review operations regularly |
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Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
PART 1 TEAM PROJECT
Course participants will be asked to form teams of four students each. Each student will receive the same graded mark as the other students.
Initially, students will meet together to come up with a fully documented formal proposal for a potential team project
PART 2 MINUTES OF MEETINGS
Students will participate in a team project and contribute to the development of a professional Business and Marketing Plan attending all meetings and carrying out all planned activities.
Students will work together to in formal meetings, documenting each meeting with formal agenda and minutes of meetings.
PART 3 BUSINESS AND MARKETING PLAN &
PRESENTATION DOCUMENTATION
Students will work towards the Development of a fully documented Marketing & Business Plan for their group business.
The students in each team of four will be asked to complete a joint task – to be negotiated with their course facilitator. This joint task is to collect information about a local company, for inclusion in a single three-page report. Aspects of the company, to be investigated with that company’ s permission, could include aspects such as: legal structure; number of employees; location(s); corporate goals statement; list of products/service; promotions/advertising; and other organisational structure or occupational health and safety issues
The last paragraph of the report should focus on you, the team members. It should describe the separate roles taken by each of the team members, including division of the themes into allocated task-investigation areas for each student.
Participants are to note who played such roles as secretary; team-spokesman; report typist; IT assistant; report editor; etc.
PART 4 GROUP PRESENTATION
Students are to present their Business and Marketing Plan as a group presentation of at least 10 minutes.
PART 5 PERSONAL REFLECTION
Having completed two semesters of Workplace communication, students are to write up a reflection on the years work. Questions to answer include:
Are you fully prepared to enter the workforce and what will be the skills that you will need to ensure your place in that industry?
PART 6 BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANUAL
Students will complete the unit booklets and class exercises given in the Unit Resource Guides for assessment during the course of the four units as indicated and then at the end of the semester with the Operations Manual
Teaching Schedule
WEEK 1
Course Information
ASSESSMENT PART 1 - Team Report due week 6
WEEK 2
Roles of team participants
ASSESSMENT PART 6 - Class exercises and booklet entries due wk 6
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 1
WEEK 3
Working in teams
ASSESSMENT PART 2 -Meeting No 2
WEEK 4
Implementing a business like approach
ASSESSMENT PART 1 – INITIAL TEAM PROJECT DUE
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 3 -
WEEK 5
ASSESSMENT PART 6 - Class exercises and booklet entries due wk 6
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 4
WEEK 6
ASSESSMENT PART 6 - DUE
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 5
WEEK 7
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 6
WEEK 8
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 7
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WEEK 9
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 8
WEEK 10
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 9
WEEK 11
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 10
WEEK 12
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 11
WEEK 13
ASSESSMENT PART 2 - Meeting No 12
WEEK 14
ASSESSMENT PART 2 – DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF ALL12 MEETINGS DUE
WEEK 15
ASSESSMENT PART 3 - Presentation of Business/ Marketing Plan INTEGRATED PROJECT PRESENTATIONS DUE
WEEK 16
ASSESSEMENT PART 3 - Presentation of Business/ Marketing Plan INTEGRATED PROJECT PRESENTATIONS DUE
ASSESSMENT PART 5 – Personal Reflection due
ASSESSMENT PART 6 – BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANUAL DUE
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework and in class exercises, written tests, a practical problem solving exercises, presentations and practical tests. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Assessment Tasks
PART 1 TEAM PROJECT
Proposal 10% due Week 4
PART 2 MINUTES OF MEETINGS
Documentary evidence of all meetings 10% due Week 14
PART 3 BUSINESS AND MARKETING PLAN &
PRESENTATION DOCUMENTATION
Documentation of Plan 25% due Week 16
PART 4 GROUP PRESENTATION
Students are to present their Business and Marketing Plan as a group presentation of at least 10 minutes. 25% due Week 14-16
PART 5 PERSONAL REFLECTION
Having completed two semesters, you are to write up a reflection on your findings.
Are you fully prepared to enter the workforce and what will be the skills that you will need to ensure your place in that industry? 10% due week 16
PART 6 BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANUAL
Students will complete the unit booklets and class exercises given in the Unit Resource Guides for assessment during the course of the four units as indicated and then at the end of the semester with the Operations Manual. 20% due week 16
Assessment Matrix
PART 1 – TEAM PROJECT PROPOSAL DUE WEEK 4 MARK 10%
PART 2 - MINUTES OF MEETINGS DUE WEEK 14 MARK 10%
PART 3 - BUSINESS AND MARKETING PLAN & PRESENTATION DOCUMENTATION DUE WEEK 16 MARK 25%
PART 4 - GROUP PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS AND MARKETING PLAN DUE WEEK 14 - 16 MARK 25%
PART 5 – PERSONAL REFLECTION DUE WEEK 16 MARK 10%
PART 6 – BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANUAL DUE WEEK 16 MARK 20%
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