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Unit of Study MNG10001 - Issues and Technology for Business Studies (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    6

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

    SCU College

Unit description

Supports students in the development of learning and technology skills and concepts underpinning the preparation and management of a variety of business reports and documents. Students use technology tools to explore case studies, develop a range of templates for reports suitable for different stakeholders and undertake other active learning tasks to acquire key academic and business skills.

Unit content

Topic 1: Unit introduction
Topic 2: The nature of business and knowledge development
Topic 3: Analysis of business information in a range of forms
Topic 4: Technology tools for academic and business study
Topic 5: Report types and structures
Topic 6: Spreadsheet use and applications
Topic 7: Using technologies to construct presentations and reports
Topic 8: Technology and e-Business
Topic 9: Document management in a digital age
Topic 10: E-Commerce: Business Strategies, Security and Ethics

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1,  2 Session 1,  2
Online Session 1,  2 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse information from business operating in a local and global context
2 use both local and global perspectives to explore and critically analyse diverse business-focused reports
3 select from a range of technology tools to develop outputs tailored for specific stakeholders
4 construct a report from specified case study material.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse information from business operating in a local and global context
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. use both local and global perspectives to explore and critically analyse diverse business-focused reports
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. select from a range of technology tools to develop outputs tailored for specific stakeholders
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. construct a report from specified case study material.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.