2013 Unit of Study

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Understanding Business
UoS Code BUSS1001
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2
Prerequisites None
Corequisites
Prohibitions ECOF1003
Assumed Knowledge
Additional Information
Lectures 1x 1.5hr lecture and 1x 1.5hr tutorial per week
Assessment Summarising and Referencing (0%); Applying Business Concepts (25%); Case studies (10%); participation (15%); exam (50%)
Description This unit of study is the first of two junior core units aimed at introducing students to the internal and external contexts in which business operates in the twenty-first century. It also aims to lay the foundations for effective communication (written and oral), critical analysis, problem solving, and team work skills, which are essential to achieving program learning goals. In this unit, students will build an understanding of the dynamics of business through the lens of the company and its stakeholders. Business ethics is also introduced as key learning goal.
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