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SIEN5001: Foundation in Strategy, Innovation and Mgmt
2025 unit information
This unit introduces students to essential knowledge, frameworks and tools to manage strategically and innovatively. The unit begins by providing students with a mindsets framework for managing responsibly and sustainably. The core concepts and central frameworks of strategic management are introduced and applied to current case studies. Students are then introduced to the complexity of innovation processes and models for assessing and maximising value for innovation. The concepts and frameworks from across the unit are then brought together as students explore the challenges of managing ethically and responsibly in complex environments.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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Corequisites:
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None |
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IBUS5002 or WORK6002 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Evaluate and synthesise advanced disciplinary frameworks and principles in a range of complex business contexts.
- LO2. Communicate persuasively and professionally to diverse stakeholder groups via the appropriate communication and presentation approach suitable to differing business contexts.
- LO3. Evaluate new opportunities and ideas in ambiguous business contexts, using innovative and creative strategies.
- LO4. Collaborate effectively with others from diverse backgrounds and integrate social and cultural perspectives in decision making.
- LO5. Apply inter- and multi-disciplinary perspectives to effectively respond to changing and complex business environments.
- LO6. Integrate ethical perspectives with personal and professional values in decision making.
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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