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BUS200 Special Elective in Business

Course Coordinator:Rory Mulcahy (rmulcahy@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries

2020Semester 1

UniSC Gympie

 Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Please go to unisc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

This course enables you to gain advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in a
specialist area. The course content and learning activities will contribute to your ability to: evaluate
information to complete a range of activities; analyse, generate and provide solutions to unpredictable and
sometimes complex problems; transfer knowledge, skills and ideas in a variety of contexts and
communicate these to others.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Lecture 1hr Not applicable Not Yet Determined
Tutorial/Workshop 1 2hrs Not applicable Not Yet Determined

What level is this course?

200 Level (Developing)

Building on and expanding the scope of introductory knowledge and skills, developing breadth or depth and applying knowledge and skills in a new context. May require pre-requisites where discipline specific introductory knowledge or skills is necessary. Normally, undertaken in the second or third full-time year of an undergraduate programs.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming...
1 Examine a specialist area of professional business practice. Creative and critical thinker
Empowered
2 Develop skills to analyse, evaluate and reflect critically on complex information, problems, concepts and theories in order to devise recommended solutions to a business issue. Creative and critical thinker
Empowered
3 Effectively communicate implications and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Empowered
Engaged

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Not applicable

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

Early feedback will be provided via Task 1 and in-class activities. The in-class activities will be aligned to the assessment tasks and have opportunities to receive feedback from the teaching team and student peers.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Report Individual 20% 
1000 words
 Week 5 Online Submission
All 3 Report Individual 40% 
2,500 words
 Week 13 Online Submission
All - Assessment Task 1:Proposal
Goal: 
The purpose of this task is to explore a specialist area of business practice by developing a proposal for investigating an identified problem or issue.
Product: Report
Authorship Statement:
Format: 
This is an individual, written assessment. See Blackboard for more details.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Identification, justification and explanation of a business problem or issue to be investigated supported by relevant secondary sources.
2 
Identification of parent discipline and key theoretical frameworks
3 
Description and justification of the proposed approach
4 
Communication and professional presentation
5 
Assessment criteria are mapped to the course learning outcomes.
 1 2 3
Generic Skills: 

                        

                    

                

                

                    

                        

                            
                                All - Assessment Task 3:Final Report
                            
                        

                        

                            Goal:
                            
Final Report

                        

                        

                            Product:
                            Report
                        

                        

                            Authorship Statement:
                            
                        

                        

                            Format:
                            
This is an individual assessment. See Blackboard for more details.

                        

                        

                            Criteria:
                            
                                

                                    
                                        

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                                            Learning Outcome assessed
                                        

                                    
                                    
                                            

                                                1
                                                
Refinements using feedback from Task 2

                                                
                                                
                                            

                                            

                                                2
                                                
Presentation and critical discussion of findings and conclusions

                                                
                                                
                                            

                                            

                                                3
                                                
Presentation and justification of recommendations and business implications

                                                
                                                
                                            

                                            

                                                4
                                                
Consistent progress and time management demonstrated by meeting key checkpoints in-class

                                                
                                                
                                            

                                            

                                                5
                                                
Communication and professional presentation

                                                
                                                
                                            

                                    
                                

                            		
                        

                        

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Directed study hours

                
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

            

        

    


    

        

            

                
What resources do I need to undertake this course?

                

                    Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
                

            


            

                
Prescribed text(s) or course reader

                    
There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

            

        


        

            

                
Specific requirements

                    
Not applicable

            

        

    


    

        

            
How are risks managed in this course?

            
Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

        

    


    

        
What administrative information is relevant to this course?


        

            

                
Assessment: Academic Integrity

                
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

            

        


        

            

                
Assessment: Additional Requirements

                Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
            

        


        

            

                
Assessment: Submission penalties

                Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
            

        


        

            

                
Links to relevant University policy and procedures

                
For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:
  • Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
  • Review of Assessment and Final Grades
  • Supplementary Assessment
  • Central Examinations
  • Deferred Examinations
  • Student Conduct
  • Students with a Disability
For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

            

        


        

            

                
Student Charter

                
UniSC is committed to excellence in teaching, research and engagement in an environment that is inclusive, inspiring, safe and respectful.  The Student Charter sets out what students can expect from the University, and what in turn is expected of students, to achieve these outcomes.

            

        


        

            

                
General Enquiries

                
  • In person: 
    • UniSC Sunshine Coast - Student Central, Ground Floor, Building C, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs
    • UniSC Moreton Bay - Service Centre, Ground Floor, Foundation Building, Gympie Road, Petrie
    • UniSC SouthBank - Student Central, Building A4 (SW1), 52 Merivale Street, South Brisbane
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    • UniSC Caboolture - Student Central, Level 1 Building J, Cnr Manley and Tallon Street, Caboolture
  • Tel:+61 7 5430 2890
  • Email:studentcentral@usc.edu.au

            

        

    







    

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