Bachelor of Business – Management Major

Program Aim

To produce graduates who have a broad knowledge and skills of business with particular expertise in their chosen field(s) to meet industry demand in local and global business environment.

Program Rationale

The Bachelor of Business program helps students to build the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in a wide range of areas within business and the not-for-profit and public sectors. The Bachelor of Business program is designed to allow learners to customise their program by sampling a range of business disciplines prior to choosing the business discipline in which to specialise through a selected Major. The program adopts enquiry-based learning approach that helps learners to develop important problem-solving and decision-making skills relevant to any business. Graduates go on to develop careers in the management of large, medium and small businesses in government and private sectors, both domestically and internationally.

Program Learning Outcomes

The Bachelor of Business program has the following learning objectives:

  • To demonstrate the ability to think critically and analyse complex business situations.
  • To demonstrate the ability to apply business theory of their area of specialisation in practice.
  • To demonstrate well-developed oral and written communication skills.
  • To demonstrate awareness of business ethics principles, corporate social responsibility and sustainability in a global context.
  • To demonstrate knowledge and skills in their field of expertise.
  • To demonstrate the capacity to work individually and as part of a team.
  • To demonstrate an understanding of corporate, legal, and regulatory environments.

Industry Needs

As identified by Andrew Norton in Grattan Institute’s report ‘Mapping Australian Higher Education’, there is a demonstrable skills shortage for qualified individuals across a broad range of business disciplines that needs to be satisfied. In addition to that, generally, the demand for higher education in Australia has been on the rise in the last decade and is still growing rapidly. The proposed Bachelor of Business with majors in Accounting, Hospitality Management, Information Systems, and Management are likely to contribute in satisfying that increased demand of higher education among domestic and international students.

Graduate Career Outcomes

Bachelor of Business qualifications are aimed to provide a broad-based foundation for entry into graduate positions that can lead to a wide range of rewarding careers. It is expected that graduates start a career in the fields including:

  • Accounting
  • Public Accounting Practice
  • Public Sector Accounting /Auditing
  • Business Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Multinational Corporations Management
  • Hospitality Services Professions
  • Project Management Professions

Program Progression Rules

To complete the Bachelor of Business – Management Major program, the student would need to complete 24 courses in the following order:

Single Major (Other than Accounting)

  • 8 First year common core courses (100 Level)
  • 8 Courses in chosen Major – at least 4 out of 8 courses must be at 300 level
  • 4 Courses in chosen Minor – at least 2 out of 4 courses must be at 300 level
  • 4 Elective courses

Program Location

This program is offered at our campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin.

Management Major

Semester 1

  • Communication in Business
  • Foundations of Accounting
  • Business Economics
  • IT and Business Processes

BUSC101

Course Information

The aim of this course is to provide you with the skills and knowledge of communication in the business environment. In this course, there is a strong focus on developing your understanding of theories of communication in business contexts and its application to effective business writing at a high level, persuasive and appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication, and interpersonal skills across teams and cultures.

This course is designed to give you a comprehensive view of communication, its scope and importance in business, and the role of external communication as well as an effective internal communication system. This course also develops an awareness of the importance of concise written expression to modern business communication.

You will be individually assessed on how to research and process information through your ability to conduct surveys, critical and logical thinking, communicating through visuals in oral presentations and in public speaking. You will learn to communicate in a logical, cogent, coherent, and well-organized manner.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Communicate and work effectively as an individual or in a group to develop and apply critical thinking and analytical skills
  2. Understand and express complex ideas accurately in oral, written, and visual communication forms
  3. Understand the opportunity to use interpersonal and communication skill in different business settings
  4. Review need of and be able to use current business technology
  5. Identify social and cultural implications of business situations
  6. Identify and assess ethical, environmental and/or sustainability considerations in business decision-making and practice
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ACCT101

Course Information

In this course, you gain an introductory knowledge of accounting from a wide range of disciplines. It introduces you to accounting concepts in preparation for more advanced business topics within the Bachelor of Business program.

The overview of this course is for you to understand the accounting principles relating to the preparation of financial and managerial reports. In this course, the focus will be on the Income Statement, the Balance Sheet, Statements of Cash Flows, and Statement of Shareholders’ Equity. You will learn how to compile and analyse these financial statements, determine the value of a firm, and compare the firm to its competitors. This course will also focus on how to illuminate the accounting information for utilisation by a variety of stakeholders in planning, controlling, and investing decisions. For those continuing accounting studies, this course provides a general foundation upon which later courses will build upon.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Explain and apply basic financial accounting knowledge to complete the accounting cycle;
  2. Explain and apply basic management accounting techniques to resolve business problems;
  3. Prepare and interpret financial statements;
  4. Identify and interpret the role of ethics and sustainability in accounting; and
  5. Apply the key concepts and principles underlying the recognition, measurement, recording and provision of accounting information using manual accounting systems.

ECON101

Course Information

This course introduces economic concepts and principles which are useful in understanding the general economic environment within which businesses and other organisations operate. This course introduces the essential concepts, tools, and methods of statistics for you in business, economics, and similar disciplines, although it may have wider interest. This course will help you to develop the understanding that you will need to make informed decisions using data, and to communicate the results effectively. The focus is on concepts, reasoning, interpretation and thinking rather than computation, formulae, and theory.

The microeconomics components of this course examine how consumers and firms make decisions and how they interact with each other in markets. Topics covered include supply and demand, consumer and firm behaviour, price determination and the operation of markets, situations of market failure, and the impact and role of government on the economy.
The macroeconomics components of this course will help you to understand the entire economy and its wellbeing. Those topics look at the effect of factors such as inflation, exchange rates, interest rates and trade on the wellbeing and stability of the economy.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Describe and discuss the fundamentals of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory;
  2. Identify and illustrate simple economic tools that assist in decision making;
  3. Demonstrate economic literacy by communicating effectively using economic theory;
  4. Evaluate and critically analyse economic information to make informed business decisions;
  5. Describe and evaluate how government economic policies affect the national economy as well as individual businesses; and
  6. Apply an economic approach and way of thinking to analyse real world events.

ITIS101

Course Information

This course introduces you to the strategies associated with the implementation and delivery of IT and information systems.

By using a hands-on approach, you will learn methods, tools and techniques in the modelling and improvement of business processes. Subsequently, you will be able to evaluate the risks associated with the key types of information technology used in business today. By the end of this course, you will understand the relationship between information technology, business processes and information system effectiveness.

Throughout the duration of this course, you will be given the opportunity, via journal entries, to reflect on the material and discuss important aspects in the subject. In addition, a major component of the subject assessment will require you to prepare a report that substantiates information system requirements for a business. The report will document one key information technology/process such as a CRM or SCM system used in a modern firm, perform business process modelling and justify improvements made.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Describe and discuss the relationship between information technology and information systems and business performance and effectiveness
  2. Identify the key types of information technology used in business today
  3. Critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of different IT and information systems
  4. Discuss the key aspects associated with the implementation and delivery of IT and information systems
  5. Describe and discuss the risks associated with information systems
  6. Critically assess the ethical and privacy issues associated with IT and information systems

Semester 2

  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Fundamentals of Business Law
  • Business Statistics

MKTG101

Course Information

This course introduces you to the marketing function in an organisation. The course focuses on the management of the marketing activities and how marketing relates to overall organisational functioning, including the management of exchange processes between consumers and business units. By the end of the course, you will understand the importance of the marketing mix, including aspects of product design, pricing, placement, and promotion; and you will be able to analyse the marketing effectiveness of organisations with a focus on sustainability.

You will learn how to think like a marketer, discovering that the focus of marketing has always been on the consumer. You will begin to intuitively ask: Who is the consumer? What does the customer need? What does the customer want? Marketing is an understanding of how to communicate with the consumer.

Additionally, the course will provide you with opportunities for the practical implementation of the concepts covered and the development of problem-solving skills by various means.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Examine and discuss the key concepts and principles of marketing
  2. Discuss how key marketing concepts can be used in analysing a range of marketing problems at local and global levels
  3. Describe and discuss the fundamentals of market research, its aims, and objectives
  4. Analyse the components of the marketing mix
  5. Critically evaluate marketing strategies
  6. Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking by performing a marketing analysis that results in a practical marketing plan
  7. Demonstrate ability to work as an individual and as part of a team to understand a firm’s marketing records

MGMT101

Course Information

This course aims to provide sufficient exposure for you to develop your understanding of the major themes and theories of management that are important in managing a business or organisation. This course looks at the main theoretical approaches to the management of organisations; principles of governing, the structure of organisations, theories of motivation and leadership; an appreciation of the role of culture and environment in the work of the manager; identifying modern approaches to operations management; understanding the role of teams in organisations; an appreciation of the importance of strategic planning and management; and an understanding of the ethical dimensions of the work of the manager.

You will learn to provide an explicit explanation of the link between theories presented in the course and organisational problems/management practice. Through the assessment tasks in this course, you will critically evaluate the implications of key factors in the external and internal environments that play a part in management practice. Also, to demonstrate an understanding of key aspects of management pertinent to the case study/report with skilled analysis of the implications for practice.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of key management theories and principles, and be able to analyse management functions
  2. Identify and analyse key factors in the external and internal environments that affect management practices
  3. Analyse the concept of an organisation’s social responsibilities
  4. Critically analyse the role and importance of effective communication and information management
  5. Apply theoretical models and concepts to current management practices, problems, and issues

LAWS101

Course Information

In this course, you will be introduced to the Australian Legal System and the foundations of business and company law. You will develop the knowledge and understanding of the Australian legal system and sources of law in Australia, the commercial legal responsibilities, and risks of doing business, key aspects of the law of torts, contracts and consumer protection, and the law associated with starting, managing, financing, and closing companies and other business entities. By the end of this course, you should be able to identify legal and ethical issues that arise in business decisions and the laws that apply to them. You will also learn to present well-supported arguments to solve real-life business law problems.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Describe and discuss the key features of the Australian legal system as it applies to business law
  2. Describe and discuss the laws that relate to the formation, operation, and termination of contracts and which affect their validity
  3. Evaluate consumer protection legislation
  4. Identify, analyse, interpret, and evaluate case law principles and statutory provisions as they apply to business law
  5. Identify and analyse legal issues and problems as they apply to businesses (and hypothetical situations) and recommend appropriate courses of action with emphasis on legal precedent
  6. Construct a coherent and logical legal argument

BUSS101

Course Information

This course will introduce you to the quantitative tools that are necessary for day-to-day business needs. This course places a strong emphasis on developing a clear theoretical understanding of various analytical tools as well as an appreciation of the application of statistics to business decisions. These skills and competencies provide a foundation for professional practice for further study in the many different majors of the degree.

The objectives of this course are to (a) provide a basic knowledge of the application of mathematics and statistics to business disciplines; (b) develop an ability to analyse and interpret data to provide meaningful information to assist in making management decisions; and (c) develop an ability to apply modern quantitative tools (Microsoft Excel) to data analysis in a business context.

The main goal of this course is to help you develop computational skills and problem-solving capabilities using Excel as a tool for analysis and presentation of solutions to business problems. The emphasis will be placed on determining when it is appropriate to use the various techniques and how to use Excel to carry out the analysis. Interpretation of output generated by Excel is also an important objective.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and methods used in analysis of business data;
  2. Identify and evaluate the correct statistical technique or analytical tool by focusing on the objective of the problem and the data type;
  3. Compute basic statistics and analyse both manually and using appropriate computer software applications such as Excel or SPSS; and
  4. Present and process suitable sample data, make basic statistical inferences and interpret statistical results, which lead to appropriate business interpretations in the context of the problem given.

Semester 3

  • Human Resources Management
  • Corporate Governance & Business Ethics
  • Minor Course 1
  • Elective Course 1

MGMT203

Course Information

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the principles and practice of human resource management with a specific focus on the role that it plays in helping organisations build and maintain competitive advantage. This course also involves developing your understanding of all aspects of the management of people at work. You will learn the key components for organisational effectiveness and quality of work life. The focus will be on developing a strategic approach to topics such as recruitment, employee development performance management and compensation while focusing on the economics of HR management.

The course will cover the main functions usually associated with human resources management: human resource management roles and responsibilities in organizations, strategic human resource management, planning & forecasting human resource needs, recruitment, selection, performance management, remuneration, training & development, equal employment opportunity, and occupational health and safety. In addition to covering key theoretical perspectives, illustrative examples of human resources management in practice will be provided from both public and private sector organisations in Australia and overseas.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Analyse the nature and significance of key HRM practices and HRM outcomes related to diverse organisational contexts;
  2. Demonstrate understanding of the role and importance of industrial relations in human resource management;
  3. Evaluate key organisational approaches to improving HR outcomes for both the organisation and its employees;
  4. Critically analyse and apply the emerging strategic role that HRM plays in a changing business environment and workplace to maintain current policies and procedures;
  5. Analyse and align HR systems and processes to leadership strategies and objectives in contemporary organisations to promote best practice in HR performance; and
  6. Critically analyse the role of HR function in an organisation’ strategic decision making.

BUSE201

Course Information

This course equips you with knowledge of the legal regulation of companies, and with skills to analyse the legal and ethical challenges arising in the conduct of business. Study of the legal regulation of companies covers corporate governance and director’s duties, shareholders meetings, financial reporting and disclosure obligations, as well as the company’s relations with outsiders. You will develop your skills in legal analysis through examination of case studies in contemporary failures of corporate governance. Study of the ethical challenges arising in the conduct of business covers the major ethical paradigms against which modern business is commonly evaluated, including capitalism, environmentalism and corporate social responsibility.

You will develop your skills in analysis and critical evaluation through the examination of case studies involving examples of contemporary challenges to business ethics, such as supply chain exploitation, multi-national tax avoidance and market manipulation. By the end of the course, you will be able to compare and contrast legal and ethical analyses of these challenges.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Explain the concept of ‘separate legal entity’ and how companies can incur civil and criminal liability
  2. Describe the Australian corporate governance regulatory framework
  3. Analyse contemporary corporate governance issues by reference to applicable law
  4. Explain ethical theories including capitalism, environmentalism and corporate social responsibility
  5. Apply knowledge of ethical theories to critically evaluate contemporary challenges to business ethics
  6. Communicate their knowledge coherently and by reference to credible sources

Possible Minor Courses:

Accounting 

Information Systems

Hospitality Management

Students would be allowed to choose elective courses from the courses available/offered in the Bachelor of Business at CIM.

Any available/offered courses could be chosen, provided they are not part of the chosen major or minor.

Semester 4

  • Cross Cultural Management
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Minor Course 2
  • Elective Course 2

MGMT202

Course Information

This course is designed to help you develop in-depth understanding of the cross-cultural knowledge and skills required to work and manage across borders and cultures, capabilities that are essential in today’s globalised business environment. In this course, you will learn the theories which explains the similarities and variations in business behaviour across national cultural boundaries.

This course provides conceptual frameworks for systematically understanding the notion of culture, cultural synergies and differences, and convergence and divergence in cultural norms and values. This course also explores practical solutions for managing in cross cultural business contexts. It incorporates topics that highlight the impact of culture in the international business environment, the multiple dimensions of culture and implications for management, issues in communicating and interacting across cultures, comparative leadership styles, negotiating across cultures and working in global teams.

The course will also draw attention to more recent changes in the global business environment, especially in relation to emerging economies and the developing world, and the implications for international business.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Analyse various theories and dimensions of culture;
  2. Analyse the impact of culture on business behaviour and practices;
  3. Review strategy formulation and implementation process for multicultural operations;
  4. Analyse various human resource management practices in a global and cross-cultural context;
  5. Apply theories of culture and management to provide critical and creative solutions for cross-cultural management problems; and
  6. Demonstrate ability to work as an individual and as part of a team to address cross-cultural challenges in management.

MGMT201

Course Information

In this course, you will focus on understanding the behaviour of people at work. The concepts and theories taught in this course are useful for managers in understanding and solving people related workplace issues and problems. The topics that are covered in this course aim to influence you to become people-oriented managers. You will also learn the foundation for the understanding of human behaviour in organisations, providing you with a comprehensive exposure to organisational behaviour theories, research and workplace issues.

The assessment tasks that you must complete, will provide an explicit explanation and understanding of the link between theories presented in this course and organisational problems/management practice. Also, throughout the course, you will engage with case studies using critical thinking questions to critique and apply management concepts in any scenario providing them with a deeper learning experience.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Identify and understand the organisational behaviour theories and concepts across cultures;
  2. Identify and understand the importance of evidence-based approach to management and organisational behaviour;
  3. Analyse organisational problems in terms of individual, interpersonal and group processes;
  4. Analyse organisational problems using theoretical frameworks; and
  5. Generate and transmit solutions to managerial problems through application of well-researched organisational behaviour principles.

Possible Minor Courses:

Accounting 

Information Systems

Hospitality Management

Students would be allowed to choose elective courses from the courses available/offered in the Bachelor of Business at CIM.

Any available/offered courses could be chosen, provided they are not part of the chosen major or minor.

Semester 5

  • Contemporary Issues in Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Minor Course 3
  • Elective Course 3

MGMT301

Course Information

This course focuses on contemporary issues and emerging trends in management that are relevant to staff and managers in a complex, dynamic and uncertain business environment. This course adopts a holistic approach to understanding contemporary issues by drawing upon the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in other courses in Bachelor of Business program. This course provides you with an opportunity to integrate the knowledge acquired in other courses on the program and to review and evaluate current issues facing organisations and managers.

Some of main areas covered in this course are technology and digitalisation, diversity and inclusion, globalisation and multiculturalism, emotion management, and change management.
Throughout the course, special emphasises is placed on developing your research, diagnostic, analytical and communication skills to examine and discuss selected management topics.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Analyse information on current trends in contemporary management theory and practice;
  2. Analyse ethical dilemmas in contemporary organisations;
  3. Evaluate a given management model for its usefulness in guiding effective decision making;
  4. Critically analyse management theories and systems in contemporary organisations;
  5. Evaluate and explain the critical importance of factors that influence the workforce such as motivation and team building; and
  6. Critically analyse the role and importance of organizational structure, leadership and managing vital operations and processes to contemporary businesses.

MGMT302

Course Information

This course covers the key practical and theoretical aspects of strategic management. It provides an overview of the disputes in strategic management, offers an effective overview to the field, and addresses the potential benefits and limitations of strategic management. This approach allows for the development of knowledge and skills in the areas of strategic analysis, strategic choice, and strategic implementation. You will compare contrasting theoretical perspectives on strategic management and their implications as well as apply a series of strategic tools to determine industry and company structures.

On a macro level, strategic management is concerned with the long-term direction, scope and performance of an organization. As such it draws on other disciplines (e.g., marketing, finance, economics, organisational behaviour) already covered in the Bachelor of Business program. Whether the overall ‘strategy’ of an organization emerges from the interplay of functional departments or is a ‘grand plan’ devised by one group, its implementation takes place at the functional/process level where goals, plans and actions need to align with other departments as part of a coherent orientation. Hence all managers need to understand how their roles and functions are part of the overall strategy of the organization.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Identify and propose solution to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems in the key components of the strategic management process and how it can be applied in organisations;
  2. Analyse strategic inputs, including the external and internal environment;
  3. Develop a strategy including synthesising appropriate elements of business level strategy, competitive dynamics, corporate level strategy, cooperative strategies, and international strategies;
  4. Apply selected theory and strategy frameworks to analyse practical strategy related issues in organisational contexts;
  5. Critically examine the relationship between strategic inputs, strategic actions, and strategic outcomes to design a strategic plan.

Possible Minor Courses:

Accounting 

Information Systems

Hospitality Management

Students would be allowed to choose elective courses from the courses available/offered in the Bachelor of Business at CIM.

Any available/offered courses could be chosen, provided they are not part of the chosen major or minor.

Semester 6

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Leadership and Change Management
  • Minor Course 4
  • Elective Course 4

BUSE301

Course Information

This course aims to provide you with an understanding of the nature of enterprise and entrepreneurship. It introduces the role of the entrepreneur, innovation, and technology in the entrepreneurial process. You will learn how to identify good opportunities then create, communicate and capture value from those opportunities. This includes innovation in corporate and non-profit settings. Emphasis will be placed on the setting of new venture formation.

The course is not about small business or lifestyle businesses but instead focuses on the development of growth-oriented businesses whether they are for-profit or not-for-profit. Entrepreneurship is both a way of thinking and of doing. It involves “building something from nothing”. Successful entrepreneurs know how to manage and mitigate uncertainty and risk.
The course content is relevant to those individuals thinking about starting a business or who are already in business – large or small – who are interested in commercialising their own innovations or of others, and those who advise entrepreneurs or engage in policy making in the entrepreneurship area.

This course will provide you with experiential learning opportunities to develop real skills in analysing business opportunities and articulating these opportunities in different modes.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the concepts and key theories relating to entrepreneurship, innovation, and intrapreneurship;
  2. Understand the concepts of social entrepreneurship and co-operative enterprise;
  3. Review and plan changes for the legal issues associated with new business ventures such as copyright, contracts, and insurance;
  4. Analyse theory and related tools in the planning and development of new ventures, innovation, and diffusion process;
  5. Critically evaluate the various types of innovation; and
  6. Critically evaluate the financing options of new ventures.

MGMT303

Course Information

This course focuses on the effectiveness of leadership and change management skills at an individual and organisational level. Leadership and change management are increasingly seen to be the key factors affecting the performance of contemporary organisations and are important areas of study in the fields of management and organisational behaviour. Effective leadership and change management of organisations are important to professional practices, multinational organisations, and public sector and not-for-profit organisations.

This course will integrate theoretical and practical aspects of change management to enhance capabilities in the design, development and implementation of change management strategies. This course will cover aspects of leadership and change management theory and practice relevant to organisations from an international perspective. It will examine theoretical aspects from both traditional and critical perspectives. The course will cover the personal aspects of leadership, leaders as relationship builders and leaders as organisational shapers.

In this course, along with core topics in leadership, you will learn about identifying the need for change, assessing change options, planning for change and then implementing and managing change process through to successful outcomes.

Course Level Aims and Learning Goals

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) specify what you should know and be able to do by completion of this course. The CLOs aim to contribute towards your attainment of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Graduate Attributes (GAs), discussed further below. The CLOs are:

  1. Understand and describe the concept of organizational change and leadership in the context of organizations;
  2. Critically analyse how leadership strategies enable organisational change;
  3. Critically analyse different approaches and tools that can be used to implement change in organizations;
  4. Identify and apply theoretical models and concepts of change to real-life organizational change;
  5. Critically reflect on the ethical and social implications of leadership strategy and decision making;
  6. Demonstrate advanced ability to communicate change management issues orally and in writing; and
  7. Demonstrate advanced knowledge in contemporary management theory and practice.

Possible Minor Courses:

Accounting 

Information Systems

Hospitality Management

Students would be allowed to choose elective courses from the courses available/offered in the Bachelor of Business at CIM.

Any available/offered courses could be chosen, provided they are not part of the chosen major or minor.

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