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In the contemporary business climate of hyper-competition, volatility and increasingly pervasive technologies, the demand for organisational agility and responsiveness accentuate the degree to which success is linked to managerial decision making: more decisions need to be made, at greater speed, with superior precision in order to achieve effective outcomes. This unit examines the different types of decisions that managers make, embedding these within a variety of business processes and contexts. We examine the role of technologies in providing and analysing this information, whether it is from transactional e-commerce applications, enterprise collaboration systems or customers via social media.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
The unit will run on-campus and online.
On-campus students will attend a three hour seminar which may include computer work. Students will be expected to study materials from a variety of sources prior to the seminar and participate in class discussion during the seminar. Communication skills will be practised via written exercises, oral discussion and presentations. Study materials will be distributed via the online learning environment Blackboard.
The online environment for online students will mirror on-campus activities. External students will be required to post their activities on forums and review the work of others, just as on-campus students will do in class. They will be required to use social-media and record digital presentations for sharing with other students.
Students will be expected to research relevant issues of interest in their workplace and discuss them in class for their assignment portfolio. Teaching will be supported through industry representation and participation in order to analyse decision making issues and technologies from a real-world perspective. Industry leaders will feature as guest lecturers, enabling learners to make the connections between theory and practical application.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Personal learning portfolio | 60% |
| Assignment | Case Study | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Personal learning portfolio | 60% |
| Assignment | Case Study | 40% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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