Business study abroad and exchange options

AYN416 Financial Accounting Processes

All firms need to prepare financial statements at least annually. AYN416 provides a comprehensive introduction to financial accounting processes from both a practical and theoretical viewpoint. Being the first accounting unit in the Master of Business (Professional Accounting) AYN416 also provides the foundation for studies in all the other accounting related units in the degree course particularly AYN417 Corporate Accounting and AYN418 Advanced Financial Accounting.

AYN424 Accountability of Transnational Corporations

As business and financial markets have become increasingly globalised, the significance of the differences in international accounting policies and disclosure and reporting practices, has become more important, especially from the perspective of managers, financial analysts and other users of financial statements. This unit is designed to provide students with an insight into, and an appreciation of, many of the financial accounting reporting, disclosure and enforcement issues faced by global corporations in an international business environment. This unit provides you with an understanding of the unique financial accounting and reporting, taxation and corporate governance issues associated with global business operations including issues related to the political lobbying activities of both accounting standards and standard-setters. It will assist you to develop the skills necessary to analyse, compare, contrast, and report on the performance levels of global corporations.

AYN456 Business and Corporations Law

As many business decisions involve consideration of business and corporate law, postgraduates with an accountancy degree should possess a functional understanding of Australia's legal system. Knowledge of business and company law will equip them with skills for professional practice as well as enhance their capacity to navigate increasingly complex business landscapes. This unit introduces students to Australia's legal environment, developing students' knowledge and understanding of core principles of law while also introducing basic research and analysis skills essential to effective decision in this space.

AYN458 Ethics and Professional Relationships

This unit is designed for students intending to pursue professional careers in business, particularly accounting or financial planning, and introduces ethical issues associated with the roles of directors, executives and professionals. With a particular focus on the ethical competencies and obligations required of those providing financial advice and accounting services, the unit also specifically addresses the development of trust within professional relationships. Practical considerations regarding how to develop effective non-verbal and verbal communication skills with clients and other stakeholders are also of continuing importance in professional contexts and are explored in this unit.

AMB045 Chinese - English Translation for Business Communication

This language unit is suitable for students with native or near-native competencies in both Chinese and English and who have an interest or need to work with business-related documents and high-level written communications in both languages. The unit teaches basic translation theories and helps students to develop their skills through a large amount of varied translation practice using real world materials including general business correspondence and sample texts in areas of advertising and marketing. In addition to the translation practice, students are introduced to business Chinese and English, which will help them to improve their skills in writing business documents. The knowledge and skills gained through this unit will provide a competitive edge for students who aspire to work in international business and trade companies requiring people with skills in translating business documents between Chinese and English. Admission may require an interview.

AMB046 Chinese - English Translation on Business Topics

Business communication between the English-speaking world and China has been increasing rapidly and on an extensive scale. Success of many business deals and transactions depends on truthful and effective translation of business documents between the two languages.This unit is suitable for students with native or near native competencies in both Chinese and English, and who have an interest or need to work with business-related documents and high-level written communications in both languages. The unit teaches and expands students' strategies and skills in conducting translation tasks in business and, in particular, in the areas of accounting, banking, business contracts and international business through a large amount of varied translation practice using real world materials. In addition to the translation practice, students learn business Chinese and English language features, which helps them to improve their skills in writing business documents.

AMB110 Internationalisation

Internationalisation has become fundamental to the survival and growth of many businesses in Australia as well as in other economies in this era of globalisation. Globalisation has forged interdependency among organisations and individuals in different country markets. This unit examines the drivers of globalisation and international business. It explores the diversity of country markets at an introductory level, introducing key knowledge and skills for operating businesses effectively - responding to the opportunities, challenges and risks of conducting business across politically, economically and culturally diverse environments. In this unit you can gain an awareness of the unique knowledge and skills required of management to operate business internationally across diverse contexts, which will inform future studies in this field.

AMB111 Advertising Works

This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.

AMB120 Bridging Cultures

Understand the skills, behaviours and attitudes required to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds, and develop practical strategies to interpret difference and respond appropriately in culturally diverse situations. Our increasingly globalised workplaces need graduates with awareness, understanding, sensitivity to, and an ability to deal with cultural diversity. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are particularly valuable for a range of international exchange students: those planning an outbound program and those already inbound, for shorter programs or full degrees at QUT. Students with an interest in intercultural communication and those who are learning or have learned a second language will also benefit from this unit.

AMB140 Marketing for the Real World

AMB140 Marketing for the Real World follows the introductory marketing unit in the marketing major and minor and provides a focus on the implementation and evaluation of the marketing plan at a small business level. Emphasis is placed on the responsibilities within a marketing team for planning, developing, organising, implementing, controlling, and evaluating marketing activities. The unit prepares students for other marketing units in the major. 

AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations

AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations answers three important questions: (a) what is public relations, (b) why do organisations need public relations, and (c) how is public relations practised? The unit introduces key concepts of public relations and lays a foundation for subsequent study in the discipline. This unit applies the role and influence of publics and stakeholders into multiple contexts including crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and integrated communication. The unit showcases the range of potential careers available in public relations. 

AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity

AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity introduces you to the tools and techniques you will need to work with the media and get positive publicity for organisations. This makes the unit an ideal elective for students from any discipline looking to add value to their major. The tools and techniques covered in AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity will also provide foundational knowledge and skills for use in subsequent units in the public relations major and minor. AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity helps you develop the skills required to effectively communicate with audiences on behalf of organisations through legacy/traditional and other forms of media.

AMB200 Understanding how Consumers Think, Feel, and (Mis)Behave

A fundamental component of effective and successful marketing activity is an understanding of consumers, their needs and behaviours. Studying the behaviour of consumers in a wide range of situations and circumstances provides marketers with clear guidelines for the development of marketing strategy. This unit provides the foundation theories for the marketing major.

AMB223 Create Advertising

Creativity! Whether you're a budding wordsmith, a marketing enthusiast, or simply eager to harness the power of imagination, this unit is your gateway to mastering the techniques that make advertisements stand out in a dynamic marketplace, encompassing the ever-evolving digital landscape. It also establishes the benchmarks for assessing creative work and lends support for fostering creative ideas.

AMB224 Consumers and Media Channels

This unit introduces you to the strategic use of paid, owned and earned media to effectively reach consumers using media channels within an advertising campaign. You will develop skills to analyse data to research consumer attitudes and behaviours and develop creative consumer insights. Based on these insights you will work together in a team to develop a media strategy. This unit works closely with media industry professionals.  Completing this unit will be beneficial to students who would like to pursue careers in advertising, digital or media agencies or media sales.

AMB299 Marketing Communication

Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.

AMN400 Consumer Insights for Marketing Success

As marketers work to develop more effective strategies to attract, reach and maintain their customers, the need to understand how consumers are influenced by both internal and external factors is integral to strategy formulation. The managerial importance of consumer behaviour stems from the marketing concept, so as consumers and their needs become the focus of the business; consumer behaviour forms the cornerstone of marketing strategy.

AMN401 Integrated Marketing Communication

This unit represents a new way of thinking about IMC. Driven by the idea that everything is digital, this unit enhances traditional concepts of integration and synergy with new touchpoints of communication and new tools of measurement to deliver and optimise the ultimate customer experience.

AMN403 Developing Market Intelligence Skills for Decision Making

Examine how market research is used to enhance management decision making. The key to an organisation achieving business goals necessitates being more effective than competitors in creating, communicating and delivering value to customers. This means market decisions must be made with stakeholders in mind. Therefore managers are reliant on information about customers, non-customers, competitors and the operating environment. Learn how to develop a research design that would enable data collection and analysis to address real world management decision problems.

AMN420 Manage Advertising

This unit is an important introduction to the management of successful advertising campaigns. Unless the advertising is based on research, well planned and has a strong strategic focus, the campaign will not be successful - regardless of how good the creative is or how effective the media is planned. Therefore, advertising management is the keystone of successful advertising. This makes this unit of vital importance to all who study advertising or marketing communication.

AMN423 Strategies for Creative Advertising

This unit explores theory and practice of advertising message planning and creation for print, broadcast and digital media. Insight and strategy underpin creative and provides direction for ideation and the benchmark for evaluation. Therefore, an examination of insight, strategy, ideation and execution is essential to effective and creative advertising.

AMN425 Digital Strategy and Analytics

This course spans all the marketing communication disciplines and the practice of advertising, public relations and marketing to deliver a holistic approach to digital strategy. It introduces students to new digital skills that reflect the cutting edge of industry practice and important analytic understanding for decision-making. This unit satisfies the growing demand from industry for strategic thinking and planning, and the expectation of strong digital skills and a desire for evidence based solutions.

AMN430 International Logistics Management

This unit provides an introduction to the logistics functions that allow the planning, procurement, production, movement, distribution and positioning of goods and services for international business. The focus on supply chain management emphasises the requirement of integration of international business activities, and the necessary collaboration between firms to manage not simply the movement and positioning of inventory, but also the management of information, finance, data and knowledge across borders.

AMN431 Marketing Internationally

International markets are becoming increasingly competitive as globalisation, technology changes and distribution changes influence the flows of goods and services. Recognising this criticality, this advanced unit builds on strategic knowledge and skills developed in earlier units, extending students’ ability to apply business and marketing principles, theories and frameworks to key issues in the contemporary international landscape. This unit gives students essential knowledge and skills to understand and strategically respond to the challenges and opportunities of international marketing. Students will evaluate and formulate international marketing strategies, develop and practice their critical thinking, data analysis, and decision making skills, and craft and defend their judgements to make effective contributions to marketing strategy informed by environmental, cultural and ethical understanding.

AMN436 Developing Cultural Intelligence

In a globalised world, workplaces are increasingly filled with a diverse range of people from different nationalities, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds. Diverse perspectives create more effective outcomes, yet can also cause misunderstanding, frustration, poor team performance, unintentional offense and lack of trust. This unit introduces Cultural Intelligence (CQ) – the ability to adapt, relate and work effectively with teams across cultures. In this unit students will develop an understanding of the key aspects of CQ by engaging with theoretical frameworks for interpreting differences in cultural behaviour in conjunction with developing skills which can help in responding appropriately and effectively to culturally diverse situations. This unit will be of value to students seeking global careers and those currently working in multicultural team environments.

AMN443 Innovating Products and Customer Experiences

The need for innovation in products and services to compete effectively in a global economy is a core driver of organisational strategy. Digital innovation alone can deliver $315 billion in gross economic value to Australia over the next decade (Data61 2018). This unit combines both the theory and practice of innovation and uses a service design process to show students how to develop new products.

AMN449 Marketing Revolutionary Social Change

In this unit, you will learn how marketing can be used to bring about revolutionary social change to tackle social problems such as climate change, racism, obesity, and gender inequality. The unit focuses on social marketing - a strategic approach utilising marketing concepts alongside approaches to influence behaviours, practices and social outcomes that benefit individuals and communities for the greater social good. The unit advances the principles, concepts, theory and application of social marketing, explaining how strategic, critical, and systems thinking, the use of theory and research insight, the application of segmentation, designing and planning, and the social marketing intervention mix, and creating value, can all be used to bring behaviour & social change & help solve social problems. You will explore and critically analyse real world social problems and develop innovative and creative solutions using social marketing frameworks.

AMN461 Media Relations for Managers

AMN465 Public Relations Foundations

AMN465 Public Relations Foundations introduces students to public relations as a management function in contemporary organisations. Public relations is based on the management of relationships between organisations and the groups or individuals on whom their success or failure depends. This unit lays the foundation for students to begin to explore the nature of such relationships, and the tools, theories and strategies which may be deployed to successfully manage relationships between organisations and their publics.

AMN468 Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation

Crises and risk like product failures, cyber security incidents, and accidents affect brand and organisational trust and reputation. In this unit, you will learn how to communicate before, during, and after crisis and risk events to support stakeholder trust and mitigate long-term implications on sales and market value. Learning how to navigate crisis and risk is an important skill for business and communication professionals. 

EFB106 Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project Appraisal

Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a key technique used to appraise the relative desirability of competing alternative uses of limited resources. CBA supports decision making with respect to investment alternatives across a range of industries in the public and private sector. CBA has been used intensively in investment projects, socio-economic programmes and policies. The unit provides students with foundational knowledge and basic skills of CBA. Also, learning activities are designed to allow students to take multiple perspectives and sustainability principles in analyzing costs and benefits.  

EFB201 Financial Markets

This unit introduces students to key elements of global financial markets, and the role of financial markets as an integral part of the economy and society. Topics explored in this unit include products, key players, organization, structure, regulation, ethics of major financial market types. Students will practice key skills of critical exploration and analysis in considering the role of finance theories and models to help understand key financial market events in broader social, economic and political contexts. Students will continue to develop and apply these foundational insights and critical thinking skills in subsequent finance units.

EFB210 Fundamentals of Finance

This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theories and skills of financial management and how these are applied to solve problems associated with the decisions of financial managers. This is essential knowledge for financial decision makers. Topics covered include: an introduction to the financial institutional framework; an introduction to debt and equity instruments; financial mathematics applied to the pricing of debt and equity securities; a firm's investment decision including Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return; introduction to risk and uncertainty using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Weighted Average Cost of Capital concept and risk management. Because of its fundamental nature, this unit is a prerequisite for more advanced units within the finance, accountancy and financial planning study areas, and content studied in this unit forms part of the knowledge and skills required for students seeking professional accountancy accreditation.

EFB228 Microeconomics

This unit explores the economic analysis of and the interplay between the decisions and actions of consumers, firms and governments in modern economies.  The theoretical and empirical content of this unit provides a basis for understanding these decisions and actions with a focus on applications to real world contexts. You will develop the ability to understand and apply microeconomic concepts to a range of contemporary economic issues and problems at an intermediate level.  Further, the unit provides the basis for appreciation of a range of issues that can improve managerial decision-making to the formulation of public policy that can improve the welfare of the community. The unit prepares you for a major in economics and develops your ability to apply microeconomic knowledge and critical thinking skills to economic problems in real world contexts.   

EFB229 Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics is one of the key fields in economics. It is a study of economic aggregates, such as GDP, inflation and unemployment rates, economic growth and income distribution, etc. A major focus of macroeconomics is on economic policies that affect these aggregate measures. The unit goes beyond the basic overview of the workings of the economy and provides an in-depth analysis of fundamental macroeconomic ideas. It also develops the capabilities and skills to equip you with a deeper understanding of the macroeconomic policies and their applications in the real world.  

EFB231 Economics

Economics studies the efficient use and distribution of scarce resources. It is concerned with how people make decisions and interact in markets. Economics examines the role of government in either obstructing or improving market outcomes and the effect of those decisions on the well-being of society. Economics also studies the economy as a whole and key issues explored in this unit include economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade. In studying these issues economists can understand how to manage the economy for the good of its citizens. In this unit students develop an understanding of the key principles and tools that economists use to interpret and critically analyse economic policies that impact on Australia and the global economy.

EFB240 Finance for International Business

Doing business internationally increases the range and risks of financial transactions that must be managed within the firm. Managers making decisions involving international trade and investment need to be aware of the nature and extent of the risks involved and to be knowledgeable aboout fundamental financial skills used to measure and manage these risks. This unit builds on the skills developed in primary units of the International Business major and provides a firm base for developing financially sustainable international business strategies in later units.

EFN405 Applied Economics

The economic framework in this introductory unit provides students with a broad understanding of the economic forces that impact business and government, equipping them with knowledge, technical and problem solving skills that they will continue to develop and apply in later units where more complex situations and issues are explored. The unit provides an introduction to both microeconomic and macroeconomic key concepts.

EFN406 Managerial Finance

This is an introductory unit complementary to EFN425 and EFN420. This unit gives students an essential grounding in applied finance, addressing fundamental issues of how we can use finance in a commercial sense and how this impacts critical organisational and managerial decisions in an increasingly complex and demanding financial environment. Subsequent units in this course will build on the knowledge introduced in this unit.

EFN420 Data Analysis for Financial Managers

The field of finance is broad and dynamic. It directly affects the lives of every person and every organisation, financial or non-financial, private or public, large or small, profit-maximising or not-for-profit. In order to make optimal financial decisions, some basic financial skills are necessary. This unit introduces students to key knowledge and skills necessary for financial managers functioning in an increasingly complex and demanding environment. Subsequent units will build on and extend the knowledge and skills gained in this unit.

EFN422 Economics and Data Analysis

To make sound business decisions managers must understand the forces that shape the economic environment and their decision making should, where appropriate, use relevant data analysis. This unit provides the analytical framework needed to understand how market conditions are determined at the micro and macro levels and how market conditions affect business performance. It also provides an essential grounding in statistical literacy and an introduction to basic techniques and concepts in the statistical treatment and analysis of data relevant to the business environment.

EFN425 Financial Markets and Institutions

This unit introduces students to a range of key concepts and ideas in finance, giving students grounding in how financial markets operate and also the ability to critically apply knowledge and skills to address real world problems and issues arising in financial markets. Subsequent units in this course build on and integrate the foundational knowledge and skills introduced in this unit.

EFN428 Behavioural Economics: Developments and Applications

This unit introduces students to current concepts and practical applications of behavioural economics. Students will learn about and critically apply foundational tools of thought and exploration used in the behavioural economics approach to real-world contexts and problems. It provides a framework incorporating rationality, the psychology of thinking, emotions, heuristics, the brain, and (cultural) evolution, through which human nature and decision-making in organisations may be decoded.

USB141 Building Construction

Building Construction develops the construction concepts and applies them to the industrial property, retail centres, commercial and residential property. The unit provides the construction and design background that defines good quality building materials, design, layout and construction. These concepts will provide the basis for the understanding of how construction type and quality are reflected in the market demand and value of these property types from a development, valuation and investment perspective.

USB142 Residential Valuation

Residential Valuation is an introductory unit in the Property Economics degree and provides the foundation skills and knowledge that will be the basis for the study of future units in property areas such as valuation, property development and property market analysis.

USB143 Money and Wealth

Money and Wealth provides the foundation academic skills and knowledge to understand how accounting and investment interacts with the day to day valuation and property professions and how these principles of accounting can assist in the analysis and interpretation of the financial aspects of going concern valuations and property ownership and management.

USB145 Property Transactions

Property Transactions provides the foundation knowledge to understand the fundamentals of property rights and the legal rights and responsibilities for a property professional participating in property transactions. You will develop an understanding of contracts associated with buying, selling and leasing property and how to maintain best practice to avoid exposure to legal liability. In addition you will be introduced to legal structures for the delivery of property development and investment projects.

MGB130 Managing People

Everyone in business, government and non-for-profit organisations works with other people, and organisational behaviour provides the knowledge and tools to interact with others effectively. No matter what career path you choose, you'll find that organisational behaviour concepts play an important part in performing your job and working more effectively within organisations. In this unit we will examine how individual differences impact upon what people think, feel, and do in the workplace, and how this understanding of people can help us build more fulfilling and successful workplaces. By taking an interdisciplinary and interprofessional perspective, drawing on the fields of management, HR, psychology, behavioural economics and sociology, we focus on getting the best out of people at work, including ourselves, by promoting the sustainable and ethical integration of the business needs and the individual's needs. 

MGB131 Introducing Human Resource Management

This unit introduces you to the strategic perspective on human resource management and the growing use ofevidence based human resource decision making, such as HR analytics, to increase organisational effectiveness.This unit explores how the core roles and functions of HRM, including recruitment and selection, learning anddevelopment, and performance and reward management, need to be aligned with organisational strategy toachieve business goals.

MGB132 Obligations and Options for Employing People

As a Human Resource Manager you must be aware of the legal, political, social, economic, financial and ethical factors impacting choices about employing people. These are addressed in this unit through theory and practice.

MGB133 Managing Strategy

The purpose of this introductory unit is to provide you with awareness of why organisations exist; how they position and organise themselves with respect to their dynamic capabilities, task environment, and general environment; and what tools managers can use to gather and interpret information to inform strategic plans and decisions. By drawing on a range of real world and hypothetical cases, this unit provides you with a macro-level view of management, focusing on the technical systems side of management activities. 

MGB231 Developing Talent

We live in exciting times with technology driving change at an ever-increasing rate. To remain competitive in thisworld, organisations and individuals need to be adaptive and flexible. This means being able to effectively analyse andassess current capabilities and then take necessary organisational learning and development action. This unit providesyou with the knowledge and skills required to carry out these functions and in so doing, gives you the tools needed tobe a positive driver of organisational success.

MGB232 Managing Performance and Rewards

Performance and reward management is a key functional area of HRM and is of critical importance in supporting organisations to maintain a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is imperative that you understand the strategic framework and the underlying psychological principles that maximise employee performance. This unit contributes significantly to your understanding of people management, your HR diagnostic skills and your ability to develop HR policies and procedures to support employee, managerial and organisational effectiveness.

MGB233 Entrepreneurship

The ability to think and act entrepreneurially is increasingly important in modern society, regardless of future career aspirations. This action-oriented unit is designed specifically to enable students to walk in the shoes of an entrepreneur and to experience the excitement, challenge and unpredictable nature of identifying, developing and communicating new venture value creation strategies. Further, this unit provides students with the opportunity to develop potential solutions for real world problems, and to present those solutions to their peers. Students will be able to reconcile their actions and experience to various frameworks, like the Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework. 

MGB234 Managing Knowledge, Innovation, and Creativity

Managing knowledge and innovation are key drivers of success for many of today's firms and ventures and are integral to an organisation's ability to survive and thrive in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. The purpose of Managing Knowledge & Innovation is to extend your understanding of the human and technical systems of organisations by focusing on how information and knowledge can be harnessed for innovation and competitive advantage. With a focus on the theories and frameworks to inform decisions for organising human and technical systems, this unit develops your understanding of the meso-level responsibilities of management, and parallels. 

MGB235 Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance

The production of goods or services is the core activity of all organisations, irrespective of whether the organisation is part of the private sector, the public sector, or the not-for-profit sector. The operational performance of organisations is only made possible by the integrated support of other functional and administrative areas of the organisation. It is essential that you gain an understanding of the central issues of how operations produce organisational outputs, and how other functional and administrative areas contribute to the performance of this core activity. Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance focuses on providing you with a "manager's toolkit" for identifying, monitoring and enhancing the operational performance of organisations' socio-technical systems. By focusing on management tools, you will develop a critical awareness of the interdependence of human, technical, competitive, and financial domains of control.  

MGB236 Identifying and Managing Risk

Developing an understanding of risk management, in theory and practice, is essential for ensuring resilient and sustainable organisations. Effective risk management outcomes result from the analysis of uncertainties embedded in human knowledge, systems of management and processes in commerce, and from implementing mitigation strategies generated to address these factors. This unit seeks to develop students managerial toolkit with current Risk Management models and current national and international risk standards. All forms of organisations face and manage risk in different ways, and this unit shares insights for managing risk in an array of private, public, and entrepreneurial contexts. 

MGB237 Managing Projects for Performance

Increasing technical and product complexity, shortening 'time to market' windows, and the need for cross-functional integration and fast responses to changing client needs elevate the importance of organising work by projects. This developmental level unit applies knowledge and skills in effectively managing projects, gained by focusing on the central issues of project selection, planning and evaluation. It integrates the socio-cultural elements of management including leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management and managing uncertainty with the technical elements of scope, work breakdown structure, scheduling and resource allocations. In this unit you will develop practical and career relevant skills to successfully manage various types of projects.  

MGB348 Implementing Sustainable Change

Corporate sustainability is central to ongoing organisational success. A sustainable organisation manages its processes, products and people in an ecologically aware and socially responsible way. The ability to plan and manage the change programs needed to achieve corporate sustainability goals is an integral management competency. Sustainable change requires consideration of the fit of the organisation to its contexts (MGB133); organisational continuity (MGB236 & MGB234), efficiency (MGB235 & MGB237), and effective people management (MGB130). It also requires consideration of multi-stakeholder and Indigenous perspectives, legal and societal expectations, and human dimensions of change. This unit will help you develop the skills and tools needed to make a significant contribution to sustainable and socially responsible change. It is an important parallel for the capstone unit, where these diverse and intersecting responsibilities are applied.    

MGN409 Management Theory and Practice

In addition to the basic functions of management, the changing nature of managerial work emphasises the importance of facilitating, developing, and integrating the organisation's human, physical, and other resources. This unit examines current approaches to managing and leading, as well as the challenges of managing contemporary organisations in a steadily changing business environment.

MGN410 Employment Relations

The rationale for this unit stems from the theoretical and practical dimensions of the relationship between employers and employees. The broad focus is on the employment relationship, the organisation of work and relevant management strategies. The unit also analyses the context of labour - management relations, particularly industrial relations institutions and labour markets. The unit will examine legislative, economic, political social and cultural perspectives on work and work organisations. The unit will explore socially responsible approaches in employment relations and the design of work and the inequalities of current structures.

MGN412 Organisational Behaviour: Transforming Self, Others and Organisations

Formally and informally, people live and work in organisations. Only through an understanding of the relevant individual, group and organisation dynamics will graduates be able to function effectively as leaders and managers. Moreover, when leading through change, it is critical that leaders understand the factors that influence the thoughts, feelings, motivations and actions of themselves and others in the workplace. In this unit students will explore tools necessary to build capabilities to effectively manage change. Students will engage in topics related to understanding self and others, organisational contexts and cultural perspectives, and leading change ethically through disruption. Learning in this unit will assist students in developing self-reflective managerial and leadership competencies needed to optimise individual, group and organisation dynamics, including effectively dealing with competing priorities in organisations.  

MGN415 HRM Theory and Practice

An introductory level unit, this unit will provide you with an understanding of the interplay between organisational effectiveness, long-term sustainability, and the management and organisation of people in the workplace. The unit fosters discipline knowledge, analytical and action orientated competencies and prepares students for advanced study in the field. This unit is the foundation unit in HRM in the MBus (HRM) and related courses. It overviews the profession of HRM and the practice of the HR Professional in the organisation.

MGN428 Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets

This unit introduces the processes of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, while guiding students along the pathway to discovering their entrepreneurial-selves as they gain hands-on experience with the process. The unit is designed for a broad audience, including managers, human resource managers, business people, professionals in IT, industrial design and engineering graduates, advisors to business start-ups, and those wanting to pursue opportunities for new and existing ventures. In this unit you will develop entrepreneurial thinking and mindset, being able to explore and exploit recognised opportunities. The unit will cover fundamental elements of new venture creation, such as opportunity discovery, feasibility assessment, and social impact through reflective practice.

MGN444 Business in Asia

Business professionals need to be able to operate effectively in different regions of the global economy. The business environments within Asia have significant shared features as a consequence of both past and recent political, economic and social developments but have been experienced differentially. The substantial size and global impact of the Asian economy demands that anyone pursuing a career in business or public policy pertaining to business should develop a thorough understanding of the Asian business environment. This unit exists to inform future business professionals about business environments, how to identify risks and, from a hands-on perspective, learn best practices to address such risks within countries of this region.

MGN447 Managing in a Globalised Economy

Students entering the program, particularly those entering with a non-business background or non-international business background, need a grounding in how the conduct of business operating in the global economy is distinct from that of domestic business. The additional complexity of international business operations is both one of degree as well as one of context. Business must operate in diverse foreign environments and engage in specialised types of transactions. To succeed in international business requires functional understanding of the threats and opportunities arising from the diversity of markets and the growth of globalisation, the nature and role of business operations in the international value chain and the management and control of international business operations.

MGN448 Negotiating Across Borders

In the contemporary global business environment, negotiators who understand how culture affects negotiating processes and outcomes have a decided advantage at the bargaining table. The purpose of this unit is to help you understand and apply the theory and processes of negotiation.

MGN530 Managing Talent

Changes in our demographic and social circumstances, technological shifts and economic globalisation are radically reshaping the business landscape. These pressures have made attracting, retaining, and engaging talented employees a strategic priority for many organisations. These shifts have, however, outstripped the adaptive capacity of traditional workforce planning methods and led to an increased use of technology to attract key talent. Talent management provides an alternative by focusing on configuring and tailoring HR systems for specific talent pools. It involves the systematic identification of talent which differentially contribute to the organisation's sustainable competitive advantage, and then developing and implementing talent differentiation plans. Crucial components of these differentiated talent plans are effective, valid, evidence-based, equitable, and tailored recruitment and selection, and performance and reward strategies.

MGN532 Investigating Real-World Business Issues

The unit focuses on developing the skills necessary to define and design a proposal to address a real-world business issue. Adopting a systematic approach to defining and designing a business project, the unit offers students the opportunity to develop the research in practice skills necessary to address a real-world business issue.  Students will learn how to convert business issues into an actionable project proposal and develop and apply research informed skills to communicate actionable socially responsible solutions.

MGN533 Strategic Business Intelligence for Managers

The digital revolution has changed business practices and enabled access to a range of data, which can support business decisions, help businesses better understand their customers and improve performance. The value of data can only be realised when it is translated into meaningful information, which provides a basis for informed decision-making. In this unit you will extend your foundational understanding of business intelligence to learn how to extract value from complex datasets. Through exposure to theoretical frameworks and real world application, you will gain skills to address contemporary issues facing organisations as they leverage data for decision-making, evaluate ethical considerations, explore artificial intelligence (Al) possibilities, and craft data-driven business strategies based on industry accepted data analytic processes. You will learn how to incorporate evidence-driven decision-making at all levels of the organisation.

MGN535 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management

This unit is designed to familiarise students with significant current and future issues affecting the management of human resources in organisations. The focus on contemporary trends and issues impacting and influencing Human Resource Management (HRM) are relevant to not only human resource (HR) managers but also to other managers to understand how work should be best managed in the future. This unit teaches students how to use multisource data in an HR context to inform decision making and intervention design around contemporary issues. Connecting theory with practice, the unit begins with an overview of current issues impacting on HRM which students then research. Consequently, the unit content may vary each semester according to which issues are identified as significant at the time.

MGN537 Organising and Leading Projects

This unit provides you with opportunities to build individual and team based knowledge in project management, and practice your skills in a group acting as consultants designing a program of change to meet stakeholder requirements and offering appropriate recommendations to your client to achieve performance improvement through the management of change. The unit prepares you for developing your own projects of work and for undertaking the capstone unit.

MGN540 Coaching for Leadership Development

This is a developmental level unit which supports students to understand how coaching can contribute to leadership development and begin to develop coaching skills. Coaching has emerged as a popular and powerful intervention for improving organisational performance and satisfaction of individual leaders. Recently, its use has expanded into a number of related organisational interventions and human resource professionals are often responsible for making decisions about the way in which coaching is used in organisations, particularly in relation to leadership development. Leaders within organisations are also increasingly involved in coaching staff. This unit will equip you with an understanding of the relationships between coaching, leadership development and an organisational coaching culture and begin to develop your skills as a coach. This will require you to participate in both coaching and being coached by other students in class and between classes via coaching circles.

MGN560 Strategic HRM

This unit is aimed at building on your understanding of HR strategies and practices gained in other postgraduate HRM Units, therefore it is expected you undertake this in your final year. The unit bridges the gap between HRM research and practice by requiring you to apply scholarly research and theory to case studies based on real world workforce issues. In this unit you will be required to use relevant technologies, analyse HR data and use previously acquired knowledge of HR theory and practice to address a series of strategic HRM issues and provide practical advice for business leaders. Finally, the unit focusses on you as an HR professional and the role you play in providing ethical HR leadership to support decent work within organisations.

MGN565 Consulting and Change Management

Technological shifts, social change, uncertain economic conditions, and the emergence of new business models have created a highly competitive and dynamic business environment. In this new era, the effective management of change has become essential for sustained organisational success and has become an essential competency for management professionals. In this unit you will explore the complexities of change management, develop practical competencies in planning organisational change and the use of change management technologies. Upon completion of this unit, you will be equipped with practical tools and road maps for managing organisational change.

MGN585 Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurial leadership has become a standard skill of successful managers. Entrepreneurship is the identification and evaluation of new opportunities, which lead to the creation of new ventures as well as the  growth of existing businesses. This unit is designed to equip students with state-of-the-art techniques developed by leading universities, innovators, and entrepreneurs. This allows them to pursue high-impact entrepreneurship focusing on social value and sustainable development.

MGN599 Innovation in Practice

Fostering an innovation culture and developing innovation capabilities, including human centered design, are fast becoming strategic imperatives for many organisations in order to keep up with the pace of change. Whether adopting a first-to-market or fast follower approach, organisations are recognising the importance of increasing maturity levels in capability to respond to market changes and disruption to their existing business. In this capstone unit you will use human centered design to work through a real world business problem to identify and develop disruptive ideas, but to also facilitate the process of research informed innovation. Participating in real-world practices, you will gain skills and expertise that you can apply to a wide range of business opportunities and challenges, in roles which are internal or external to the business.