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International Exchange Program
Enrolment code: BMA090
Unit description: For details, contact Faculty of Commerce and Law
Introduction to Management
Enrolment code: BMA101
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/; NWC, 1;
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Provides students with an introduction to management
concepts, functions and strategies. The major part of the unit is devoted to basic
skills and functions of management theory and practice, with the remainder
devoted to management ethics, the environment and international aspects of
management.
Staff: Dr J Garnham, Dr D Hanson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Robbins SP, Bergman R and Stagg I, Management, Prentice Hall, Syd, 1997.
Courses: C3C C3E C3L C3R C3S C3U C3X M3H R3C R3J R3K S3GD3 S3T
Management of Human Resources
Enrolment code: BMA121/221
Offered: Hbt, s-sch/sem 2/; Ltn, s-sch/sem 2/
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia; will be available as a
summer school unit
Unit description: Examines the role and functions of human resource
management. Topics include the procurement, development, compensation,
integration, and maintenance of human resources; and the development of a
range of abilities and skills needed for dealing with change in the area of
human resource management.
Staff: Mr L Nelson, Mr G Tonks
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA121 or BMA221 as appropriate
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Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C3C C3E C3T C3U C3V E3J M3H R3C R3K
Principles of Marketing
Enrolment code: BMA151/251
Offered: Hbt, s-sch/sem 2/; Ltn, s-sch/sem 2/
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia; will be available as a
summer school unit
Unit description: Provides the theory base of marketing and develops in
students: the ability to describe the key concepts and principles of marketing;
an understanding of the marketplace; an understanding of the components of
the marketing mix; and to identify the role of marketing in the organisation and
in society.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA151 or BMA251 as appropriate
Assess: continuous assessment (40%); exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
McCarthy E, Perreault W, Quester P, Basic Marketing: A Managerial
Approach, Irwin, Syd, 1997.
Courses: C3C C3E C3S C3T C3U C3V E3J M3H R3J R3K S3A S3B S3C
Introduction to International Business
Enrolment code: BMA181/281
Offered: Hbt, s-sch; Hsem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia; may be available as a
summer school unit
Unit description: Introduces the benefits and difficulties of international
business for firms and nations, and seeks to develop managerial competence in
international business issues. The unit introduces the diversity and complexity
of the international business environment and encourages an awareness of
world current affairs and the impact they have on international business
venturing.
Staff: Dr S As-Saber
Unit weight: 12.5%
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Teaching: flexible
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA181 or BMA281 as appropriate
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), final exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Hill CWL, International Business. Competing in the Global Marketplace, ISBN
0073654876
Courses: C3C C3E C3T M3H R3J
Organisational Behaviour
Enrolment code: BMA201
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltn, sem 1
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Provides an introduction to the management of human
behaviour in organisational settings. Topics include individual differences,
perception, attitudes, and motivation and their relationship to performance;
group decision-making; leadership; communication; power and politics; culture
and the management of organisational change.
Staff: Mr L Nelson, Ms L Carey
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree: successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Mutual excl: BMA103
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C3C C3E C3S C3T C3U C3V E3J R3J R3K
Human Resource Development
Enrolment code: BMA224
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Provides the background needed for the development,
revision and maintenance of training and development systems which will
meet organisational objectives. Students are taught to identify and analyse
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human resource development needs and to formulate measurable goals; to
prepare human resource plans, and to organise programs and facilities.
Staff: Mr L Nelson, Mr H Griggs, Mr P Holland
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree, successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%); exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C3C C3E C3U E3J R3K
Human Resource Management in Tourism and
Hospitality
Enrolment code: BMA225/325
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Examines the theoretical and practical aspects of effectively
using and managing human resources in the tourism and hospitality sectors,
both nationally and internationally. Major topics studied include labour
markets, recruitment and selection, training and development, occupational
health and safety and total quality management.
Staff: Mr P Holland
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree: successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA225 or BMA325
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Lee-Ross D (ed), HRM in Tourism and Hospitality: International Perspectives on
Small to Medium-sized Enterprises, 1999
Courses: C3C C3T C3U C3V
Contract of Employment
Enrolment code: BMA241
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltn, sem 1
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Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Provides students with an understanding of the relationship
between employer and employee in the context of the contract of employment.
Students examine terms of the common law contract of employment, the
legislation that regulates employment relationships in Australia, and the impact
of the law upon concerted pressures by employers and employees.
Staff: Dr J Garnham, Mr L Nelson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree, successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C3C C3E C3T C3U C3V E3J E4J M3H R3C R3K
Buyer Behaviour
Enrolment code: BMA252
Offered: Hbt, sem 2;
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Surveys the contributions of psychology and sociology to
theories and models of buying behaviour, and shows how such knowledge
translates into marketing decisions. Topics include: motivation, perception,
learning, sociocultural influences, situational influences, purchase decision
processes and public policy issues.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121) and BMA201; for another degree, successful
completion of any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social
science discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%); exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Schiffman LG, Bednall D, Watson J and Kanuk LL, Consumer
Behaviour, Prentice Hall, Syd, 1997
Courses: C3C C3E C3V R3J
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Marketing Research
Enrolment code: BMA253
Offered: Hbt, sem 2;
Unit description: Equips students with a broad understanding of techniques
and issues in marketing research, and of how its findings are applied in solving
marketing problems. Topics include: research design, secondary data sources,
the measurement process, data processing and analysis, and ethical issues in
research.
Staff: Dr R Hecker
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121) and BEA140; for another degree, successful
completion of any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social
science discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%); exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Malhotra NK, Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation, Prentice Hall, Syd,
1999.
Courses: C3C C3E E3J R3J
Marketing Communications
Enrolment code: BMA255
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltn, sem 1
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Provides an overview of contemporary principles and tools
of marketing communications, and of how managements develop sound
communications strategies. Topics include: advertising planning, media
selection, direct response marketing, sales promotion, the place and role of a
sales force, public relations, packaging and visual merchandising.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree, successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
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Burnett J and Moriarty S, Introduction to Marketing Communications, Prentice
Hall, 1998.
Courses: C3C C3E C3V E3J R3J
Method for Management Studies
Enrolment code: BMA260
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Develops an understanding of research methods and a
systematic approach to business problems as well as developing a critical
understanding of the value of existing research. The unit helps the
manager/researcher build business knowledge and theory that generates new
questions as well as providing answers. Topics include identifying research
problems; formulating specific research questions; reading and evaluating
published research. the approach is not necessarily outcome driven but is
designed to encourage students to adopt an attitude of inquiry and learning.
The section on qualitative research methods includes techniques such as case
studies and focus groups. The quantitative research section includes a
discussion of sampling methods, the design of survey instruments, statistical
analyses up to multiple regression and basic factor analysis and use of
appropriate statistical software. As the unit is taught from the perspective of the
manager/researcher, it does not include statistical modelling approaches or
require students to understand underlying formulas. The focus is on the
application and use of various techniques rather than how to generate
underlying formulas. This differentiates the unit from purely technical
approaches to statistics.
Staff: Dr R Hecker
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial/workshop weekly
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree, successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), 3-hr exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
to be advised
Courses: C3C C3U R3K
Management and the Natural Environment
Enrolment code: BMA272/372
Offered: Not offered in 2001
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Unit description: For details, contact the School of Management.
Staff: Dr DJ Hanson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible delivery
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA272 or BMA372 as appropriate;
BMA371
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Stead W and Stead J, Management for a Small Planet, Sage, Lond, 1996.
Majors: Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies, Economics
Courses: C3C C3V R3A S3GD3 S3T
International Marketing
Enrolment code: BMA282
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Examines the application of marketing principles and
strategies in the international marketplace. The complexities of this marketplace
and implications for international and global marketing management are
considered.
Staff: Dr S As-Saber
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree, successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C3C C3E E3J
International Business Theories
Enrolment code: BMA284/384
Offered: Hbt, sem 1;
Unit description: International business, as a discipline, is still at its nascent
state. Existing theories are reshaping and new theories are emerging given the
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constantly changing nature of international business environment. Accordingly,
it is important for students studying international business to have a
considerable knowledge of the key international business theories. Without a
proper understanding of the theoretical aspects of international business, it is
not possible to appreciate and analyse the complexity and dynamism of
international business phenomena. Given this exigency, this unit has been
structured with a primary focus on the existing as well as evolving international
business theories.
Staff: Dr S As-Saber
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree: successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA284 or BMA384
Assess: 1,000-word and 2,000-word assignments (40%) exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Buckley PJ and Ghauri PN, The Internationalization of the Firm: A Reader, 2nd
edn, Int Thompson Business Press, Melb, 1999
Courses: C3C C3E
Managing Business in the Asia Pacific
Enrolment code: BMA285
Offered: Hbt, sem 1;
Unit description: In recent years, the Asia-Pacific region has emerged as an
economic powerhouse of the world. This is one of world’s fastest growing
regions that accounts for almost 50% of world trade. This is also a region with
diversity where the East meets the West. There are, however, differences in
economic policies, political settings, legal systems, financial conditions and
cultural ambiences across different countries within the region. In order to
manage businesses successfully in this region, firms require a comprehensive
understanding of these differences. This unit examines the various factors that
impact upon the successful management of international business operations
within this region. On completion of this unit, students will be able to
understand the various management approaches in relation to conducting
businesses in the Asia Pacific region. This will also assist them in assessing
opportunities as well as challenges of managing businesses in a cross-cultural
environment.
Staff: Dr S As-Saber
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
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Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree: successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Assess: 1,000-word and 2,000-word assignments (40%) exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Lasserre P and Schütte H, Strategies for Asia Pacific Beyond the Crisis, Macmillan
Ed Aus, Melb, 1999
Courses: C3C
Managerial Social Responsibility
Enrolment code: BMA291/391
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Focuses on dilemmas which arise out of the potential
conflicts between the economic performance and the social performance of an
organisation. The unit aims to assist students to acquire and develop the critical
thinking skills required for the successful practice of management within the
framework of societal values. These skills include the ability to think clearly,
argue cogently, give reasons for actions and decisions, and make rational
choices and recommendations in ethically sensitive situations commonly
encountered by contemporary managers.
Staff: Ms L Carey, Mr G Crone
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 3 hrs weekly
Prereq: for BCom: BMA101 and appropriate base-level for relevant major (eg
BMA151, BMA181, BMA121); for another degree, successful completion of
any 2 level 100 units (ie 25% of level 100) in a relevant social science
discipline
Mutual excl: students enrol in either BMA291 or BMA391 as appropriate
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Beauchamp T and Bowie N (eds), Ethical Theory and Business, 5th edn, Prentice
Hall, Engelwood Cliffs, NJ, 1997
De George RT, Business Ethics, 5th edn, Prentice Hall, Engelwood Cliffs, NJ,
1999.
Courses: C3C C3E C3U R3K
Strategic Management
Enrolment code: BMA302
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Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Provides a comprehensive overview of the strategic
management process, and aims to integrate functional areas of management in
analysing issues in strategic management.
Staff: Prof PJ Dowling, Dr D Hanson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), final exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Hitt M, Ireland RD and Hoskisson R, Strategic Management, 3rd edn, West
Publ, Minneapolis, 1999.
Courses: C3C C3E C3T C3U C3V E3J R3C R3K S3GD3 S3T
Electronic Marketing
Enrolment code: BMA308
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; Ltn, sem 2
Unit description: Considers current approaches to marketing on the internet
and how fundamental marketing theories may be challenged through this
medium. The unit discusses current and potential impacts of the internet on key
aspects of marketing (product, price, promotion and distribution) and equips
students with skills useful to organising for and implementing a marketing
plan which incorporates effective use of the internet. The unit gives an
understanding of the cross-professional nature of electronic marketing, and the
need to involve at least marketing, design, communications and information
technology personnel. As a marketing unit, it focuses on the impact of
contemporary information systems on marketing rather than the technical
programming and design aspects associated with these.
Staff: Dr R Hecker, Ms H Kent
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of BMA151 and any two level 200 units (ie 25%
of level 200) in relevant major
Assess: tba
Required texts, etc:
Hanson D, Principles of Internet Marketing, ISBN 0538875739
Adam S and Westberg K, Electronic Marketing@Internet, ISBN 0724804013
Courses: C3C C3S
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Employee Relations
Enrolment code: BMA321
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Examines the Australian industrial relations system,
including processes of conciliation and arbitration and enterprise bargaining.
Models of industrial conflict and systems are related to practical industrial
relations.
Staff: Mr P Holland, Mr L Nelson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C3C C3E C3T C3U E3J R3C R3K
Strategic Issues in Human Resource
Management
Enrolment code: BMA330
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Develops students’ knowledge of the complexities of
strategic HRM in the context of Australia’s changing socio-economic climate.
The unit builds on the roles and activities introduced in BMA121/BMA221 by
examining the impact which environmental factors have on the management of
HR practices and policies in organisations. Consideration is given to the links
between HRM and current debates on topics such as employee relations,
quality management, change management, intrapreneuring, downsizing and
employee commitment.
Staff: Mr G Tonks, Mr P Holland, Prof P Dowling
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
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Schuler RS and Jackson SE (eds), Strategic Human Resource
Management, Blackwell Business, Oxf, 1999.
Courses: C3C C3U R3K
Marketing Management
Enrolment code: BMA351
Offered: Hbt, sem 1;
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Focuses on developing the practical skills of students to
formulate marketing strategies and tactics, to face challenges and overcome
marketing-related problems successfully, and to generate marketing-driven
business growth.
Staff: Dr RH Walker
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Courses: C3C C3E E3J E4J
Services Marketing
Enrolment code: BMA353
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Addresses the importance of the services industry, the
distinctive characteristics of services, and marketing implications arising from
these. Students develop a firm understanding of key challenges and issues
associated with marketing in a services environment; gain a broad
understanding of the interaction between marketing and management within a
service organisation; and become familiar with issues in developing and
assessing service quality. The unit includes a focus on what is significant in
hospitality and tourism management, and in the marketing of financial services.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
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Required texts, etc:
Lovelock CH, Patterson PG and Walker RH Services Marketing Australia and New
Zealand, Prentice Hall, 1998.
Courses: C3C C3E C3V E3J E4J R3J
Special Topics in Management
Enrolment code: BMA371
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: availability of this unit at Hobart and Launceston is subject to
confirmation
Unit description: Special topics in the area of Management will be offered
which reflect the research interest and activities of school staff or visiting
scholars. This will allow students to investigate in detail specialised topics
which would not usually be offered as part of the School’s program.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: as appropriate
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
a reading list is to be provided by the school.
Courses: C3E R3K
International Human Resource Management
Enrolment code: BMA381
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; Ltn, sem 1
Special note: may be offered in Singapore and Malaysia
Unit description: Familiarises students with issues in cross cultural
management associated with managing a multinational enterprise. Contrasting
management styles in various national contexts are analysed, and the role of the
human resources function in multinational enterprises is explored.
Staff: Prof PJ Dowling, Ms C Fisher
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
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Required texts, etc:
Dowling PJ, Welch DE and Schuler RS, International HRM: Managing People in a
Multinational Context, 3rd edn, Wadsworth, CA 1999
another text tba
Courses: C3C C3E C3U E3J E4J R3C
International Business Strategies
Enrolment code: BMA386
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: Since the late 1980s, the strategic considerations of
international business have been gaining prominence. As international
competition is becoming more and more intense and multinational companies
(MNCs) find themselves entangled in a bundle of intricate issues, the necessity
of understanding and manoeuvring the various international business
strategies are become increasingly important to international business
operations. The unit provides students with necessary skills in understanding
the various strategic elements of international business.
Staff: Dr S As-Saber, Prof P Dowling
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: successful completion of any two level 200 units (ie 25% of level 200) in
relevant major; one of the level 200 units must be BMA284
Assess: 1,000-word and 2,000-word assignments (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Segel-Horn S and Faulkner D, The Dynamics of International Strategy, Int.
Thomson Business Press, Lond, 1999.
Courses: C3C
Research Methods in Management
Enrolment code: BMA401
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: Examines the specification of hypotheses and other research
objectives, sampling, the design of a questionnaire, design and administration
of a survey, organising and interpreting research data, and preparing and
writing a research report. Examples of management research are studied, as are
the application of qualitative and quantitative computer-based data analysis
packages such as NUDIST and SAS. Students are required to present and justify
their own research proposals.
Staff: Dr R Hecker
Unit weight: 12.5%
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Teaching: flexible
Prereq: entry to honours program
Assess: continuous assessment and/or exam as approved by HoS
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C4C
Management Honours Seminar
Enrolment code: BMA402
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Unit description: Addresses a variety of current issues in management.
Students are required to present a minimum of two seminars which
progressively outline the development of their dissertation topic. Additional
topics include current areas of research in the school. The expertise of visiting
scholars may also be used.
Staff: Dr R Hecker
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: entry to honours program
Assess: continuous assessment based on attendance and contribution to
seminar program (50%), presentation papers (50%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C4C
Special Topics in Management
Enrolment code: BMA403
Offered: Hbt, sem 1;
Unit description: Offers topics which reflect the research interests and
activities of school staff and/or visiting scholars, enabling students to
investigate in detail specialised topics which would not usually be offered as
part of the school’s program.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: entry to honours program
Assess: continuous assessment and or/examination as approved by HoS
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C4C
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Dissertation
Enrolment code: BMA404
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Unit description: Provides students with the opportunity to: formulate a
research question with testable hypotheses; apply appropriate research
techniques to a contemporary management issue; and demonstrate sound
analytical and written skills.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 62.5%
Teaching: no regular classes
Prereq: entry to honours program
Assess: dissertation of 15,000 words on a topic approved by HoS
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C4C
Human Resource Theory and Practice
Enrolment code: BMA421
Offered: Hbt, sem 1;
Unit description: Examines the theoretical and practical application of the five
basic functions of Human Resource Management: (a) planning and forecasting
human resource requirements; (b) recruiting and selecting, appraising,
evaluating and motivating employees; (c) designing and implementing
employee training and development programs; (d) improving quality of life
and productivity programs, and the physical work environment; and (e)
managing effective working relationships. The relationships between these
functions and strategic human resource management are addressed, and the
way in which they relate to the international perspective and general business
strategies is examined.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: entry to honours program
Assess: continuous assessment and/or exam as approved by HoS
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C4C
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Marketing Theory and Research
Enrolment code: BMA451
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: Examines conceptual issues and theoretical developments in
marketing and their practical implications, eg the relevance of the marketing
orientation, the move from a market-based transactions approach in marketing
to strategic relationships in the value chain; and the appropriate role for
marketing in the organisation. Methodological issues confronting systematic
research of these developments are addressed, and a critical review and
analysis of the developments in particular marketing contexts is also
undertaken.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: entry to honours program
Assess: continuous assessment and/or exam as approved by HoS
Courses: C4C
Organisational Behaviour
Enrolment code: BMA581
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Management is ultimately about influencing the behaviour
of others within an organisational context and in many ways the study of
Organisation Behaviour is the reference point for all other areas of management
education. The unit seeks to establish a conceptual understanding of individual
and group behaviour within organisations, the influence that different forms of
organisational structure and leadership have on that behaviour, and the ability
of an organisation to change in response to external and internal influences.
Staff: Ms L Carey, Mr L Nelson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Ivancevich J, Olekalns M and Matteson M, Organisational Behaviour and
Management, 1st Aust edn, Irwin, Syd, 1997.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M R7D
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Financial Reporting & Analysis
Enrolment code: BMA582
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Develops students’ ability to interpret and use corporate
financial statements; introduces conventional accounting concepts, conventions
and regulations and explains interpretation from differing perspectives. Case
study approach is used extensively.
Staff: Mr C Ikin, Mr A Ross
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Carnegie G, Gavens J and Gibson R, Cases in Financial Accounting, 3rd edn,
Harcourt Brace, Syd, 1996.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M R7D
Managing Human Resources
Enrolment code: BMA583
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Examines the role and function of human resource
management. Topics include the procurement, development, composition,
integration and maintenance of human resources. The unit aims to develop in
students a range of abilities and skills necessary in dealing with change in the
area of human resource management.
Staff: Mr L Nelson, Mr P Holland
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Noe RA, Hollenbeck J, Gerhart B and Wright P, Human Research Management:
Gaining a Competitive Advantage, 3rd edn, Irwin, 2000.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M
Marketing Management
Enrolment code: BMA584
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Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Introduces students to marketing as an integrative
management function – one which draws together the activities of every area of
an organisation concerned with the planning, development, distribution and
promotion of products and services. The unit does this within the context of an
organisation’s strategic objectives.
Staff: Ms S Holding
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Kotler P, Armstrong G, Brown L and Adams S, Marketing: Australia and New
Zealand, 4th edn Prentice Hall, 1998.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M
Statistics for Managers
Enrolment code: BMA681
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Seeks to provide a basic analytical tool kit for management
and to develop skill in using these tools and to advance the ability to make and
carry out decisions which are supported by data.
Staff: Dr R Hecker
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Berenson ML and Levine DM, Basic Business Statistics: Concepts and
Applications, 7th edn, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1999.
Courses: C6Q C7M
Law for Managers
Enrolment code: BMA682
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
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Unit description: Examines and explains the legal environment in which
business operates and identifies underlying concepts of law which are likely to
influence and to have an impact on business and management. The unit also
seeks to cultivate an understanding of legal concepts, language, process and
reasoning with a view to enhancing managerial decision making.
Staff: Mr J Streeter
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (60%), exam (40%)
Required texts, etc:
Turner C, Australian Commercial Law, 22nd edn, Law Book Co, Syd, 1999.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M
Economics for Managers
Enrolment code: BMA683
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Examines economic principles as applied to contemporary
management practice with an emphasis on social and physical environmental
factors as key elements in economics.
Staff: Dr J Courvisanos
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Williams JB and Lawrey R, New Economics for the Asia-Pacific: an issues based
modular approach, Irwin McGraw-Hill, Sy. 2000.
Courses: C6Q C7M R7D
Electronic Marketing
Enrolment code: BMA684
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: For details of this unit, contact the School of Management.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M
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Managerial Accounting
Enrolment code: BMA771
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Focuses on management education rather than accounting
education. Emphasises the internal use of accounting information within
different kinds of entities; focuses on strategic decisions such as capital
investment product mix cost control and product pricing.
Staff: Mr A Ross
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (35%), exam (65%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: C7M
Finance for Managers
Enrolment code: BMA772
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Develops the discussion of capital budgeting evaluation and
canvasses in greater detail the concepts of risk, optimal capital structures and
optimal dividend policies.
Staff: Mr C Ikin, Mr A Ross
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Ross S, Westerfield W, Jordan B, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4th edn,
Irwin, McGraw Hill, Boston, 1998.
Courses: C6Q C7M R7D
Management Ethics
Enrolment code: BMA773
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
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Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Provides students with an understanding of the major
ethical theories and exposes them to the ethical issues which arise within the
functional areas of management. The unit provides the opportunity to explore a
wide range of contemporary case materials in which managers try to reconcile
the demands of expediency and the demands of principles. Topics include:
corporate social responsibility, international business, bribery,
employee/employer rights and responsibilities, marketing, consumer and
environmental protection.
Staff: Ms L Carey
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
DeGeorge RT, Business Ethics, 5th edn, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1998
Hoffman WM and Frederick RE, Business Ethics Readings and Cases in Corporate
Morality, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill, NY, 1995.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M
International Business Management
Enrolment code: BMA774
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Identifies the challenges and benefits of managing an
organisation which is involved in international operations. The unit examines
comparative approaches to management problem-solving in the various
functional areas of a firm operating multinationally. It assists managers to
develop competence in recognising cultural differences and communications
cross-culturally.
Staff: Dr S As-Saber
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Mahoney D, Trigg M, Griffen R and Pustay M, International Business: A
Managerial Perspective, 1st Aust edn, Addison Wesley Longman, Melb,
1998.
Courses: C5T C6Q C7M
Managing e-Business
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Enrolment code: BMA775
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Introduces candidates to the complexities, nature, success
criteria and pitfalls of managing information technology. The unit helps
develop a concept of the nature and sequence and interdependencies of work
involved in information systems development, and a basis on which to select
project planning and control methodologies and tools.
Staff: Mr G Hulme
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts, etc:
Licker PS, Management Information Systems: A Strategic Leadership
Approach, Dryden, Fortworth, 1997.
Courses: C7M
Human Resource Development
Enrolment code: BMA776
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Examines the concepts, processes and practices involved in
the three facets of human resource development (HRD): individual
development, career development and organisational development. The
relationship between HRD and strategic human resource management is
addressed. Topics include: the socio-political influences on Australia’s
approach to adult and vocational education; the learning organisation; theories
of adult learning and development; assessment of HRD needs; design,
implementation and evaluation of HRD programs; career development;
management development; organisational development and change; HRD in a
multicultural/global environment.
Staff: Dr D Hanson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Prereq: BMA581 and BMA583
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam (50%)
Required texts, etc:
DeSimone RL and Harris, DM, Human Resource Development, 2nd edn, Dryden,
Fortworth, 1998
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Greenhaus JH and Callanan GA, Career Management, 2nd edn, Dryden,
Fortworth, 1994.
Courses: C7M
International Human Resource Management
Enrolment code: BMA777
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Provides an overview of the management of human
resources transcending geographical and cultural boundaries. The unit
examines variances in the practices such as recruitment training, staffing and
compensation applying in different countries and resulting human resources
complexities.
Staff: Prof P Dowling, Mr G Crane
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Dowling PJ, Welch DE and Schuler RS, International Human Resource
Management: Managing People in a Multinational Context, 3rd edn,
Wadworth, Belmont Calif, 1998
Mendenhall M and Oddon G, Readings and Cases in International Human Resource
Management, 3rd edn, S.Western. Ohio.
Courses: C7M
International Finance
Enrolment code: BMA778
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Examines the complexities of financial operations in a global
market; focuses on overseas investment analysis, currency exchange rates,
financing overseas operations and multi-national working capital
arrangements.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Courses: C7M
International Marketing
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Enrolment code: BMA785
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Investigates the significance of environmental differences on
elements of a firm’s international marketing program, and alternative strategies
to increase successful market-entry outcomes. The unit analyses practical
implications, for a firm’s marketers, of participating in the international
marketplace, and highlights key variations from home-country marketing.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Assess: continuous assessment (50%), exam 50%)
Required texts, etc:
Czinkota MR and Ronkainen IA, International Marketing, 4th edn, Dryden
Press, Fortworth, 1995.
Special Topics in Management
Enrolment code: BMA790
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Selected topics may be available to candidates pursuing a
particular specialisation. Topics depend on candidate interest and availability
of visiting staff.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn.
Assess: tba
Courses: C7M
Research Project
Enrolment code: BMA798
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Aims at developing an appreciation of research
methodology with particular reference to techniques and approaches of
relevance to candidates. Completion of the unit will give candidates the
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opportunity to design and undertake a significant research study of substantial
importance to their organisation (double weighted).
Staff: approved nominated staff member
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: progressive reports to supervisor
Assess: 15,000-word report
Courses: C7M
Strategic Management
Enrolment code: BMA799
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/; Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: weekend mode
Unit description: Develops an understanding of the key issues in strategic
management particularly as they relate to managing the interface between an
organisation and its internal resources (in the public or private sector) and
elements of its external environment. The unit seeks to provide an
understanding of major strategic options available to an organisation and how
to evaluate and choose between these options and to understand the principles
and activities of strategic management within the context of the highest ethical
standards.
Staff: Prof P Dowling
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: regular Sat sessions alternating between Hbt & Ltn
Prereq: BMA581, BMA582, BMA584, BMA681, BMA682, BMA683
Assess: continuous assessment (40%), exam (60%)
Required texts, etc:
Hitt MA, Ireland RD, Hoskisson RE, Strategic Management: Competitiveness and
Globalization: Concepts and Cases 1999
Minzberg H and Quinn JB, Readings in the Strategy Process, 3rd edn, Prentice
Hall, NJ, 1998
Courses: C7M