Faculty of Business and Economics
Agenda
Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Course Advisory, Executive and
Honours Group
Agenda
Meeting No 2/2009
20th March 2009
3.00pm
Business and Economics Conference Room
Gippsland Campus
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BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCE COURSE ADVISORY, HONOURS AND
EXECUTIVE GROUP
MEMBERSHIP 2009
A
Course Director as Chair
B
Acting Deputy Dean (Undergraduate)
C
Deputy Course Directors
Professor Rob Brooks
Berwick
Dr Glen Croy
Gippsland
Dr Melanie Bryant
Malaysia
Dr Shanthy Rachagan
Peninsula
Mr Peter Krueger
South Africa
Dr Hannelize Jacobs
D
Head of Campus (or nominee)
Berwick and Peninsula
Professor Betty Weiler
Gippsland
Professor Val Clulow
Malaysia
Professor Ron Edwards
South Africa
Professor Elsabe Loots
E
Department representative
Accounting & Finance
Professor Grant Gay
Business Law & Taxation
Dr Jennifer O’Reilly
Economics
Econometrics & Business Statistics
Mr Hugh O’Reilly
Management
Dr Andrew O’Loughlin
Marketing
Dr Stephen Saunders
F
Honours Co-ordinators
Gippsland
Dr Ali Haidar
Berwick
Dr Pieter Van Dijk
Berwick
Assoc. Prof. Lionel Frost
Peninsula
Mr Hugh O’Reilly
Malaysia
Ms Stephanie Pang
Malaysia
Dr Vanitha Karean
G
Senior Professional Staff
Program Manager
Ms Fiona Bertoli
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Berwick
Ms Elizabeth Jose
Gippsland
Ms Loree Wright
Malaysia
Ms Shirline Hor
Peninsula
Ms Ruth Elliott
South Africa
Mr Yusuf Essack
Additional Staff in the Distribution List:
Professor Owen Hughes, Acting Dean
Colin Rich, Curriculum Data Team
Ann Turner, Education Office
Jennifer Williams, Secretary to the BBusCom CAG
Renata Bernarde, Secretariat
Professor Keryn Chalmers, HOD Accounting and Finance
Dr Helen Anderson, HOD Business Law and Taxation
Associate Professor Dietrich Fausten, HOD Economics
Associate Professor Brett Inder, HOD Econometrics and Business Statistics
Professor Ian McLoughlin, HOD Management
Professor Michael Ewing, HOD Marketing
Danny Khoury, Deputy Head of School, Berwick
Dr Ross Booth, BCom Course Director, Clayton
David Watson, BBus Course Director, Caulfield
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Member’s Notes about their individual Action Arising
Meeting:
Bachelor of Business and Commerce Course Advisory, Executive and Honours
Group
Meeting 2/2009
Date & Time:
3pm Friday 20th March 2009
Venue:
Business and Economics Conference Room, Gippsland Campus
AGENDA
ITEM
TOPIC
ACTION REQUIRED
Bachelor of Business and Commerce Course Advisory Group – Agenda 02/2009
RESPONSIBLE
OFFICER
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Faculty of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Business and Commerce Course Advisory, Executive and
Honours Group
Meeting 2/2009 of the Bachelor of Business and Commerce Integrated Course Advisory, Executive
and Honours Group of the Faculty of Business and Economics will be held at 3:00pm on Friday 20th
March 2009 at the Gippsland Campus.
Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must
declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and
must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.
Apologies should be conveyed to Mrs Jennifer Williams via email to
jennifer.williams@buseco.monash.edu.au
BBusCom Twiki: http://intranet.buseco.monash.edu.au/twiki/bin/view/Bbuscom/WebHome
Agenda
*1
ATTENDANCE
1.1
Present
1.2
Apologies
Dr Andrew O’Loughlin,
1.3
In Attendance
Jennifer Williams, Senior Administrator
*2
APPROVAL OF UNSTARRED ITEMS
Members will have the opportunity to request that any unstarred items be starred.
The Chair will move that all items on the agenda not starred be adopted without
discussion, and that action be taken or the information be noted therein.
*3
MINUTES
The minutes of the Bachelor of Business and Commerce Course Advisory,
Executive and Honours Group meeting 1/2009 held on Friday 13th February
2009 to be confirmed.
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*4
ISSUES ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MINUTES – ACTION SHEET
4.1 Item 2.3 Honours proposal – Fiona Bertoli
BBusCom Honours
structure proposal.doc
4.2 Item 4 MEQ Monash Experience Questionnaire – Fiona Bertoli
MEQ.pdf
4.3 Item 7.2 Guidelines for health and safety during student and staff
placements
*5
ISSUES ARISING FROM OTHER MEETINGS
5.1 Report from Undergraduate Operations Committee – Fiona Bertoli
6
COURSE AMENDMENTS
*6.1 Development of New Finance and Macroeconomics Major at Berwick
Due to the high number of students undertaking the Banking and Finance
major a new major has been development to reduce student numbers at
Caulfield.
7
UNIT AMENDMENTS
Unit Code
ECW3830
ECW3121
8
Name
Competition and
Regulation
Economics of International
Trade and Finance
Amendment
ECX3900 added as unit prohibition
ECF3121 added as unit prohibition
OTHER BUSINESS
* 8.1 Supported Distance Method of Teaching Honours Research
Methods Units – Dr Ali Haidar
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New major course
amend_2224.doc
New major course
amend_1941.doc
To be discussed.
*8.2 Bachelor of Psychology and Business change to name
The Bachelor of Psychology and Business degree at the Gippsland campus
has been changed to the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business
due to requirement of accrediting body (APAC).
PsycBus Titlechange
Course Amend.doc
PschcBussHons
Course Amend.doc
*8.3 Bachelor of Business and Commerce Course Objectives – Professor
Rob Brooks
FEC 6/08 approved the following course objectives after recommendations
from the Undergraduate retreat. The Course Director is requesting final
feedback/support for this wording.
The Bachelor of Business and Commerce aims to produce graduates who:
(a) are critical and creative scholars who;
 produce innovative solutions to problems
 apply research skills to business challenges
 communicate effectively and perceptively
(b) are responsible and effective global citizens who:
 engage in an international world
 exhibit cross cultural competence
 demonstrate ethical values
(c) have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and who are able
to provide discipline based solutions to business problems.
*8.4 Advanced Standing Arrangements with Chisholm, Holmesglen and
Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE
A report on the students entering the Bachelor of Business and Commerce
degree from the above mentioned TAFE institutes has been developed for
AACT.
Memo to AACT TAFE
credit arrangements.doc
*8.5 Course Completion by Majors Data – Fiona Bertoil
Course comp
majors.doc
For discussion
*8.6 Start of Semester in Monash South Africa – Dr Hannelize Jacobs
*8.7 New Accounting degree for South Africa – Fiona Bertoli
Proposed course structure - (a) completion of 24 units (144 credit points)
Year 1 AFW1000 Principles of Accounting and Finance
AFW1700 Introductory Financial Accounting
(new unit to be created based on AFW1000)
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BTW1201 South African Business Law 1
ECW1101 Intro Microeconomics
ECW1102 Intro Macroeconomics
ETW1102 Business Statistics
FIT1003 IT in Organisations
MGW1010 Introduction to Management
Year 2 AFW2020 Cost Information for Decision Making
AFW2700 Ethics and Business
AFW2710 Financial Accounting A
AFW2720 Financial Accounting B
AFW2760 Auditing A
AFW2780 Corporate Finance A
BTW2201 South African Business Law 2
BTW2301 South African Taxation 1
Year 3 AFW3730 Financial Accounting C
AFW3740 Group Statements
AFW3750 Advanced Accounting for Management Information
AFW3765 Computer Auditing (new unit to be created)
AFW3770 Auditing B
AFW3790 Corporate Finance B
BTW3302 South African Taxation 2
BTW3303 South African Taxation 3
8.8 Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Global) update – Prof. Brooks
9
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of this group will be held on Friday 19 June 2009 commencing at 3pm at
Peninsula (C1.02)
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Faculty of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Business and Commerce Course Advisory Group
Action Sheet
MTG
ITEM No.
TOPIC
ACTION REQUIRED
RESPONSIBLE
STATUS
3/08
4
MEQ – Monash Experience
Questionnaire
Provide a BBusCom response to the MEQ data
Prof. Rob Brooks and
Fiona Bertoli
Pending
3/08
7.2
Guidelines for health and
safety during student and staff
placements
Seek assistance from solicitors regarding necessary paperwork
for staff and student placements
Shanthy Rachagan
Pending
4/08
10.1
AFW1000 Principles of
accounting and finance
Communicate the changes to accounting units with the relevant
pathways programs as per the minutes.
Peter Krueger/ Prof. Rob
Brooks
Complete
4/08
11.11
Unit offerings at Caulfield
campus – Banking and
Finance
Lodge a submission with the Head of Department, Accounting
and Finance about having the Banking and Finance major on
one of the BBusCom campuses.
Peter Krueger/Prof. Rob
Brooks
Ongoing
Bachelor of Business and Commerce Honours Coordinators Group
Action Sheet
ITEM
NUMBER
2.3
RESPONSIBLE
Rob Brooks &
Fiona Bertoli
4.1
Rob Brooks
4.4
Rob Brooks &
Fiona Bertoli
TOPIC
Studying 3rd yr level
units in Honours
program
Honours review
Contracts between
students and
supervisors
ACTION REQUIRED
STATUS
Rob and Fiona will prepare a
proposed structure.
Rob Brooks to report on
further developments
Rob and Fiona will review the
current handbook and develop
a unit outline
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Proposal will be prepared for meeting 02/2009 of Integrated
Course Advisory, Executive and Honours Group,
incorporating change of course structure as discussed in 11.1
Completed. Will be reviewed following university working
party review.
Will be finalised once new course/unit structure determined
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Actions arising from Integrated Meeting
MTG
ITEM No.
TOPIC
01/2009
11.4
Pre-Req Issues for Cross
Faculty Majors
01/2009
11.7
Special Consideration – new
police and procedures 2009
ACTION REQUIRED
Gather information from South Africa showing number of
students affected by embedded pre-requisite. Review units
offered in Arts Faculty and Business and Economics to find
possible substitute unit for Labour Economics
Develop proposal to put cap on the load of students granted
deferred exams.
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RESPONSIBLE
Dr Hannelize Jacobs
Prof. Rob Brooks
STATUS