Small Business Management (9531.2)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Business School Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit examines how students could develop and launch their own business and then how to manage and established small business for expansion. The unit begins by reviewing the history of small business and identifying a successful entrepreneur's characteristics. The unit will then coach students in some basic business skills including writing a business plan, launching a new venture, identifying market opportunities, creating a marketing plan, and financing a business.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse the entrepreneurial process through which business ideas are evaluated;

2. Identify the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs;
3. Identify and describe strategies for supporting entrepreneurship;
4. Distinguish between business ideas and opportunities;
5. Explain how to write a formalised business plan and perform this task;
6. Explain how to write a marketing plan, and perform this task;
7. Explain how to finance business ventures; and
8. Identify and describe teambuilding dynamics.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

Must have passed 3 credit points

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

Entrepreneurship, 6349

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

All readings, texts and online references are provided through the Canvas site. This includes a number of online textbooks that can be downloaded and links to LinkedInLearning , Youtube and podcasts.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All submissions are to be double spaced.

Referencing and citations are to use the Harvard system.

Incorrect spelling and grammar may be subject to a penalty.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

This course is a 100% online self-paced programme with set assessment deliverable dates as per the Canvas site. There are no on-campus lectures or tutorials.  All lectures, videos, podcasts and reading resources are provided in the Canvas modules.

This unit is designed for independent online study. Students study the written and audio-visual materials individually at a time and location of their own choice with set individual assessment items submitted throughout the unit.

The assessment is split between a case study and a quiz that is developed progressively as you work through the learning materials, and the final report (Business Plan). The case study forms part of both the learning and the assessment of the unit and it is an important way of ensuring that the learning material is 'bedded down' in your mind.

This style of learning is designed specifically for students who are unable to attend campus-based classes due to other commitments. It may not be suitable for students who require a more interactive learning style and such students are encouraged to consider a campus-based unit instead.

Participation requirements

This course is a 100% online self-paced programme with set assessment deliverable dates as per the Canvas site. There are no on-campus lectures or tutorials.  All lectures, video, podcast and reading resources are provided in the Canvas modules.

Required IT skills

Ability to access Internet

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves work-integrated learning: WIL Project. 

Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL Policy and WIL Procedure, and the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure.

 

Additional information

The project is an activity that engages individuals or teams to respond to real-world problems or opportunities under the guidance of the faculty. No external placement or fieldwork is required.

The project is in two parts and is detailed on the canvas site. The first part is the progression through a case study of a restaurant that is undergoing a series of changes. Students are involved in various stages of management practices and decision-making.

The second part is the development of a Business Plan for a hypothetical Company.