Small Business Management (9531.3)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Online |
Bruce, Canberra St Leonards, NSW |
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) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Grasp the fundamentals of small business management;
2. Analyse small business management cases to develop and apply best practices;
3. Create new thinking and ideas for small business futures; and
4. Communicate small business ideas professionally.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. 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
Skills development
Small business is not small: it creates the most jobs and advances innovation in both developed and developing economies. In this unit, we co-develop you into entrepreneurs, managers, and innovators of small business. We introduce the fundamentals of small business management in both traditional and new sectors, as well as analyse and apply the best practices of them in local, national, and international contexts. Further, we explore, stimulate, and incubate new small business thinking and ideas that are visionary and futuristic. We employ experiential and authentic teaching, learning, and engaging approaches to grow a new generation of business leaders. More importantly, we uncover and inspire the qualities and capabilities in you that will enable your success and resilience in a globalised business environment of increasing competition, disruption, and change.
Prerequisites
Must have passed 3 credit points.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
6349 EntrepreneurshipEquivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2023 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 31 July 2023 | Online | Dr Richard Hu |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Summer Semester | 27 November 2023 | Online | Dr Gary Grant |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | Online | Dr Gary Grant |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Winter Term | 27 May 2024 | Online | Dr Gary Grant |
2024 | St Leonards, NSW | Winter Term | 27 May 2024 | Online | Dr Gary Grant |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | Online | Dr Gary Grant |
Required texts
See Canvas site.
Participation requirements
This is an online unit, with all teaching and learning materials available on Canvas site.Students are required to participate in all online activities of this unit when applicable. Participation in workshop activities directly contribute to the preparation and completion of assignments.
Required IT skills
Students are expected to have basic computer literacy and to be able to study online.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None