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LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Study Period2,4,6
Study Period2,4,6
Lismore
Study Period4,6
Study Period4,6
Online
Study Period2,3,4,5,6
N/A

Unit description

This unit covers the fundamentals of starting a business from scratch, building and sustaining that business, and continually renewing and refreshing the business.  

Unit content

  1. Business start-up: A strategic focus
  1. Customer-focusing the business: A marketing focus
  1. Get the right people: A people focus
  1. Manage your money: A financial focus
  1. Sustaining the business: A responsible business focus
  1. Making it all happen: A technology focus

 

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1Demonstrate a critical understanding of building business case and strategic plan for a new businessCreativityKnowledge of a discipline
2Demonstrate an ability to develop financial models and balance sheetsCreativityKnowledge of a discipline
3Understanding the role of communication, data and information systems in starting a businessCommunication and social skills

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of building business case and strategic plan for a new business
    • GA2: Creativity
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  2. Demonstrate an ability to develop financial models and balance sheets
    • GA2: Creativity
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  3. Understanding the role of communication, data and information systems in starting a business
    • GA6: Communication and social skills

Prescribed texts

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Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Four x one page elements (each of 200 words) of the business plan, weeks 1 to 4.40%
First draft of Business Plan.20%
Complete business plan based on elements presented in assessments 1 and 2.40%

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Four x one page elements (each of 200 words) of the business plan, weeks 1 to 4.40%
First draft of Business Plan.20%
Complete business plan based on elements presented in assessments 1 and 2.40%

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Four x one page elements (each of 200 words) of the business plan, weeks 1 to 4.40%
First draft of Business Plan.20%
Complete business plan based on elements presented in assessments 1 and 2.40%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Fee information

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