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Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
MelbourneN/A
Term1,3
Online
Term1,3,5
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Term1,3
SydneyN/A
Term1,3

Unit description

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

Unit content

Module 1: Business start-up: A strategic focus
Module 2: Customer-focusing the business: A marketing focus
Module 3: Get the right people: A people focus
Module 4: Manage your money: A financial focus
Module 5: Sustaining the business: A responsible business focus
Module 6: 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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1demonstrate a critical understanding of building business case and strategic plan for a new business
2demonstrate an ability to develop financial models and balance sheets
3describe the role of communication, data and information systems in starting a business

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
  2. demonstrate an ability to develop financial models and balance sheets
  3. describe the role of communication, data and information systems in starting a business

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
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Prescribed Resources/Equipment
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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio40%
Portfolio60%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio40%
Portfolio60%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio40%
Portfolio60%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio40%
Portfolio60%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Portfolio40%
Portfolio60%
Notice

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

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

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International

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