Unit Outline

In this unit, you will identify skill sets and knowledge required to work in a chosen industry and evaluate your own skills, attributes and learning goals to work in your chosen industry. Through case studies, workshops, online materials and tutorials, you will identify challenges and opportunities in your industry and will identify the skills and business tools needed to address them. You will explore the importance of planning and strategy development in management decision making. This unit also incorporates learning through practice by exposing you to authentic learning experiences. These experiences are placed at the centre of learning and assessment, for you to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to respond to industry, community and/or global needs.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Examine key features, practices and processes of selected businesses and industries
2.	Analyse contemporary and emerging challenges and opportunities in selected businesses and industries
3.	Identify and reflect on a range of industry-relevant practitioner roles, skills and knowledge
4.	Apply knowledge and business tools to propose solutions for organisational change

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	BMA101 ZAA101 ZAB101 ZAB111 ZAS101 ZAS111

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To be determined.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	AT1: Industry Scan	Week 4	20 %	LO1, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	AT2: Experiential Report	Week 9	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	AT3: Presentation	Week 13	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: AT1: Industry Scan

Task Description:

To complete the Scan, you will develop a fact sheet with graphics and explanatory text, including the following:
1. Identify and review your chosen industry (specialisation) in a local context.
2. Compare your local industry to a national or international industry operation and identify the key differences.
3. Create an Industry Scan referring to the exemplars provided. This must include both text and graphics to effectively communicate information succinctly.
4. Your industry Scan will use a combination of referenced sources, text and diagrams.

Task Length:

2 A4 pages (500-800 words or equivalent)

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Use data and information to review and define an industry specialisation	LO1
2	Compare key industry features	LO1
3	Communicate findings using prescribed formats	LO4

Assessment Task 2: AT2: Experiential Report

Task Description:

The objective of this task is to:
• Engage with business/s within your focus industry.
• Determine the skills required for jobs and roles in the business/s.
• Investigate management and planning concepts, tools and techniques used in the business/s.

To complete the task, you will respond to your learnings from the workshop, site visits (virtual site visits), tutorial activities and weekly content to prepare a written report that will include
observations from site visits, workshop industry guests and learning activities, including (but not limited to) the following:
• Organisational structure
• Industry cluster
• Market focus (who is the customer)
• SWOT analysis of the chosen business and insights and recommendations for the business.
• Skills Audit (a current snapshot) and/or Professional Development Plan for yourself or the business.

Task Length:

1000-1500 words (may include graphs, tables and images)

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Engage with industry	LO1
2	Record observations of industry and practice	LO2
3	Communicate the application of professional and personal skills, behaviours and perspectives	LO3
4	Apply business planning and analysis techniques	LO4

Assessment Task 3: AT3: Presentation

Task Description:

You will be fully supported through this task. You will be presenting to your teachers, not the entire cohort. You will develop and deliver an oral presentation in which you will discuss applying an organisational change to your workplace (or a local business/organisation of your choice). The change would be introduced to overcome a current challenge to the organisation, or to provide an opportunity for the organisation to improve. The change can be any one of the technological or other changes that you have studied in this unit.

In preparing for the presentation, you will identify and respond to key business concepts, practices and processes. You will then reflect on your own process of researching, creating, practising and delivering a business presentation. You will be provided with a structured guidance sheet to complete the presentation task.

You will deliver this presentation via a video link (Zoom) to a panel of University College Teachers. You will be invited to nominate a time for this presentation task.

Task Length:

Presentation: 10 minutes + 3 minutes question time

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Use evidence to unpack business issues	LO2
2	Communicate ideas and information	LO4
3	Analyse and engage in reflective practice	LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.