James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

MANAGEMENT

The Management Program in the School of Business offers a Graduate Certificate of Management, a Graduate Diploma of Management, a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Business Administration (Honours), a joint degree Master of Public Health–Master of Business Administration and PhD study.

The Management Program seeks to:

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF MANAGEMENT

This is a four subject course designed to give students some core information on basic management topics. The certificate acts as an independent award but the subjects studied form a subset of the Graduate Diploma of Management and the MBA.

Four subjects in total:

CORE (two subjects)
BU5001:03 Managing Organisations
BU5004:03 Marketing Management
Any two from the following:
BU5002:03 Accounting for Management Decisions
BU5003:03 Data Analysis and Information Management
BU5005:03 Financial Management
BU5006:03 Business, Government and the Global Economy
BU5007:03 Operations and Quality Management
BU5008:03 Strategic Management

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MANAGEMENT

This is an eight subject course designed to give students a sound coverage of central topics in the field of management. The diploma acts as an independent award but the subjects studied form a major part of the Master of Business Administration degree.

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

This is a 12 subject (36 units) course designed to give students a comprehensive coverage of topics in the field of management. The MBA facilitates specialised study in elective areas of interest as well as the full understanding of core management topics. The course draws its participants from both an international and a local base to ensure learning through shared group experience.

CORE  
BU5001:03 Managing Organisations
BU5002:03 Accounting for Management Decisions
BU5003:03 Data Analysis and Information Management
BU5004:03 Marketing Management
BU5005:03 Financial Management
BU5006:03 Business, Government and the Global Economy
BU5007:03 Operations and Quality Management
BU5008:03 Strategic Management
Note: These core subjects comprise the prescribed course of study for the Graduate Diploma of Management
ELECTIVES *(four to be completed)
BU5101:03 Managing Legal Issues in Business
BU5102:03 Business and Society
BU5103:03 Management of Innovation and Technology
BU5104:03 International Business
BU5105:03 International Marketing
BU5106:03 Entrepreneurship
BU5107:03 Trade and Industry Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
BU5108:03 Human Resource Management
BU5109:03 Managing Employee Relations
BU5110:03 Business, Environment and Sustainability
BU5111:03 Special Topics in Management 1
BU5112:03 Special Topics in Management 2
BU5113:03 Managing Sustainable International and Regional Industry Development
BU5114:03 Projects and Special Events Management
BU5115:03 Advanced Reading Course in Business Management
BU5116:03 Services Marketing

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS)

This is a one semester intensive offering where the students develop and complete a research based thesis on a topic selected in conjunction with a supervisor. A high standard of presentation and analysis is expected for the award. Successful completion of this award will provide a pathway toward PhD study.

The subjects for the MBA with Honours are:

BU5201:03 Research Methods
BU5202:09 MBA Honours Thesis

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (INTERNATIONAL)

Schedule I

CORE  
BU5002:03 Accounting for Management Decisions
BU5003:03 Data Analysis and Information Management
BU5004:03 Marketing Management
BU5005:03 Financial Management
BU5006:03 Business, Government and the Global Economy
BU5007:03 Operations and Quality Management
BU5009:03 International Cross Cultural Management
BU5010:03 International Business Strategy

Schedule II

Four electives from the following:
BU5101:03 Managing Legal Issues in Business
BU5102:03 Business and Society
BU5103:03 Management of Innovation and Technology
BU5104:03 International Business
BU5105:03 International Marketing
BU5106:03 Entrepreneurship
BU5107:03 Trade and Industry Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
BU5108:03 Human Resource Management
BU5109:03 Managing Employee Relations
BU5110:03 Business, Environment and Sustainability
BU5111:03 Special Topics in Management 1
BU5112:03 Special Topics in Management 2
BU5113:03 Managing Sustainable International and Regional Industry Development
BU5114:03 Project and Special Events Management
BU5115:03 Advanced Reading Course in Business Management
BU5116:03 Services Marketing

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH–MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(See Faculty of Science and Engineering and Faculty of Health, Life and Molecular Sciences Student Handbook.)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

The Management Program provides appropriate supervision for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The diversity of possible topics is considerable and the student may work within one or across other program areas (Tourism, Economics, Accounting and Finance, Management) when studying for the PhD degree.