LB5207 - Entrepreneurship
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
Risk Society and the acturialisation of social life: notions of risk; culture, risk and value. Organisational Risk and Value Creation: value creation; sources of risk; value at risk. Risk Management: exposure mapping; philosophies and strategies; risk treatment systems. Topics in Risk Management: environmental risk; fraud; risk financing. Governance and Risk: control; assurance; risk management structures; politics of risk society.
Learning Outcomes
- understand the notion of Risk Society and its implications;
- align notions of value creation, resource utilisation and risk management;
- develop skills in risk analysis and modelling, in relation to various types of risks facing organisations;
- develop an appreciation of relationships between organisational governance and risk management structures.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
- The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
- The ability to use and interpret different media;
- A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
- The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
- A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 5 | |
| Census Date 23-May-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 23-May-2008 to 22-Jun-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Dwight Lemke |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Dwight Lemke. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 54 | |
| Census Date 11-Jan-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Jan-2007 to 09-Feb-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 25-Jul-2008 | |
| Lecturer: | Mr Dwight Lemke. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 25-Jul-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 19-Jul-2008 to 27-Jul-2008 (Exam 09 August 2008) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 78 | |
| Census Date 28-Nov-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Dec-2008 to 14-Dec-2008 (Taught in Mandarin - exam date 3/01/09) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Dwight Lemke |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Limited, Study Period 77 | |
| Census Date 17-Oct-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Oct-2008 to 29-Nov-2008 (Full-Time MBA - taught in Mandarin - exam date 11/12/08) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Dwight Lemke |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 18-Apr-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturer: | Mr Dwight Lemke. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 12-Dec-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Dwight Lemke. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
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