LB5214 - Current Business Issues
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject will focus on equipping business managers with an understanding of current business issues, the positions taken by various stakeholders in relation to each issue, and the impact of those issues on business and government practice. Key issues will be identified, and students will have the opportunity to develop and deploy research and analytical skills necessary to identify opposing arguments, to explore these arguments, and to make and present their own positions in relation to issues. Students will undertake critical analysis of a range of issues in order to develop a deeper level of understanding of the processes of negotiation and the selection of appropriate management strategies.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of key issues that are currently impacting on the conduct of business and government;
- Apply a range of resources in locating, critically examining and reporting information and its synthesis in achieving business outcomes;
- Develop analytical skills in understanding and presenting opposing arguments in relation to these issues;
- Develop best practice practical skills in negotiation and team management.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | LB5228 |
Availabilities | |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 09-Apr-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); team negotiation (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 30-Jul-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); team negotiation (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 26-Nov-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Darren Lee-Ross |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); team negotiation (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.