LB5217 - Community Project: Application of Strategy
[Offered in 2015 only]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
The following eligibility criteria apply: 1. Successful completion of at least two study periods in an MBA or joint MBA program 2. GPA 5.0 3. Two references from campus lecturers 4. No academic misconduct reports 5. Pre-existing employment experience in an Australian workplace 6. Offers will be made following an interview process discussing potential host organisations 7. Students must not receive monetary or "in-kind" remuneration for any part of the project.
The community project is one of two alternative capstone subjects for the MBA which brings together the theoretical material covered in the course and applies it to practice based learning in the form of a community project. Small teams of students devise, develop, deliver and document an integrated project for a real community organisation or activity. The community project must be clearly articulated and provide achievable outcomes which will be evaluated by the host organisation based on a group pitch and documented plan.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate creativity and initiative in the application of discipline-specific learning outcomes to the world of work;
- Demonstrate abilities to work as part of a team and manage team inputs and processes to achieve a coordinated outcome;
- Demonstrate high level personal autonomy and accountability in planning, execution, communication and evaluation of projects.
| Prerequisites: | 21 CREDIT POINTS OF LEVEL 5 LB, CO, TO SUBJECTS. MINIMUM 15CP OF LB5, CO5 SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | LB5235 |
Availabilities | |
| JCU Brisbane, Block, Study Period 24 | |
| Census Date 12-Mar-2015 | |
| Face to face teaching (Ongoing meetings with lecturer throughout February and early March.) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Dwight Lemke |
| Lecturer: | Mr Noel Richards. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (20%); process portfolio (40%); assignments (40%). |
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.