MBA705 - Business Processes and Technology
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jeff Chamberlain Trimester 2: Jeff Chamberlain |
| Cohort rule: | For students enrolled in M701, M501, M543, M601 and M703 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | MBA701 |
| Incompatible with: | MBA710, MPM701, MPM701A, MPM708 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Students will complete a weekly 2 hour module either in an on-campus/located environment or in an online setting. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2 hour scheduled online modules per week. |
Content
This unit introduces developments in business process management and focuses specifically on the approaches, tools and methodologies for delivering enhanced organisational improvement. The foundation provides a springboard for considering new and emerging business technologies – including automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify drivers compelling continuous business performance improvement | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and draw insights into leveraging a range of BPM tools and techniques to realise business improvement opportunities | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Justify solutions to organisational opportunities and challenges using BPM tools and methodologies | GLO1: Discipline specific knowledge |
| ULO4 | Critically evaluate the impact and appropriateness of technologies and automation in addressing business process improvement opportunities | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO5 | Design and deliver informed recommendations and solutions about people, process and technological improvements to a variety of organisational audiences | GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) |
Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Business (Report) | 2000 words | 40% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Business (Report) | 3000 words | 60% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on assessment 2 to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned learning outcomes included in this unit.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MBA705 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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