WHY STUDY BUSINESS ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT?
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Because the business organisation has such a dominant position in Australian society and in our personal lives, this program of study aims to prepare young people with the opportunity for a systematic and coherent study of the business organisation, its management and its effectiveness.
The individual's involvements with business organisations are numerous and variety, including participation as an employee, a manager, an entrepreneur, a concerned citizen, a consumer, a unionist or a government official.
To interact and perform these roles effectively, there needs to be a critical understanding of how business organisations work and are managed: their goals, strategies, structures, technologies, environments, and the motivations and interests of the people involved.
Business Organisation and Management provides students with the opportunity for a systematic and coherent study of the business organisation, its management and its effectiveness. The context of business provides a realistic setting in which the student's understanding of organisation and management can be developed as it applies not only to the business organisation but also to the student's personal life. This subject also encourages students to consider self-employment and the establishment and running of a business as a challenging and rewarding lifestyles. Successfully running one's own business is a possible complementary or alternative career pathway to tertiary study and the professions.
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WHAT IS STUDIED?
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The course is organised under four areas of study:
• Foundation Studies
• Management Studies
• Management Processes and Skills Studies
• Elective Studies (Labour Management Relations)
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During the course students will study:
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• The nature of business, business organisations and management and entrepreneurship and small business
• Marketing management, operations management, human resource management and financial management
• Reflection process, action skills and business planning
Parties and participants, trade unions, industrial relations within the organisations and processes
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The study of Business Organisation and Management is of benefit to students because it provides:
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• An understanding of the nature and purpose of business
• An introduction to the theoretical and practical knowledge of the process of management
• The technical knowledge and skills involved in the activities of marketing, operations management, human resource management and financial management
• An appreciation of what determines the effectiveness of one's role as consumer, employee, manager and entrepreneur
• The communication and interpersonal skills of working in groups and managing people in order to achieve goals
• An insight into what is required to establish and manage a small business or organisation
• An awareness that self-employment and knowledge and running of a small business is a challenging and rewarding lifestyle, although there are risks associated with starting a new business.
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CRITERIA
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• Propositional Knowledge
Recalling and explaining chosen subject matter related to the active participation of stakeholders, the functions and processes of organisation and management and the planning and conduct of business activities.
• Reflection Processes
Demonstrates logically, fluently and coherently the thought processes that are involved in attaining the specified understandings, evaluating a participant's interaction in a variety of business contexts and developing strategies for further actions.
• Action Skills
Demonstrates in a variety of ways, the communication and interpersonal skills and action planning skills or organistion and management necessary to gain the collaboration of others and to transform acceptable proposals into actions.
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ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND EXPECTATIONS
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There will be four assessment instruments per semester covering a range of instruments including objective short responses to extended responses, response to stimulus, research assignments, projects, oral/role plays/ interviews, business plans, research report and presentation
Time frame for tests will be from 40 – 70 minutes, research projects 4 – 5 weeks. Extended responses will be a minimum of 500 words and may be seen or unseen.
Each criteria will be assessed a minimum of once and a maximum of twice per semester.
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AWARDING EXIT LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
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VHA Standard A in any 2 criteria and nothing less than a B
HA Standard B in any 2 criteria and nothing less than a C
SA Standard C in any 2 criteria and nothing less than a D
LA Standard D in any 2 criteria
VLA Does not meet requirement of an LA
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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There are NO recommendations for studying Business Organisation and Management other than dedication and a commitment to completing all homework tasks. An SA in English and the study of Business Studies would be an advantage.
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THE STUDY OF BUSINESS ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT COULD LEAD TO CAREERS IN:
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• Bank officer (including building society and credit union)
• Costing clerk
• Credit officer
• Financial dealer's assistant
• Finance clerk
• Financial planner / manager
• Hotel / motel manager
• Corporate treasurer
• Export / import clerk
• Financial dealer and broker
• Health services – hospital administrator
• Investment analyst
• Records manager
• Sports administrator
• Tourism manager
• Valuer
• Store person
• Transport clerk
• Settlement clerk
• Stock and station agent
• Stockbrokers clerk
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