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Graduate Diploma of Business

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code L96

This Graduate Diploma by Coursework degree is designed to provide the skills and knowledge needed to manage effectively in today's organisations. It is relevant to those seeking to enter or extend their management career. The course provides a pathway for progression Into an MBA degree for those seeking to further progress their careers in the field of management.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate and apply innovative strategies for people and organisational management to enhance organisational performance in diverse settings whilst demonstrating cross cultural and indigenous awareness.
  2. Demonstrate creativity, interdependence and individual accountability through constructive participation in operational team and individual processes.
  3. Demonstrate critical thinking to initiate, plan and implement organisational processes and techniques to evaluate finances and the performance of a business.
  4. Demonstrate specialised knowledge and skills required to manage in a contemporary global business environment.
  5. Implement strategic plans to solve problems, drive and increase value and create a competitive advantage.
  6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise the theories, information and technologies available for business to execute and justify faster and superior management decisions.
  7. Make independent judgments and provide sustainable solutions to dilemmas and issues in a contemporary global business environment.

Admission requirements

  • Bachelor degree; or
  • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have a Bachelor Degree or equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can have a Graduate Certificate in Business, with equivalents considered.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 1 Year
  • Part Time: 2 Years

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Prof Peter George GALVIN

Course Structure

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
FBL5010Managing People and Organisations20
FBL5020Marketing Leadership20
FBL5030Fundamentals of Value Creation in Business20
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
MBA6010Responsible Management20
MBA6020Personal and Professional Development20

1 x Business Elective unit

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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