Industry Consulting Project

Unit Code:HBY311N

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	One teaching period	36 Hours	Hawthorn, Sarawak	HBY310N Integrative Business Practice	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

One teaching period

36 Hours

Hawthorn, Sarawak

HBY310N Integrative Business Practice

Nil

Aims & Objectives:

Communicate in an effective manner in a business context
Work with teams to achieve organisational and personal goals
Understand the various roles that people play in organisations within a business context
Self evaluate and improve their personal performance and be confident of their ability to contribute to an organisation
Understand contemporary business practice skills within a discipline specific context
Research and evaluate a business context and suggest practical solutions to contemporary business problems
Demonstrate analytical thinking and problem solving in a workplace
Ascertain personal levels of existing knowledge and devise professional self development goals
Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between academic knowledge, employment performance and career opportunities
Demonstrate an ability to manage projects within a business context

Teaching Methods:

This unit is project-based, and activities and resources are designed to support the project process. Students are expected to work independently to gather materials and develop skills that help them to fulfill the requirements of the project brief. Academic staff provide guidance to teams and individuals aimed at developing project management and self-directed learning skills

Assessment:

Assessment will be negotiated with each student based on their learning needs. This will include an assessment of each student’s ability to successfully complete a project in response to a brief, as described by the learning objectives of the unit, drawing on these negotiations. Learning contracts will be prepared at the beginning of the semester or term.

Forms of assessable material may include:

Research reports and/or presentations
Exhibitions
Sponsor reports
Journals and diaries
Minutes of meetings
Portfolio of work undertaken
Oral questioning
Written case studies

Generic Skills Outcomes:

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:

Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
Effective and ethical in work and community situations
Adaptable and able to manage change
Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)

Content:

Applying discipline knowledge to a real-world context
Interpreting and responding to project briefs
Team dynamics, management tools and processes
Communications issues and stakeholder expectations
Critical and reflective practices
Research methods
Documenting project developments and recommendations
Presentation skills
Principles, overviews and discipline issues that relate to the project context

Reading Materials:

Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.