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BU1105 - Professional and Academic Skills for Business
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject provides the foundation for professional business skills in the new economy with a particular focus on communicating and presenting information in business and academic contexts. Contemporary business report writing and communicating proficiently across a range of business genres will be undertaken to assure students build a range of transferable skills suitable for a current business environment.
Learning Outcomes
- apply academic skills in academic writing, research and referencing;
- demonstrate report writing in business contexts;
- present and communicate business information;
- develop and demonstrate teamwork skills.
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (30%) - Group & Individual
- Written > Annotated bibliography - (%) - Individual
- Written > Literature review - (35%) - Individual
- Written > Research report - (35%) - Group.
Special Assessment Requirements
Mandatory attendance requirements apply in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 8 out of 10 Workshops must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why they should be permitted to submit the final assessment task.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
BU1000 BU1001 BU1905 BU1805 BU1005 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Trimester 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 09-Mar-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturers: | Mr Christian Ware, Mrs Natasha Garvey. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Cairns, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Christian Ware. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 09-Mar-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturer: | Mr Geoff Wessling. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturer: | Mr Max Boudan. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 3, Internal | |
| Census Date 05-Oct-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturer: | Mrs Jennifer Ah Fock. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 51, Internal | |
| Census Date 06-Apr-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Chun Meng Tang |
| Lecturer: | Dr Kim Lim Tan. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 52, Internal | |
| Census Date 03-Aug-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal | |
| Census Date 30-Nov-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Trimester 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 09-Mar-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturers: | Ms Sarah Anderton, Dr Janice Scarinci, Miss Rachel Saunders, Ms Annette Messell, Mrs Karlee Bezanson, Mr Allan Carman. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturers: | Ms Sarah Anderton, Miss Rachel Saunders, Mrs Eva Erhardt. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Trimester 1, External | |
| Census Date 09-Mar-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturers: | Ms Sarah Anderton, Mr Christian Ware, Miss Rachel Saunders, Mrs Karlee Bezanson. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Trimester 2, External | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Christian Ware |
| Lecturers: | Ms Sarah Anderton, Mr Christian Ware, Miss Rachel Saunders. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
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