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BU1104 - Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject explores the external and internal environmental context of business and organisational practices in the tropics. It examines different facets of management operating in remote locations experiencing constraints on resources. The subject places emphasis on the fundamental building blocks of management: plan, organise, lead and control, which are crucial to starting growing and maintaining a successful business. Prominence is also placed on the contemporary drivers of global, societal and regional change, such as, sustainability, cultural perspectives, corporate social responsibility, ethical accountability and governance.
Learning Outcomes
- explain how organisations can be ethically, corporately and socially responsible in achieving sustainable practice;
- discuss the principles of diversity management;
- examine key features of the four functions of management in the context of organisational structures;
- analyse key drivers of change affecting small & medium business practices;
- evaluate management principles that apply specifically to small & medium business environments.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
BU1004 BU1904 MG1731 BU1804 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Alf Kuilboer. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Alf Kuilboer. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer |
| Lecturer: | Mr Roy Wybrow. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 11-Apr-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer |
| Lecturer: | Dr Caroline Wong. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 08-Aug-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer |
| Lecturers: | Mr Tack Hoong Cheong, Dr Caroline Wong. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 05-Dec-2019 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 11-Apr-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer |
| Lecturer: | Ms Eszter Kiss. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 08-Aug-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer |
| Lecturers: | Ms Eszter Kiss, Mrs Jennifer Ah Fock. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 05-Dec-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer |
| Lecturers: | Ms Eszter Kiss, Mrs Jennifer Ah Fock. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); workbook (50%). |
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