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AFM424 Small Business Management

Updated: 09 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in MCom
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AFM324
Notes None
Combined Units AFM324 - Small Business Management
Coordinator(s) Bernice Kotey (bkotey@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A unit covering the following topics as they relate to small enterprises: their importance to the Australian economy; success factors in small enterprise management; methods of acquisition; business plan preparation; management functions including marketing, operations, human resource management, finance and accounting; sources of external assistance; exporting; and e-commerce. PC and internet access are required to complete this unit.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Effective Small Business Management: An Entrepreneurial Approach
ISBN: 9780136152705
Scarborough, N.M., Wilson, D.L. and Zimmerer, T.W., Prentice Hall 9th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 30% 2500
Assessment Notes
Feasibility study
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 and 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8
Assignment 2 10% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 and 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8
Discussion Group 20%
Assessment Notes
Class case discussions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 and 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the nature of small business;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and theories in small business management;
  3. apply the concepts and theories to business decisions and problems;
  4. analyse relationships between concepts and theories and contemporary decision practices.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will develop an increased knowledge of the discipline through the learning and teaching activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
 True True True
3 Global Perspectives
 True True
4 Information Literacy
 True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True
6 Problem Solving
 True True True
7 Social Responsibility
 True True
8 Team Work
Assessed and Practised for on-campus students only 		True True True
   

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