Bachelor of Business
Decision Support Tools for Business
| Program of Study | Credit Points | ||
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| Core Units Complete the following units: |
60 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| AFM101 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 6 | |
| AFM112 | Introduction to Management Accounting | 6 | |
| ECON101 | Introductory Microeconomics | 6 | |
| ECON102 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 6 | |
| FIN101 | Introductory Finance | 6 | |
| MM105 | Organisational Behaviour | 6 | |
| MM110 | Introduction to Marketing | 6 | |
| MM200 | Contemporary Management | 6 | |
| MM202 | International Business | 6 | |
| QM161 | Business Statistics 1 | 6 | |
| Prescribed Units for this Major Complete the following units: |
18 cps | ||
| QM262 | Business Statistics 2 | 6 | |
| QM265/365 | Business Decision Making | 6 | |
| QM367 | Survey Methods for Business and Economics | 6 | |
| Listed Units for this Major Complete 18 credit points from the following units: |
18 cps | ||
| ECON271/371 | Introductory Econometrics | 6 | |
| ECON326 | Benefit-Cost Analysis | 6 | |
| ECON334 | Rural Finance and Risk Management | 6 | |
| ECON376 | Applied Econometrics | 6 | |
| ECON377 | Efficiency and Productivity Analysis | 6 | |
| NEBS305 | Organisational Research Methods | 6 | |
| NEBS306 | Making Sense of Organisational Data | 6 | |
| QM264 | Introduction to Business Forecasting | 6 | |
| Candidates must ensure they complete at least 18 credit points at 300 level in each Major. | |||
| Elective Units - Complete either a SECOND Major to the value of 36 credit points and Elective Units to the value of 12 credit points or a SECOND Major to the value of 48 credit points or Elective Units to the value of 48 credit points |
48 cps | ||
| Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units. | |||
| Total | 144 cps | ||
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Suggested Full-Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full Time = 48 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.
For candidates commencing in Trimester 1
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | AFM101 |
AFM112 |
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ECON101 |
ECON102 |
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MM110 |
MM105 |
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QM161 |
FIN101 |
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| 2 | QM265/365 |
MM200 |
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MM202 |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
QM262 |
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Elective Unit |
QM367 |
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| 3 | Listed Unit for this Major |
Listed Unit for this Major |
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Listed Unit for this Major |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| Note: Candidates who choose to do TWO Majors should enrol in 6 or 8 units for their 2nd Major in Yrs 2 and 3 instead of 6 or 8 Elective Units. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 2
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | AFM112 |
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ECON102 |
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MM105 |
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FIN101 |
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| 2 | AFM101 |
MM200 |
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ECON101 |
Elective Unit |
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MM110 |
QM262 |
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QM161 |
QM367 |
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| 3 | QM265/365 |
Listed Unit for this Major |
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MM202 |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| Note: Candidates who choose to do TWO Majors should enrol in 6 or 8 units for their 2nd Major in Yrs 2 to 4 instead of 6 or 8 Elective Units. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 3
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | MM105 |
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AFM112 |
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MM110 |
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ECON101 |
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| 2 | AFM101 |
ECON102 |
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QM161 |
FIN101 |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 3 | Unit from Major |
Unit from Major |
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Unit from Major |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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MM202 |
MM200 |
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| Note: Candidates who choose to do TWO Majors should enrol in 6 or 8 units for their 2nd Major in Yrs 2 to 4 instead of 6 or 8 Elective Units. |
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Suggested Part-Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part Time = 24 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.
For candidates commencing in Trimester 1
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | AFM101 |
AFM112 |
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QM161 |
FIN101 |
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| 2 | MM110 |
MM105 |
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ECON101 |
ECON102 |
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| 3 | QM265/365 |
MM200 |
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MM202 |
QM262 |
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| 4 | Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
QM367 |
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| 5 | Listed Unit for this Major |
Listed Unit for this Major |
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Listed Unit for this Major |
Elective Unit |
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| 6 | Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| Note: Candidates who choose to do TWO Majors should enrol in 6 or 8 units for their 2nd Major in Yrs 4 to 6 instead of 6 or 8 Elective Units. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 2
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | AFM112 |
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FIN101 |
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| 2 | MM110 |
MM105 |
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ECON101 |
ECON102 |
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| 3 | AFM101 |
MM200 |
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QM161 |
QM262 |
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| 4 | QM265/365 |
Elective Unit |
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MM202 |
QM367 |
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| 5 | Elective Unit |
Listed Unit for this Major |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 6 | Listed Unit for this Major |
Elective Unit |
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Listed Unit for this Major |
Elective Unit |
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| 7 | Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
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| Note: Candidates who choose to do TWO Majors should enrol in 6 or 8 units for their 2nd Major in Yrs 4 to 7 instead of 6 or 8 Elective Units. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 3
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | MM105 |
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MM110 |
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| 2 | AFM101 |
AFM112 |
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QM161 |
FIN101 |
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| 3 | ECON101 |
ECON102 |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 4 | Unit from Major |
Unit from Major |
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MM202 |
Elective Unit |
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| 5 | Elective Unit |
MM200 |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 6 | Unit from Major |
Unit from Major |
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Unit from Major |
Unit from Major |
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| 7 | Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
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| Note: Candidates who choose to do TWO Majors should enrol in 6 or 8 units for their 2nd Major in Yrs 3 to 7 instead of 6 or 8 Elective Units. |
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