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AFM424 Small Business Management

Updated: 28 February 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
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 GradDipFinMgt or 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.
Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Effective Small Business Management: International Version
ISBN: 9780132378154
Scarborough, N.M., Prentice Hall 10th ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 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 40% On Campus 3000
Assessment Notes
Feasibility study
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7
Discussion Group 20% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Class case discussions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 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; and
  4. analyse the extent to which contemporary decision practices reflect the concepts and theories learned.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Discipline specific knowledge will be taught via unit materials, practised in tutorials through class presentations and online discussions and assessed in all components. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills are practised and assessed in the assignment, discussion group and the final examination. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global Perspectives will be taught in lectures and assessed in all components. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Information Literacy will be practised and assessed in Assignment 1 and the discussion group. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving will be taught in lectures and practised and assessed in all the assessments. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility will be taught in lthe unit materials and assessed. 		True True
8 Team Work
Teamwork skills will be taught in lectures, practised and assessed during tutorials and also assessed in the examination. 		True True True
   

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