School Of BusinessFrontiers of Business Theory and AnalysisWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200574.2
Discipline: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Successful completion of 90 credit points of business-related units.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 90 credit points of business related units. Students in the following courses must enrol in this unit: 2787 Bachelor of Business (Advanced Business Leadership), 2789 Bachelor of Business (Advanced Business Leadership) / Bachelor of Laws, 2754 Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Advanced Business Leadership), 2747 Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Advanced Business Leadership) / Bachelor of Laws, 2741 Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Advanced Business Leadership).
Students enrolled in 2739/2753 Bachelor of Business and Commerce may take this unit as an elective with Director of Academic Program (DAP) approval. Students interested in taking this unit as an elective will have to apply to the DAP who will decide whether students fit the category of high potential students. The criteria will normally mean a UAI of at least 80 (or equivalent), or a grade point average of at least 5.0. If there are too many applicants the DAP may rank the applicants and restrict the number of students to an appropriate seminar size.
About this Unit
This unit looks at selected contemporary issues in business, industry and commerce. Each selected issue will be examined in terms of the way in which the problem is defined, competing definitions of the problem, components of the problems and relationships to other contemporary issues. Relevant theoretical perspectives will be examined and evaluated.