Performance Metrics

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

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This subject addresses approaches for assessing individual and firm performance useful for achieving strategic objectives. The subject focuses on two key issues:

(1) common financial and non-financial metrics used to assess individual and firm performance and

(2) frameworks for identifying appropriate performance metrics.

Upon completion of this subject, students should:

• Possess a body of knowledge related to both financial and non-financial performance metrics
• Possess the necessary cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse, and synthesise situations for the purposes of identifying both the appropriate performance constructs to assess and the appropriate performance metrics to assess the identified constructs.
• Be able to effectively communicate and justify the basis for their performance assessment approach and metrics.

• 4 individual assessments (20%)

• 800 words each
• Throughout term
• 3 syndicate assignments (30%)
• 600 words each
• Throughout term
• Final Examination (50%)
• Hurdle requirement
• 2 hours and 30 minutes
• End of term

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.