Managerial Project

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Students are required to undertake 30 hours of reading during the pre-teaching period. Reading material will be available via reading packs.

This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BA, MC-BAPT, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator

This subject is only available to students admitted in the Master of Business Administration

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Students should:

• demonstrate the ability to use the theory and concepts derived from the program and apply them to a real managerial problem in order to develop creative insights into potential solutions;
• develop the skills necessary to complete a sustained piece of applied research, carrying it from problem recognition and definition to completion.

• learn to identify which problems are capable of solution with the tools acquired during the subject and to identify whether these problems should be approached from a disciplinary, functional or general management perspective;
• develop the capacity to formulate methods of approaching managerial problems, recognising their complexity and postulating solutions;
• recognise that solutions to managerial problems require a balance between creativity and practicality;
• learn presentation and communication skills, such as literacy and structure, relevant to the work which they are to present;
• understand that a sustained piece of academic work places rigorous demands on the researcher.

• Research Project (100%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BA, MC-BAPT, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator