PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN BUSINESS

BUS3PPB

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will be provided the opportunity to engage with professional business, public service, and community leaders, both past and present, as they present a series of case studies drawn from their professional experience, which raise issues related to the professional practice of business today. The issues which these case studies will be focused on include personnel, ethical, crisis management, risk management, and many other issues which demonstrate the multidisciplinary set of intellectual, personal and practical problem solving skills you will need to develop to succeed as a business professional.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Justin Lachal

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in LBCOM, LZCOMA, LZCAG, LZCCS, LZCIR, LZCOML, LWCOML, LZCOMS, LZCHS, LZCBM

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: BUS3ELP

Equivalent subjects: BUS3ELP

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Recognise and recommend future-focused, socially and environmentally responsible, business principles to solve business or community problems and generate sustainable economic value

02. Engage professionally and effectively with individuals in a manner which is respectful of the needs, values, personalities and capabilities of others

03. Communicate professionally and effectively with a range of audiences, for a variety of purposes, using appropriate communication tools

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Justin Lachal

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 13 - 18
Three 7.00 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 13 to week 18 and delivered via face-to-face.
Classes in Weeks 4, 6 & 9

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One individual essay (1,500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
One Individual essay (2,000 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day