BEX2401 Complexity in business
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX2401 Complexity in business is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEX2401
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After BEX2401
No unit lists BEX2401 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed five of the following units: ACF1100, ACF1200, BFF1001, BTF1010, ECF1100, ETF1100, MGF1010 or MKF1120 to undertake this unit.
Overview
This unit confronts you with the complexity in business decisions. While introductory courses and majors are mono-disciplinary, the reality of – for profit and nonprofit – businesses is very different. Entrepreneurs and managers have to make strategic decisions and run daily operations where complex problems need to be solved that require interactions between people with various specialisations. The unit will provide you with case experience of complex business problems that require an interdisciplinary approach. In teams, you will work on actual and stylised problems.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for BEX2401.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment50%
- Examination50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse complex business problems from multi-disciplinary approaches, combining insights from strategy, marketing, finance, management accounting, economics, logistics and law
- 2
demonstrate capabilities to solve business cases with a multidisciplinary approach
- 3
demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills and develop a team-orientated approach to work effectively as a team member to produce a professional quality business document and present conclusions.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX2401?
BEX2401 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BEX2401 offered?
BEX2401 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is BEX2401?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX2401 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.