UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MBA5113 MBA Labs: Strategy project

Faculty of Business and Economics

MBA5113 MBA Labs: Strategy project is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 5 units, leading on to 13 units in all.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Other periods
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course B6016 Master of Business Administration to undertake this unit.

Overview

The MBA Labs: Strategy project reflects the innovative, applied and research-orientated ethos of Monash University. The MBA Labs will function as a business laboratory, in which ideas are tried and tested, critiqued and improved. The spirit of discovery, enterprise and progress will be evident in the process and the outcomes, the cycle of practice and reflection will exemplify the experience.

In this MBA applied consulting project, you integrate your knowledge from Module 1 to address the opportunities and/or challenges of host organisations. Under supervision of your professors, and with the support of a nominated project sponsor, you and a team identify a significant strategic issue for your host organisation, and combine your strategy, marketing and accounting knowledge to tackle the issue. The output is a presentation and report for the sponsor.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
MBA teaching period 2CaulfieldBlock on

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1
    The learning outcomes associated with this unit are to integrate knowledge from Module 1 to:
  2. 2

    synthesise a complex business situation and develop recommendations

  3. 3

    integrate academic learning with business practice in a client-oriented consulting report

  4. 4

    manage an applied business project team, process, deliverables and client relationship.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures34 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

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.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Paul Collier

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MBA5113?

None, but you must take MBA5112 or MBA5111 before or alongside it.

What can I take after MBA5113?

MBA5113 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 5 units, including MBA5111, MBA5112, MBA5211, MBA5212 and MBA5213. Those lead on to 13 units in all.

When is MBA5113 offered?

MBA5113 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

How much work is MBA5113?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MBA5113 have an exam?

No. MBA5113 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
MBA Program
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020202120222023