MBA5402 Technology, data and analytics for business
Faculty of Business and Economics
MBA5402 Technology, data and analytics for business is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 150 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before MBA5402
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MBA5402
No unit lists MBA5402 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in B6016 or B9001 to undertake this unit.
Overview
Every executive makes financial decisions, regardless of their professional background. In this unit, you develop the financial judgement to interpret organisational performance, allocate resources, evaluate investment opportunities and manage risk with confidence in increasingly complex and AI-enabled environments.
Through authentic organisational scenarios, you apply financial accounting, management accounting and corporate finance concepts to real business challenges. You learn to work effectively with financial information and AI-enabled insights to make well-reasoned decisions and communicate recommendations that balance financial, strategic, customer, operational, ethical, sustainability and global perspectives.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 5 | Caulfield | Blended |
Assessment
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Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
evaluate organisational performance using data and analytical evidence to support data-driven managerial decisions
- 2
evaluate analytical insights and recommendations generated by human and AI-enabled systems
- 3
justify business decisions by integrating analytical evidence with diverse organisational perspectives.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 150 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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Technology resources
Use of AI-enabled MBA platform
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MBA5402?
MBA5402 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MBA5402 offered?
MBA5402 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is MBA5402?
The handbook expects about 150 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MBA5402 have an exam?
No. MBA5402 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
- Monash Business School MBA
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2027