MBO5012 Connection, communication and community
Faculty of Business and Economics
MBO5012 Connection, communication and community is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 150 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MBO5012
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MBO5012
No unit lists MBO5012 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B4009, B5008 or B6029 to undertake this unit.
Overview
People connect with people - not their positions, not their affiliations, and certainly not with their devices. While some argue that the world is becoming lonely and ‘individual’, others argue that advancement in communication technology is, in part, a response to the overwhelming need for people to belong and to feel a sense of community. Beginning with a solid foundation in the study of human connection and communications, this unit explores contemporary practice of building professional communities. You will learn how aspects of contemporary management practice can be enhanced through effective communications, the use of social media and a community-building approach. You will develop skills associated with social network analysis, communities of practice, learning communities, organisational learning and the use of social and other media applications.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
- Written40%
- Artefact60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
1. demonstrate an understanding and application of methods, strategies, tactics, and tools for developing connection, communication and community
- 2
demonstrate the ability to direct one's professional development through self-evaluation and the setting of realistic plans for connection, communication, and community.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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 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.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Jonathan Matheny
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MBO5012?
MBO5012 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MBO5012 offered?
MBO5012 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is MBO5012?
The handbook expects about 150 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MBO5012 have an exam?
No. MBO5012 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.