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Course code

109011

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in any discipline, from this or another university; or a minimum of five (5) years business experience; or other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Dean, College of Business Law and Governance as equivalent to the above.

Credit points

12 credit points

Course learning outcomes

ʯÁñÊÓƵ graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. ʯÁñÊÓƵ graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration, ʯÁñÊÓƵ graduates will be able to:

• Critically analyse business-related knowledge and practice from both historical and recent perspectives

• Consolidate the application of differing sustainable business performance methods

• Synthesise sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems

• Apply established concepts to provide solutions to complex business and professional practice problems

• Critically analyse contemporary business issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations

• Apply creative and innovative thinking effectively to business practice

• Present complex information appropriately to differing audiences using:

• Effective oral presentation skills

• Clear and fluent written communication

• Work effectively in achieving common goals, demonstrating both:

• Collaboration

• Leadership

• Adapt sustainable business constructs and skills to theoretical or practical situations

• Exercise independent ethical judgment in solving differing business problems creatively Demonstrate a capacity for personal reflection and self-development in relation to professional business learning and practice.

Course progression requisites

Nil

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

Eligibility

Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures.

Currency

Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Other restrictions

Advanced standing will not be granted for undergraduate studies or for work experience that is used to gain admission to the course.

Award title

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable - this course does not have majors

Course articulation

Students seeking to use the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration for entry to the Master of Business Administration must also successfully complete a Business Academic Skills Program.  This program is non-fee based, online, and can be completed concurrently with courses in the Graduate Certificate.