Course co-ordinator:
Dr Francesco Barbera
Location: Room 10.24, 10 Pulteney Street
Telephone: +61 8 8313 9091
Email: francesco.barbera@adelaide.edu.au 

Lecturer:                     
Mr Ankit Agarwal (ankit.agarwal@adelaide.edu.au)

Workshop Facilitators:
Mr Thomas Cosentino (ttcosentino@gmail.com)
Ms Richa Gulati (richagulati01@adelaide.edu.au)
Mr Larry Pereira (larry.pereira@adelaide.edu.au)

NB: Course related enquiries should initially be directed to your workshop facilitator. Please ensure you know your facilitator’s contact details and consulting times.

This course is designed to develop student awareness of organisations and the variety of skills useful in managerial roles, while fostering a spirit of critical inquiry and stimulating student pursuit of personal development and lifelong learning.

By the end of this course students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of the diversity of management thinking.
2. Autonomously and collaboratively analyse, evaluate, synthesise and apply knowledge in a timely fashion from wide inquiry of a variety of sources.
3. Demonstrate awareness of research as a source of contested and uncertain knowledge.
4. Effectively communicate their findings independently and as part of a group using an evolving variety of media.

Samson, D. and Daft, R.L. (2015) Fundamentals of Management (5th Asia Pacific Edition) Cengage Learning: Australia.

Note:
1. It is required you have continuous access to the following text in order to complete Workshop presentations and online quizzes:
2. Other editions of the above text are NOT the same as our required text.

You have access to numerous resources in the library including scholarly journals and alternative contemporary texts on management. You are encouraged to read widely and critically with a focus on recent work (less than 5 years old) in periodicals, refereed academic journals and books.

The Communication Skills Guide and The University of Adelaide Writing Centre are helpful resources for your academic writing and observance of the protocols and conventions of the Harvard referencing style.

This course utilises MyUni as a communication and assessment tool. Students should be actively scanning the MyUni course webpage regularly.

This course is delivered through 12 weekly lectures (focused on one topic per week) of two hours duration. Lectures are supported by 11 one-hour workshops and group meetings. These activities are important interactive components of your learning. Preparation and active attendance at workshops and the completion of online quizzes is expected.

This information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements:

The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. Students in this three-unit course are expected to attend lectures (2 hours), their allocated workshop class (1 hour) and meetings with their academic mentor throughout the semester. This means you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours a week to private study.

Students are expected to…

• Undertake all required reading for the subject
• Get ready for workshops by completing pre-reading and preparing questions and reflections
• Attend all lectures and actively participate in all workshops
• Complete and submit all items of assessment in a timely fashion

Please refer to Course Outline on MyUni.

Teaching & Learning Activities	Related Learning Outcomes
Lectures	1-4
Workshops	1-4
Group Work	1-4
Case Studies	1-4

This information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements:

The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. Students in this three-unit course are expected to attend lectures (2 hours), their allocated workshop class (1 hour) and meetings with their academic mentor throughout the semester. This means you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours a week to private study.

Item	Description	Weight	LO
1	Workshop Attendance and Participation	10%	1,4
2	Weekly Quizzes x 10	10%	1
3	Midterm Test	10%	1,2,3,4
4	Group Case Study Presentation	20%	1,2,3,4
5	Group Report	20%	1,2,3,4
6	Final Examination	30% (with 45% hurdle)	1,3
Total		100%

For specific due dates refer to MyUni (Course Outline).

• To gain a pass for this course, a mark of at least 45% must be obtained in the examination as well as an aggregate total for all  assessments of at least 50%. Students not achieving the minimum exam mark will be awarded an aggregate course mark of no more than 49%.
• Students who receive an aggregate course mark between 45% and 49% may be offered a supplementary examination. Your performance in the replacement assessment will determine whether you are awarded a Pass grade for the course with a maximum aggregate course mark of 50%.
• Attempting online quizzes in a timely fashion is expected and recommended as that they will close at the end of each week.
• Attendance at all workshops is expected. Your attendance and participation will be recorded. You are expected to come prepared to  discuss and present the questions outlined in the workshop schedule and contribute to all associated activities.

Assessment 1: Workshop Participation (5% + 5%)
This assessment is aimed at growing your knowledge of the management discipline and your awareness of academic and management competencies in preparation for assessments 4, 5 and 6. You are expected to attend all scheduled workshops and be prepared to discuss your thinking concerning the questions outlined in the workshop timetable (see workshop schedule).

Although you are expected to attend all scheduled workshops, attendance alone will only equate to 5% of the participation grade. The remaining 5% will be determined by your contribution to the discussions held in the workshops. This can be accomplished through presentations, as well as the questions/comments you pose in class. The quality of your discussion will also be considered when determining the participation grade.

Permission for any absence is generally only given for medical or compassionate reasons. All such requests must be emailed to the workshop facilitator and should be accompanied by documentary evidence from a social service professional (e.g. doctor, counsellor or psychologist). Each request will be assessed on its merits.

Assessment 2: Weekly Quizzes (10%)
From Week 3 MyUni will host 10 weekly text-based multiple choice quizzes. Each quiz will assess material covered in the associated topic and will provide you with the opportunity to test your learning and identify areas that require further study. This will help you prepare for the current workshop topic, assignments and final examination at the end of the semester. You should discuss issues arising from the quiz questions with your tutor. Attempting online quizzes in a timely fashion (before and during the topic week) is recommended as the relevant quiz will close after the topic is completed.

Assessment 3: Mid-term Test (10%)
This assessment is aimed at testing your understanding of the course contents delivered in the first 7 weeks of the course. All materials covered during this period is examinable. More information on the midterm will be provided in the lecture and workshops.

Assessment 4: Group Case Study Presentations (20%)
As a part of a group, each student will need to prepare and deliver a presentation in the workshops. Case studies are an effective way to learn about complex issues. By using a real-life example, you will be able to identify multiple managerial issues to the material you learn in this course. Each case will be based on a particular weekly topic (outlined in the workshop schedule). Each week, a student team will be randomly selected to give a (15 min) presentation on the case. This presentation will be assessed by your workshop facilitator and is worth 20% of your total grade. The grade for these presentations will be based on one’s team performance; therefore you and your teammates will share the grade.

Given that the presentations will be approximately 15 mins each, you will need to create a PowerPoint presentation. There is an element of creativity and showmanship to presenting, so the decision on how to frame your presentation is ultimately yours.

On delivering an excellent presentation, students need to specifically address the following issues...
• Adhere to a business dress code
• Do not directly read from slides or cards
• Engage your audience
• Be creative and (appropriately) entertaining
• Acknowledge and answer questions

For more useful information on how to give a “killer presentation”, see: https://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation/

It’s also important to note that there will be approximately 5 mins of questions and answers after your presentation. As a presenter, your entire group will be responsible for fielding these questions in a convincing and confident manner. As an audience member, you are responsible for posing “good” questions that respectfully critique/challenge the presenting team’s position. A good question can be defined as one that is clear, thought-provoking, and specifically related to aspects of the presentation at hand.

To summarise, we’ve outlined the “presentation rules” for both presenters and the audience below:

For presenters:
• Engage the audience. Use creative ways to make your presentation interesting and interactive.
• Use visual aids, e.g. prepare slides or other interesting visual materials.
• Be professional. Dress well and use professional language.
• Act as a team. Each team member must present so that no one person dominates the presentation.
• Mind your time. Keep within your prescribed timeframe, e.g. not too long or short.
• Know your topic. Be prepared to answer questions or discuss with the audience.
• Do not simply read your slides or notes. Use a conversational approach and keep eye contact with the audience.

For the audience:
• Have respect. Listen and do not interrupt the presentation.
• Pay attention. Make notes as interesting ideas come to you. These will inform your questions.
• Ask questions and offer feedback. It is your responsibility to interact with presenters. Remember, your paritpcation grade is based on the quality of the questions you pose to your fellow classmates.

Assessment 5: Group Report (20%)
A single case study will be provided in MyUni. There will be multiple ways to interpret this case. The purpose of this assessment is to formulate an argument which identifies what should be done, why it should be done, and using ample case evidence (in the form of citation, facts, figures, etc.) to support your argument. This project is about making sense of actual managerial issues, applying the theories and frameworks you have learned in this course, problem solving and decision making in complex situations, coping with ambiguities, working in a team, and your academic writing skills, including referencing.

To produce the report, you need to download and read the case study on MyUni, work in a group of 6, write a five-page (Times New Roman or Arial, 12 pt, 1.5 lines) business report using the appropriate headings and sub-headings. A key aspect of your grade will also be related to how well your group responds to the challenge of 1) including all the relevant information in a well-written, concise 5 page report, 2) skillfully applying the appropriate theories and frameworks covered in class, and 3) formulating and presenting an overall argument that is convincing and supported by case evidence.

Your report should include:
1. Introduction: Identify the key management issues from the case and identify your audience, i.e., who are you reporting to (shareholders, the board of directors, management, employees, etc.).
2. Analysis: Conduct a brief analysis using the theories and frameworks from the class to explain the causes and outcomes of the issues you identified in the Introduction.
3. Alternative solutions: Drawing upon the concepts learned in this course, formulate feasible solutions and identify the pros and cons of each.
4. Recommendation: Select one single solution that solves the key problem, identify the action plan that should be taken, the risks to your recommendation, and how these risks might be mitigated.
5. Desired state: From a management perspective, outline the ultimate goals that you wish to achieve and specifically relate these to your recommendation.
6. Reference list (not included in page count). Each report should contain at least 5 relevant scholarly citations. Please consider the referencing style guide in section 5.5.

Once your group report is complete, one group member will submit ONE group file electronically through MyUni>3810_COMMGMT_1001>Course Assessment>Assignment 5. Turnitin similarity software will be utilised to indicate potential plagiarism. If your similarity report is greater than 30% (not considering references, headings, subtitles, etc.), your assignment will not be graded and you will have 24 hours to resubmit. If, as a result of this process, your assignment is submitted after the due date, a late submission penalty will be applied (see Section 5.5). Students must retain a copy of all assessments submitted. You can resubmit your assignment multiple times (with the same file name) until the due date: time, but note that it may take several hours for turnitin.com to generate your similarity report.

Assessment 6: Final Exam (30%)
This assessment is aimed at testing your understanding of knowledge in the management discipline and capacity for logical, critical, and creative thinking. The examination will be held during the scheduled exam period. The contents of the exam will cover material discussed in the lectures and workshops and the exact form of the exam will be discussed in the second half of the semester.

Please note that students must retain a copy of all assessments submitted. Assignment 5 should be submitted electronically through MyUni>3610_COMMGMT_1001>Course Assessment>Assignment 5. Through this process, your assignment will automatically generate a unique identifier, the relevant Assessment Rubric and a Turnitin similarity report. You can resubmit your assignment multiple times (with the same file name) until the due date: time, but note that it may take several hours for turnitin.com to generate your similarity report.

Your similarity report will also indicate a colour related to the similarity index. In order for your assignment to be graded, a BLUE or GREEN similarity index must be achieved. The various possibilities and associated treatment of assignments are as follows:

- Blue (no matching words) = your assignment will be graded accordingly.
- Green (one matching word - 24% similarity index) = your assignment will be graded accordingly.
- Yellow (25-49% similarity index) = your assignment will not be graded and you will be able to resubmit within a 24 hour period as long as a blue or green index is realized. If resubmitted, your grade will be reduced by 10%. If not resubmitted, your grade will be 0.
- Orange (50-74% similarity index) = your assignment will not be graded and you will be able to resubmit within a 24 hour period as long as a blue or green index is realized. If resubmitted, your grade will be reduced by 20%. If not resubmitted, your grade will be 0.
- Red (75-100% similarity index) = your assignment will receive a grade of 0. There will be no opportunity to resubmit. Repeat offenders will be reported to the appropriate authorities.

Plagiarism is a serious violation of the Academic Honesty Policy. For more information on plagiarism, see: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/plagiarism/.

To maintain a fair and equitable system for all students, you are expected to submit your work by the due date. Students should start early on assignments so that foreseeable pressures like work or assessment for other courses does not delay you completing assignments for this course on time. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalised by a mark reduction for each day that it is late. Assignments that are submitted late will be penalised at 5% of the potential grade per day.

Markers aim to mark and return assignments to students within two (2) weeks of the due date with written feedback. Students will be able to access their marked assignments from their MyUni web site.

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as CEQ surveys and Program reviews. SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at least once every 2 years. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data can be found at: Performance Reporting.