2015 Course Enrolment Guide

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2015 Course Enrolment Guide

School of Business

North Sydney, NSW

Melbourne, VIC

Master of Commerce

Starting 2015 Only

This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be provided by your School.

Information last updated on 23 June 2015

Students should note that the Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly. Check the website for latest updates

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Information last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 2

Contents

1. Contact Details: ... 3

2. How to use this Guide ... 4

3. Program Information ... 5

Program Maps ... 7

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1. Contact Details:

Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment. You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an appointment.

Accounting Major – National Course Coordinator:

Melbourne

Course Coordinator: Dr Elsie Chan

Room: Level 7 East, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. Email: [email protected]

Telephone: (03) 9953 3162

North Sydney

Dr Al Marshall

Level 10, Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St, North Sydney [email protected]

Telephone: (02) 9739 2329

Brisbane

Dr Helen Stuart (available Tuesday to Thursday) Building T-Level 3, McAuley at Banyo.

Telephone: (07) 3623 7362

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2. How to use this Guide

This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2015.

Enrolling in units for 2015

1. Read Section 3. ‘Program Information’ for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units.

• A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit.

• A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit.

If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or co-requisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator.

2. Refer to the unit listings in Section 4. ‘Units Offered in 2015’ to select your units. Take note of the study period in which units are offered.

3. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website

(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297 ) for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides detailed information on managing your studies.

4. Log on to Student Connect and enroll (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953).

Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU

enrolment online.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Failure to enroll or re-enroll before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/381148 ) may result in late fee penalties. Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enroll in, please ensure that you

enroll or re-enroll in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least

one unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website

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3. Program Information

The Master of Commerce is ideal for those seeking a career in a senior position in marketing, accounting, human resource management or business information systems. This program, which is new for 2015, was developed in consultation with peak and industry bodies. As well as providing an advanced understanding of commerce and management, the course offers students the choice of four specialisations.

This course is highly suitable for graduates with a non-business degree who want a senior management career in business or business graduates seeking a deeper knowledge of their field of practice.

The Master of Commerce has a common first semester for all majors. Students are not committed to take any specific major at commencement of the course, but will be

required to do so upon completion of the first four units. Therefore, students have an opportunity to change their mind about their preferred major, or to ensure that they satisfy the entry requirements for the Accounting major. In all cases, students must talk with the Course Coordinator before commencing any major in the Master of Commerce to ensure compliance with course requirements.

Students who may be eligible for advanced standing are not obliged to take up part or all of the advanced standing if they do not wish to do so. There may be a number of reasons for forgoing advanced standing, including a desire to update knowledge and skills in a discipline before taking more complex units, or to satisfy visa requirements for a minimum period of study.

Also, the pattern of advanced standing may differ from student to student depending on their past academic endeavours. Students requesting advanced standing should specify the specific units for which they are seeking advanced standing, providing evidence supporting their request.

FOR THE ACCOUNTING MAJOR: The Accounting major has specific admission requirements. The Accounting major is based on and includes the CPA Program® at the professional level. It is a condition of entry into the CPA Program®, and therefore the Accounting major, that students provide evidence of their enrollment in the CPA Program®. This condition applies to all applicants for the Accounting major, domestic as well as international. This will require evidence from the student of confirmation by CPA Australia that a student is eligible to take the CPA Program®, and to sit the CPA Program® examinations, for which students must pay CPA Australia directly. On payment of CPA Program® fees, students will also receive comprehensive study materials directly from CPA Australia. This is a condition of entry into the Accounting major. On successful completion of the Accounting major and the CPA administered examinations, students will satisfy the academic requirements for full CPA membership. .

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REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE AWARD

For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program.

Course Title Course Rules

Master of Commerce https://students.acu.edu.au/642725

Note

There are special eligibility requirements for admission into the Accounting Major. These include:

1. Associate Member status with CPA Australia.

2. Students must also undertake to enroll for CPA examinations and pay a separate fee to CPA Australia for that enrolment.

3. Evidence of such enrolment must be provided to the relevant course coordinator before enrolment in the respective units within the major.

4. Students must provide to the Australian Catholic University, hard-copy evidence of their results from the CPA module examinations.

Notice for students who wish to exit from a course of study other than that for which they are enrolled

(a) if you intend to continue with your current course, you are not permitted to exit with a lower level award, however you may request a letter from your Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the relevant lower award;

(b) if you do in fact exit with a lower level award and subsequently wish to resume your studies in the higher level course, you will be required to reapply for admission to that course in order to resume your studies.

Electives

Electives may be chosen from postgraduate units taught within the School of Business or from other Faculties of this University providing pre-requisite requirements are met and your course coordinator approves.

Once you have enrolled in your core units you can select an elective that avoids timetable clashes.

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Program Maps

Master of Commerce, Accounting major, Professional Stream Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour MKTG600 Managerial Marketing ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment Semester 2 ACCT691 Strategic Management Accounting BAFN691 Financial Reporting ACCT692 Advanced Audit and Assurance or relevant Elective Business Elective Year 2 Semester 1 MGMT617 Research Methods BUSN690 Ethics and Governance

Business Elective ACCT693

Advanced Taxation or relevant Elective Semester 2 MGMT691 Global Strategy and Leadership

Business Elective MGMT618 Research Project (MGMT617) OR BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility Master of Commerce, Accounting major, Research Stream

Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour MKTG600 Managerial Marketing t ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making

ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment Semester 2 ACCT691 Strategic Management Accounting BAFN691 Financial Reporting ACCT692 Advanced Audit and Assurance or relevant Elective Business Elective Year 2 Semester 3 MGMT617 Research Methods BUSN690 Ethics and Governance ACCT693 Advanced Taxation or relevant Elective MGMT651

Literature Review & Proposal (MGMT617) Semester 4 MGMT691 Global Strategy and Leadership MGMT652 Methodology & Data Collection (MGMT617; MGMT651) MGMT655 Dissertation (MGMT617; MGMT651, MGMT652) Before enrolling in this unit you must have the approval your Course Coordinator

A relevant elective must be taken from the Accounting, Finance or Law disciplines within the Faculty of Business.

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Information last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 8 Master of Commerce, Business Information Systems major, Professional Stream

Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour MKTG600 Managerial Marketing ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment Semester 2 ISYS615 Information Technology Infrastructure

ISYS617 Data and Information Management ISYS638 Business Analysis ISYS616 Systems Analysis and Design Year 2 Semester 1 MGMT617 Research Methods BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management ISYS625 Information Systems Project Management ISYS618 Application Development Semester 2 ISYS635 Information Systems Strategy and Management ISYS626 Knowledge Engineering (ISYS616, ISYS617, ISYS618) MGMT618 Research Project (MGMT617) OR

Business Elective MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social

Responsibility Master of Commerce, Business Information Systems major, Research Stream

Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour MKTG600 Managerial Marketing ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment Semester 2 ISYS615 Information Technology Infrastructure ISYS617 Data and Information Management ISYS638 Business Analysis ISYS616 Systems Analysis and Design Year 2 Semester 1 MGMT617 Research Methods BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management ISYS625 Information Systems Project Management MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal (MGMT617) Semester 2 ISYS635 Information Systems Strategy and Management MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection (MGMT617; MGMT651) MGMT655 Dissertation (MGMT617; MGMT651, MGMT652)

Before enrolling in this unit you must have the approval your Course Coordinator

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Information last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 9 Master of Commerce, Human Resource Management major, Professional Stream

Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making MKT600 Managerial Marketing Semester 2 HRMG601 Human Resource Management HRMG605 Rewards and Performance MGMT621 Management of Change HRMG603 Workplace Relations Year 2 Semester 1 BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management HRMG606 People Resourcing MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility MGMT617 Research Methods Semester 2 HRMG600 Contemporary Issues of HRM (30cp) HRMG604 Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM601) MGMT618 Research Project (MGMT617) OR HRMG607 Sustainable HRM MGMT627 Project Management

Master of Commerce, Human Resource Management major, Research Stream Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making MKT600 Managerial Marketing Semester 2 HRMG601 Human Resource Management MGMT627 Project Management MGMT621 Management of Change HRMG603 Workplace Relations Year 2 Semester 1 BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management MGMT651 Literature Review and Proposal (MGMT617) HRMG600 Contemporary Issues of HRM (30cp) MGMT617 Research Methods Semester 2 MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection (MGMT617; MGMT651) HRMG604 Strategic Human Resource Management (HRMG601) MGMT655 Dissertation (MGMT617; MGMT651, MGMT652)

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Information last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 10 Master of Commerce, Marketing major, Professional Stream

Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour MKTG600 Managerial Marketing ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment Semester 2 MKTG603 Marketing Research MKTG604 Advanced Consumer Behaviour MKTG605 Integrated Marketing Communication MKTG608 Services Marketing Year 2 Semester 3 MGMT617 Research Methods BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management

Business Elective MKTG601 Brand Management Semester 4 MKTG606 Strategic Marketing (MKTG603) MKTG609 Social Marketing MGMT618 Research Project (MGMT617) OR MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility MKTG602 International Marketing

Master of Commerce, Marketing major, Research Stream

Year 1 Semester 1 MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour MKTG600 Managerial Marketing ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making ECON600 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment Semester 2 MKTG603 Marketing Research MKTG604 Advanced Consumer Behaviour MKTG605 Integrated Marketing Communication MKTG608 Services Marketing Year 2 Semester 3 MGMT617 Research Methods BUSN603 Corporate Governance and Risk Management Business Elective MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal (MGMT617) Semester 4 MKTG606 Strategic Marketing (MKTG603) MGMT652 Methodology & Data Collection (MGMT617; MGMT651) MGMT655 Dissertation (MGMT617; MGMT651, MGMT652)

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4. Units Offered in 2015

The Faculty of Law and Business reserves the right to withdraw a unit from offering or to change this pattern according to student demand and staff availability. In such cases students will be notified and given the opportunity to register in an alternative unit.

A full list of Business Units offered in 2015 can be found at -

http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/faculties,_institutes_and_centres/law_and_business/ school_of_business/units_offered_in_2015

For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/387052). Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit Descriptions.

Delivery Modes:

• Attendance – Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video conference, at an ACU campus or another location.

• Multimode – Some online with a compulsory attendance component (including examinations, practicums, residentials etc).

• Online – Fully online (including assessments).

Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can now enrol in units online for the 2015 Academic Year, using Student Connect

(http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided.

Students please note:

The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre. (https://students.acu.edu.au/42835).