Outline

Overview

This capstone unit bridges the gap between theory and practice in management by integrating knowledge and consolidating key skills developed across the major. It aims to provide students with practical experience in identifying, analysing, and solving contemporary business problems by examining the emergence, significance and challenges associated with management within contemporary organisations. The unit brings together and consolidates the theories, practices and debates covered in the Management major drawing on national and international practical examples in what is an experiential and problem-based learning approach. Students ensure their career-readiness by demonstrating their ability to apply concepts, theories, frameworks, methodologies, and skills to authentic problems and challenges faced in the field of management.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	WORK3601
Academic unit	Work and Organisational Studies
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	Students commencing from 2018: completion of at least 120 credit points including WORK1003 and WORK1004 and (WORK2210 or SIEN2210) and WORK2218. Pre-2018 continuing students: completion of at least 96 credit points including (WORK1004 or WORK2201) and (WORK2210 or SIEN2210) and WORK2218
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	All other requirements for the major or program associated with this capstone must be completed prior to or concurrently with (if enrolment rules permit) this unit of study. Capstones must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School only.
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Mark Westcott, mark.westcott@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam (Take-home short release)	Final Exam Written exam - Online open book	25%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Workshop Participation Participation grade based in group evaluation of contribution.	10%	Multiple weeks	5 workshops across the semester
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Assignment	Individual Reflection Reflection	30%	Week 08 Due date: 14 Apr 2022 at 23:00 Closing date: 21 Apr 2022	1500 words
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Assignment	Critical Reading Vodcast Recorded Presentation (with script submitted separately)	10%	Week 10 Due date: 06 May 2022 at 23:00 Closing date: 13 May 2022	5 minutes (maximum)
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Assignment	Group Assignment Written report - presented in a report style	25%	Week 13 Due date: 27 May 2022 at 23:00 Closing date: 03 Jun 2022	3000 words
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= group assignment ? = Type D final exam ?

Assessment summary

Individual assignment: This task involves reflective on and explaining your responses to business scenarios that are introduced in the unit. This reflection will focus heavily on choices and ethics.
Individual Vodcast: In this task you will discuss one article that you have found to be influential in your management major.
Group assignment: For this assignment, you will work in a team to develop a strategic business plan for a business that needs to adapt its operations. The key considerations when preparing this strategic proposal is to ensure that 1) your proposal is consistent with market conditions and the overall corporate strategy and 2) you ensure consistency between the different recommendations that you make in your proposal. Specific criteria will be available on Canvas.
Final exam: The aim of the exam is to test your disciplinary knowledge, and capacity to apply this knolwedge to real-life based scenarios.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Any assessment submitted after the due time and date will incur a late penalty of 5% of the total marks per 24 hour period, or part thereof, late (note that this is applied to the mark gained after the submitted work is marked). Since submission is electronic, weekends and public holidays count as days in the same way as working days. Any assessment submitted after the due time and date will incur a late penalty unless excused by special consideration, special arrangement or disability services adjustment. Any assessment submitted after the “Closing Date” noted in the Unit of Study Outline will not be marked or assessed.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction: Changing nature of managerial work/the managerial job	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	Me as a manager	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 03	Politics, persuasion and ethics	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 04	Ethics in action	Workshop (3 hr)
Week 05	Leadership and decisions	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 06	Choices in action	Workshop (3 hr)
Week 07	Teamwork and teams	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 08	Group formation & Introduction to strategy & structure	Workshop (3 hr)
Week 09	Management strategy: corporate strategy and the environment	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 10	Industry Analysis Workshop	Workshop (3 hr)
Week 11	Organisational structure, people and culture	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 12	Organisational Structure Exercise	Workshop (3 hr)
Week 13	1. Employment and human resource; Business Structure exercise 2	Workshop (3 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: It is expected that students will attend all classes but especially the weeks of the semester where the class is devoted to a workshop. Students will need to participate in each of the exercises in order to effectively complete their assignments. Students who miss class due to misadventure need to contact the unit coordinator and explain the reasons for their absence.
Lecture recordings: All lectures are recorded and will be available on Canvas for student use. Please note the Business School does not own the system and cannot guarantee that the system will operate or that every class will be recorded. Students should ensure they attend and participate in all classes.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Readings for this unit will be made available through the eReserve on Canvas. Recomended accompanying texts are listed on the Canvas Welcome page.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. identify, analyse and synthesise information relevant to developing a business strategy
LO2. develop a business plan focusing on organisational design, people and culture within a specified business context
LO3. identify particular group processes for effective group functioning in work organisations
LO4. assess and describe personal characteristics and attributes that influence approaches adopted for managing people
LO5. Analyse and appraise individual personal characteristics, values and ethics and reflect on how these impact on approaches to inter-personal influence in organisations.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

The leadership reflection task has been further developed since the last iteration of this unit.

Additional information

More information relating to this unit can be found on Canvas.

Business School Policies

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

To help you understand common terms that we use at the University, we offer an online glossary.

Current students

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect

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WORK3601: Management in Practice

Semester 1, 2022 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect