BUSINESS 301 : Special Topic: Future17
Business and Economics
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Diagnose a sustainable development challenge in collaboration with a third-party organisation. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 4.1)
- Demonstrate critical thinking through independent research, the questioning of conventional assumptions and exploration of transdisciplinary perspectives. (Capability 1.1, 4.1 and 8.2)
- Develop and present robust, innovative, and appropriate solutions to a sustainable development challenge. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 8.2)
- Apply design thinking approaches to a sustainable development challenge in a group learning context (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 3.2 and 4.2)
- Collaborate professionally and demonstrate manaakitanga in an intercultural and international virtual-team environment. (Capability 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 and 8.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 50% | Group Coursework |
| Written Piece | 50% | Group Coursework |
| 2 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
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Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course they are enrolled in (to a total of 150 hours). Please note that the online induction will be available to you from the end of January. Team project work commences in the final week of February and the course concludes near the end of April.
For this course, you can expect to spend 15 hours completing the online induction, 10 hours attending meetings or events hosted by the academic lead and project manager, 10 hours in meetings with one or both of your academic mentors and/or industry partners, 10 hours in meetings with your project team, 30 hours reading, researching and thinking, and 75 hours of work on the assignments.
Delivery Mode
Online
Meetings and events with the academic lead and project manager will take place on campus and, in some instances online.
All project team-work will take place online.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Course materials are made available online through platforms provided by QS and the University of Exeter. Platforms include MoveOn, Moodle, and various Google products. The BUSINESS 301: Special Topic – Future17 Canvas page is available primarily as a repository of important course materials, a platform for University of Auckland students and mentors to remain in touch, and to facilitate the formalization of your assignment and final grades through Assessment Services at the conclusion of the course.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Suggested improvements include more face-to-face meeting times with students and particular guidance around scoping projects in consultation with academic mentors and industry partners.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.