BUSMBA 752 : Building Capabilities for Performance

Business and Economics

2022 Quarter Four (1228) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Explores business strategies based on unique resources and capabilities, utilising perspectives from management and marketing. Develops skills to generate market intelligence, device strategies, manage intangible assets as well as relationships with external stakeholders.

Course Overview

The course brings together three key domains in business performance: personal development, strategic marketing, and strategic management.
First, marketing capabilities are essential for a successful organisation. Firms must understand their customers to develop offerings that satisfy customer needs and encourage participation to co-create value. The marketing component in this course will provide a customer-based perspective on the capabilities needed to develop and market successful offerings of products, services, and ideas.
Second, strategic management examines the capabilities needed to create and sustain competitive advantage in organisations. Theoretical concepts, management strategies, frameworks and mental models, are utilised to enhance understanding of the impact of internal and external factors on business. 
Third, personal capabililty development is emphasised during this course. There are many factors at the meso and macro level which cannot be influenced, managed, or mitigated, without essential building of personal capabilities at the micro level. 
The course reveals how the building of personal, marketing, and strategic management capabilties are critical for better business performance.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Independently explain and critically evaluate relevant theories, frameworks and conceptual models pertinent to developing business capabilities using both oral and written formats. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1)
  2. Contribute to a group to critically analyse, explain and apply the key elements including sustainable initiatives that strengthen and underpin business capabilities and present in a written format. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4.2, 4.3 and 6)
  3. Conduct an independent assessment of the key marketing issues affecting the creation, co-creation and delivery of value and present in both written and oral formats. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6)
  4. Contribute to a group to apply critical thinking and formulate business strategies based on available market intelligence and present these in a written format. (Capability 2, 3, 4.2 and 4.3)
  5. Contribute to a group to reflect on concepts in this course and apply the learnings that are relevant to their own business experiences in both written and oral formats. (Capability 1, 2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Report 50% Individual Coursework
Presentation 25% Group & Individual Coursework
Simulation 25% Group Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Report
Presentation
Simulation

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 that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 40 hours of lectures,  50 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 60 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including lectures and simulation work sessions to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including simulation work sessions will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a block delivery.

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.

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.

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

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 against online source material 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.

The safety of our students, staff, and faculty are of paramount importance. We will adhere to all University and government guidelines around Covid-19. If alert levels change and we are unable to hold class in person, we will immediately shift to online lectures. Your lecture will advise of any changes through Canvas announcements.

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.

Published on 13/09/2022 10:23 a.m.