BSD105 The Future Enterprise
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| Unit code: | BSD105 |
|---|---|
| Equivalent(s): | BSB105 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,124 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,663 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,204 |
| International unit fee | $4,512 |
Unit Outline: College 1 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | BSD105 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | BSB105 |
| Coordinator: | Michael Klaehn | m.klaehn@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This introductory business core unit provides insights on how to predict emerging futures in the contemporary workplace and how to tailor individual response strategies to future business scenarios. Grounded in an integrated mix of real-world case studies from corporate, non-profit and entrepreneurial sectors, this unit will help you to develop the mindset and skill set required to approach the future world of work equipped to succeed. You will practise environmental sensing, scenario planning and managing strategic alternatives, and will be introduced to megatrends defining the contemporary work landscape, along with opportunities, threats and “black swan” events disrupting it. You will build your capability to be resilient and agile in the workplace. This unit is relevant to students of all business disciplines, preparing you for the future of work and introducing you to business capabilities to ignite your career.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of strategies for predicting and responding to future business scenarios across a variety of real-world business contexts. [KS 1.1]Relates to: Diploma Business Capabilities: KS (1.1)
- Analyse a corporate, non-profit or entrepreneurial market to identify emerging business opportunities and threats using a variety of processes and approaches. [KS 1.2, HO 2.1, SE 5.2]
- Using a range of environment sensing tools and approaches, construct business recommendations and evaluate them according to their strategic alignment, feasibility, viability and desirability. [KS 1.1, HO 2.1, HO 2.2, SE 5.2]
- Report on industry trends, developments and possible scenarios using professional communication skills. [HO 2.1, PC 3.1]
- Employ strategies for resilience and agility in a range of professional contexts. [TS 4.1, SE 5.2]
Content
In this unit, you will learn about:
Awareness: The predictable environmental trends and developments, and how we prepare an organisation to deal with significant, unpredictable events (so called “black swans”).
Acceptance: Assess possible future contexts in light of their relevance and severity of impact on an organisation.
Action: Develop appropriate response and preparation strategies, build resilience and agility where required, identify opportunities and threats, and conduct an informed selection according to strategic alignment, feasibility, viability and desirability.
You will be guided through the unit by the following principles:
- Better to prevent a problem than solve it.
- Best to have alternative strategies than one strategy.
- Be either resilient or agile.
- Distinguish between what you could do and what you should.
- Ensure that future actions are feasible, desired and viable.
QUT Business Capabilities (Diploma)
The content and assessment in this unit are aligned to a selection of the following set of QUT Business Capabilities, also known as Assurance of Learning Goals (AoLs). Developing these capabilities will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT and equip you with the knowledge and skills to succeed in your chosen career.
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply foundational theoretical and technical knowledge across the broad field of business.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills to real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business problems, situations and requirements through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theoretical and practical knowledge and information.
2.2 Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to develop and evaluate approaches and perform business operations that effectively respond to a diverse range of real world business problems and needs.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Apply professional communication and academic literacy knowledge and skills to communicate effectively in written forms appropriate for diverse business and academic literacy purposes and contexts.
3.2 Apply professional communication and academic literacy knowledge and skills to communicate effectively in oral forms appropriate for diverse business and academic literacy purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise initiative and judgement and personal responsibility to enhance organization and performance of own work and demonstrate self reflection in relation to own learning and practice.
4.2 Exercise initiative and judgement in planning, organising and evaluating teamwork.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Apply knowledge of ethical and legal perspectives in analyzing and addressing business issues.
5.2 Apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues across business contexts
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in case-based activities designed to develop your skills in analysis and decision-making. You will explore contemporary global issues and learn about future challenges and opportunities for business enterprises. In workshops, you will practice how to sense the environment, how to prepare for the next black swan event and how to conduct scenario planning to develop alternative business strategies. Beyond such toolsets, you will learn how to develop a mindset that allows you as a future leader to approach emerging scenarios prepared and with confidence in various sectorial settings.
You will be expected to attend and contribute regularly to workshops and tutorials, and work through content and self-directed formative learning activities presented on the unit’s Canvas site before and after class to supplement your learning.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback in class, personal consultation
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written commentary
- Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class
Assessment
Overview
The assessment tasks in this unit provide you with opportunities to practise and develop higher order thinking skills such as scenario planning, environmental sensing and strategy development. The assessment is framed around the Awareness, Acceptance, Action framework for predicting the future of work.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Business context report
You will research the internal and external environment of a provided business.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.1)
Assessment: Scenario Planning Outline
You will develop possible future business environment scenarios for the provided case study using a set scenario planning process.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.2), HO (2.1), PC (3.1)
Assessment: Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection
You will select one of the scenarios developed in Assessment Task 2 and provide strategic recommendations, considering the feasibility, viability and desirability of your strategic response for the business. You will present your response in a recorded presentation with supporting notes. You will also provide a written reflection, considering what you have learned about your values and ethical decision making and how that informs your understanding of socially responsible behaviour.
Formative or Summative: Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.2), HO (2.1, 2.2), PC (3.1), SE (5.2), TS (4.1)
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Weekly resources will be available on the unit Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the ordinary risks associated with this unit. You should, however, familiarise yourself with evacuation procedures operating in the buildings in which you attend classes and take the time to view the Emergency video.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Diploma)
HO (2.1): Critical Analysis
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Business context report , Scenario Planning Outline, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: ULO3, Scenario Planning Outline, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection
KS (1.1): Discipline Knowledge
Relates to: ULO1, Business context report , Scenario Planning Outline
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: ULO2, Scenario Planning Outline, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: ULO4, Business context report , Scenario Planning Outline, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO5, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: ULO5, Scenario Planning Outline
TS (4.2): Teamwork Knowledge and Skills
Relates to: ULO4
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS40 Diploma in Business
- Demonstrate and apply foundational theoretical and technical knowledge across the broad field of business.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Business context report , Scenario Planning Outline - Apply knowledge of social responsibility perspectives in analysing and addressing business issues.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO5, Scenario Planning Outline, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection - Use technical and technological skills to understand real world business operations.
Relates to: ULO2, Scenario Planning Outline, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection - Investigate real world business problems and situations through the effective analysis and evaluation of foundational theoretical and practical knowledge.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Scenario Planning Outline - Apply independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills to address real world business problems.
Relates to: ULO3, Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection - Communicate effectively using academic language and literacy skills appropriate to purpose and context across a range of written genres.
Relates to: ULO4, Business context report , Strategic Response Presentation and Reflection - Exercise initiative, judgement and personal responsibility to enhance organisation and performance of own work and demonstrate self reflection in relation to own learning and practice.
Relates to: ULO5, Scenario Planning Outline - Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration.
Relates to: ULO4
Unit Outline: College 2 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | BSD105 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | BSB105 |
| Coordinator: | Michael Klaehn | m.klaehn@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This introductory unit is designed to equip business students with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate rapidly evolving business landscapes in the ‘Economy of Algorithms’ and thrive in the future of work. Drawing on real-world cases, students will explore the dynamics of digital transformation and disruption, preparing students to lead their organisations through technological shifts, fostering innovation and resilience. Students will evaluate and build their digital capabilities, preparing them as future business leaders equipped to make responsible decisions in the digital realm that are integral to long-term business success and societal well-being. Students will emerge as strategic thinkers capable of leveraging their own digital capabilities and digital tools to drive business success. This unit is relevant to students of all business disciplines, preparing you for the future of work and introducing you to business capabilities to ignite your career.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Construct business recommendations for technology integration and use and evaluate them according to their strategic alignment, using frameworks of design thinking, technology adoption, and digital transformation. [KS 1.2, HO 2.1, 2.2]Relates to: Diploma Business Capabilities: KS (1.1)
- Critically evaluate the appropriateness of a technology, through a deep understanding of benefits and shortcomings, including ethical and legal considerations of the application of the technology. [HO 2.1, SE 5.1]
- Communicate information, evaluations and recommendations effectively and to a range of audiences through concise visual, spoken and written forms of presentation. [PC 3.1, 3.2]
- Reflect on own digital capabilities and plan for future requirements as a student and business professional. [HO 2.2, TS 4.1]
Content
In this unit, you will learn about:
Digital capabilities and the future of work: You will learn about the future of work and the critical digital capabilities needed for access to, and participation in, the future workforce. You will reflect on and plan for the development of your own digital capabilities.
The Business of Technology: You will learn about emerging and disruptive technologies, how they work, and how businesses are utilising these technologies successfully to deliver value. You will also consider the information security and privacy challenges that come with business use of technology.
Developing a Business Case for Digital Transformation: You will learn how to develop an evidence-informed business case for the implementation of innovative technologies that align with the digital transformation strategy of a real-world business partner.
QUT Business Capabilities (Diploma)
The content and assessment in this unit are aligned to a selection of the following set of QUT Business Capabilities, also known as Assurance of Learning Goals (AoLs). Developing these capabilities will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT and equip you with the knowledge and skills to succeed in your chosen career.
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you'll explore the foundational aspects of The Future Enterprise across lectures and tutorials. You will apply your theoretical understanding of course content to real world cases. You’ll hear about how different industries are digitally transforming and what considerations go into their transformation decisions. Upon completion, you will have become aware of your abilities regarding strategic thinking, your own digital capabilities and able to apply technology to deliver business value in the digital age.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback in class, personal consultation
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written commentary
- Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class
Assessment
Overview
The assessment tasks in this unit provide you with opportunities to practise and develop higher order thinking skills such as critical analysis of GenAI outputs, preparing a business case for innovative solutions for a real world client, and building your own plan to digital skill development for the future of work.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
This assessment requires you to identify and reflect on your own digital capabilities as a business student. You will then identify and reflect on the digital capabilities required in your future workplaces and develop a plan to prepare yourself for the future of work.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): HO (2.2), TS (4.1)
Assessment: Oral critique of AI-generated content
For this assessment you need to develop relevant prompts for a GenAI program to produce a report on the application of a specific type of technology to a specific business case. You will then use a framework to critique the GenAI report. You will record and present your critique using visual aids (e.g., annotated report, slides). You need to be visible in your recorded presentation.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.2), HO (2.1), PC (3.1, 3.2)
Assessment: Business case report
This assessment task requires you to provide a written business case for the desirable, viable, feasible, and responsible use of technology by a real-world partner, relevant to the digital transformation journey of the real-world partner.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.2), HO (2.2), PC (3.1), SE (5.1)
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Weekly resources will be available on the unit Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the ordinary risks associated with this unit. You should, however, familiarise yourself with evacuation procedures operating in the buildings in which you attend classes and take the time to view the Emergency video.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Diploma)
HO (2.1): Critical Analysis
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: ULO3, Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report
KS (1.1): Discipline Knowledge
Relates to: ULO1, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Oral critique of AI-generated content
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: ULO2, Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Business case report
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content
TS (4.2): Teamwork Knowledge and Skills
Relates to: ULO4
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB02 Diploma in Architectural Studies
- Apply fundamental critical thinking and problem solving skills to the development of sustainable solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Communicate fundamental knowledge, ideas and creative solutions to a range of audiences using diverse modes.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Plan, develop and complete projects at an introductory level.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection - Reflect critically on feedback and experience, and display professional and ethical judgment and decision making.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
BS40 Diploma in Business
- Demonstrate and apply foundational theoretical and technical knowledge across the broad field of business.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Oral critique of AI-generated content - Apply knowledge of social responsibility perspectives in analysing and addressing business issues.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Use technical and technological skills to understand real world business operations.
Relates to: ULO2, Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Investigate real world business problems and situations through the effective analysis and evaluation of foundational theoretical and practical knowledge.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Apply independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills to address real world business problems.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Business case report - Communicate effectively using academic language and literacy skills appropriate to purpose and context across a range of written genres.
Relates to: ULO4, Business case report - Exercise initiative, judgement and personal responsibility to enhance organisation and performance of own work and demonstrate self reflection in relation to own learning and practice.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Oral critique of AI-generated content - Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration.
Relates to: ULO4
EE18 Diploma in Entrepreneurship
- Explore and critically evaluate the potential value of entrepreneurial opportunities through the capture, analysis and critical evaluation of data and practical insight.
Relates to: Business case report - Use information literacy skills to communicate effectively and professionally in all forms including digital media to a range of diverse stakeholders.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content - Exercise independent judgement, personal responsibility, initiative and self-reflection in the application of entrepreneurial knowledge for decision making in the pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective leadership, collaboration, networking and relationship building in an entrepreneurial context.
Relates to: Business case report - Demonstrate and apply knowledge from an ethical, global and socially responsible perspective in the context of exploring entrepreneurial opportunities or establishing new ventures.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report
ES21 Diploma in Esports
- Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Communicate effectively in an academic and professional manner through written and oral genres integrating digital tools.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection , Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration.
Relates to: Business case report - Apply knowledge of ethical and social practices in analysing and addressing real world problems and issues.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report
IT10 Diploma in Information Technology
- Critically apply design and problem solving skills
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content, Business case report - Communicate effectively in academic contexts
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content - Understand personal values, attitudes and performance in your continuing professional development
Relates to: Business case report - Work independently and within effective teams
Relates to: Business case report
Unit Outline: College Summer 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | BSD105 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | BSB105 |
Overview
This introductory unit is designed to equip business students with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate rapidly evolving business landscapes in the ‘Economy of Algorithms’ and thrive in the future of work. Drawing on real-world cases, students will explore the dynamics of digital transformation and disruption, preparing students to lead their organisations through technological shifts, fostering innovation and resilience. Students will evaluate and build their digital capabilities, preparing them as future business leaders equipped to make responsible decisions in the digital realm that are integral to long-term business success and societal well-being. Students will emerge as strategic thinkers capable of leveraging their own digital capabilities and digital tools to drive business success. This unit is relevant to students of all business disciplines, preparing you for the future of work and introducing you to business capabilities to ignite your career.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Construct business recommendations for technology integration and use and evaluate them according to their strategic alignment, using frameworks of design thinking, technology adoption, and digital transformation. [KS 1.2, HO 2.1, 2.2]Relates to: Diploma Business Capabilities: KS (1.1)
- Critically evaluate the appropriateness of a technology, through a deep understanding of benefits and shortcomings, including ethical and legal considerations of the application of the technology. [HO 2.1, SE 5.1]
- Communicate information, evaluations and recommendations effectively and to a range of audiences through concise visual, spoken and written forms of presentation. [PC 3.1, 3.2]
- Reflect on own digital capabilities and plan for future requirements as a student and business professional. [HO 2.2, TS 4.1]
Content
In this unit, you will learn about:
Digital capabilities and the future of work: You will learn about the future of work and the critical digital capabilities needed for access to, and participation in, the future workforce. You will reflect on and plan for the development of your own digital capabilities.
The Business of Technology: You will learn about emerging and disruptive technologies, how they work, and how businesses are utilising these technologies successfully to deliver value. You will also consider the information security and privacy challenges that come with business use of technology.
Developing a Business Case for Digital Transformation: You will learn how to develop an evidence-informed business case for the implementation of innovative technologies that align with the digital transformation strategy of a real-world business partner.
QUT Business Capabilities (Diploma)
The content and assessment in this unit are aligned to a selection of the following set of QUT Business Capabilities, also known as Assurance of Learning Goals (AoLs). Developing these capabilities will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT and equip you with the knowledge and skills to succeed in your chosen career.
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you'll explore the foundational aspects of The Future Enterprise across lectures and tutorials. You will apply your theoretical understanding of course content to real world cases. You’ll hear about how different industries are digitally transforming and what considerations go into their transformation decisions. Upon completion, you will have become aware of your abilities regarding strategic thinking, your own digital capabilities and able to apply technology to deliver business value in the digital age.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback in class, personal consultation
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written commentary
- Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class
Assessment
Overview
The assessment tasks in this unit provide you with opportunities to practise and develop higher order thinking skills such as critical analysis of GenAI outputs, preparing a business case for innovative solutions for a real world client, and building your own plan to digital skill development for the future of work.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
This assessment requires you to identify and reflect on your own digital capabilities as a business student. You will then identify and reflect on the digital capabilities required in your future workplaces and develop a plan to prepare yourself for the future of work.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): HO (2.2), TS (4.1)
Assessment: Oral critique of AI-generated content
For this assessment you need to develop relevant prompts for a GenAI program to produce a report on the application of a specific type of technology to a specific business case. You will then use a framework to critique the GenAI report. You will record and present your critique using visual aids (e.g., annotated report, slides). You need to be visible in your recorded presentation.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.2), HO (2.1), PC (3.1, 3.2)
Assessment: Business Case Report
This assessment task requires you to provide a written business case for the desirable, viable, feasible, and responsible use of technology by a real-world partner, relevant to the digital transformation journey of the real-world partner.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Formative or Summative: Summative
Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.2), HO (2.2), PC (3.1), SE (5.1)
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Weekly resources will be available on the unit Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the ordinary risks associated with this unit. You should, however, familiarise yourself with evacuation procedures operating in the buildings in which you attend classes and take the time to view the Emergency video.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Diploma)
HO (2.1): Critical Analysis
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: ULO3, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content
KS (1.1): Discipline Knowledge
Relates to: ULO1, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: ULO2, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Oral critique of AI-generated content
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
TS (4.2): Teamwork Knowledge and Skills
Relates to: ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB02 Diploma in Architectural Studies
- Apply fundamental critical thinking and problem solving skills to the development of sustainable solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Plan, develop and complete projects at an introductory level.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content
BS40 Diploma in Business
- Demonstrate and apply foundational theoretical and technical knowledge across the broad field of business.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection - Apply knowledge of social responsibility perspectives in analysing and addressing business issues.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Use technical and technological skills to understand real world business operations.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Investigate real world business problems and situations through the effective analysis and evaluation of foundational theoretical and practical knowledge.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection - Apply independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills to address real world business problems.
Relates to: ULO3, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Communicate effectively using academic language and literacy skills appropriate to purpose and context across a range of written genres.
Relates to: ULO4, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Exercise initiative, judgement and personal responsibility to enhance organisation and performance of own work and demonstrate self reflection in relation to own learning and practice.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection - Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital capability self-assessment and reflection
ES21 Diploma in Esports
- Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection, Oral critique of AI-generated content - Communicate effectively in an academic and professional manner through written and oral genres integrating digital tools.
Relates to: Oral critique of AI-generated content - Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration.
Relates to: Digital capability self-assessment and reflection