QCF235 Business Studies 2

Unit Outline: College 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal

Overview

The study of business is relevant to all individuals in a rapidly changing, technology-focused and innovation-driven world. This unit will provide you with the skills necessary to make valuable contributions within a business environment. QCF235 Business Studies 2 will directly develop skills needed to prepare you for positions of employment, leadership, management, and entrepreneurship.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Explain business terms, concepts and strategies relevant to the business life cycle (CLO 1, CLO 3)
2. Select, interpret and analyse business data and information (CLO 1, CLO 2)
3. Apply business concepts to given business situations (CLO 1, CLO 2)
4. Evaluate business practices and strategies to make decisions and propose recommendations (CLO 2, CLO 6)
5. Create responses that communicate meaning to suit purpose and audience (CLO 3, CLO 6)

Content

Learning Approaches

In this unit an inquiry-based learning approach will be used. Your knowledge and understanding of business concepts will involve lessons that incorporate an application of content to real world problem-based scenarios. You will have opportunities to work both independently and collaboratively to enhance your personal, interpersonal and social skills.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the teaching period which may include: 

• Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback in class, personal consultation 
• Formal: in writing, such as checklists, rubrics, written commentary  
• Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation  
• Indirect: to the whole class. 

Formative and practical exercises will be provided to ensure there are opportunities for you to develop, practice and apply your knowledge. These activities will be provided, discussed and demonstrated in class.

Assessment

Overview

There are three summative assessment instruments for this unit:

1. A business portfolio
2. A multi-modal presentation
3. Reflection report

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Portfolio

You will prepare a business portfolio by completing two summative tasks throughout the semester.
The tasks are discrete, individual and linked to unit content. 

Weightings (Total weighting of 50%)
Task 1 Business fundamentals: 15%
Task 2 Marketing: 20% and Finance: 15%

Each task is considered an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Assessment: Presentation

You are required to create and deliver a presentation that contributes to a spoken and written outline of your business concept and objectives, marketing plan, and operational and financial strategies to a panel of potential investors.

Assessment: Reflection

In class, you will write an individual reflection which highlights the important concepts you have learned this term about business start-ups, and evaluates your participation in the unit.

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

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.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.

Course Learning Outcomes

QC08 Standard Foundation Program

1. Demonstrate and apply theoretical, conceptual and/or technical knowledge based on the discipline of study
   Relates to: Portfolio
2. Apply critical, creative and analytical thinking and effective problem solving in a range of contexts
   Relates to: Portfolio, Presentation
3. Use academic language to suit the intended purpose and audience in written, oral and multimodal genres
   Relates to: Presentation
4. Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and cultural awareness appropriate to collaborative and classroom contexts
   Relates to: Presentation, Reflection
5. Model ethical and culturally responsible behaviour and self-regulated academic practice
   Relates to: Reflection
6. Apply academic, information and digital literacy skills appropriate to undergraduate study
   Relates to: Portfolio

QC18 University Preparation Program

1. Demonstrate and apply theoretical, conceptual and/or technical knowledge based on the discipline of study
   Relates to: Portfolio
2. Apply critical, creative and analytical thinking and effective problem solving in a range of contexts
   Relates to: Portfolio, Presentation
3. Use academic language to suit the intended purpose and audience in written, oral and multimodal genres
   Relates to: Presentation
4. Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and cultural awareness appropriate to collaborative and classroom contexts
   Relates to: Presentation, Reflection
5. Model ethical and culturally responsible behaviour and self-regulated academic practice
   Relates to: Reflection
6. Apply academic, information and digital literacy skills appropriate to undergraduate study
   Relates to: Portfolio