Bachelor of Business Administration Specialisation

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Bachelor of Business Administration
(Specialisation)
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Presentation outline.

• The program
• Learning resources
• Mutual responsibilities
• All work and no play?
• Contact us

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• The program.
• 24 courses
• 8 Division Core Courses
• 3 set courses
• 3 minors of 4 courses
• 1 BUGE course

Program structure and content
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Choosing courses in your program. Major, minor,
elective, prerequisite What are they?

• Minors Accounting, Marketing and Management 4
  courses in each area
• Majors 8 course majors can be designed using
  substitution rules
• Electives none in the BBA
• Prerequisites required courses see websites

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Choosing courses in your program. Major, minor,
elective, prerequisite What are they?

• Other minors can be substituted for 3 minors with
  PD approval
• Finance
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Etc 13 to choose from
• Individual courses can be substituted up to 4
  as long as PD approval and prerequisites are met
• Overseas study option instead of one minor

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Choosing courses in your program. Credit options

• May be granted for any post secondary study at
  TAFE or university level
• RPL is available for work experience (up to 2
  courses) but more difficult to justify than other
  credit
• Guide Cert IV 1-2 courses,
• Diploma 2 - 8 courses,
• Advanced Diploma 3 - 12 courses
• Variation - depends on courses closeness of
  link with prior qualification

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Choosing courses in your program. Credit options

• Assessed upon application/pre-assessments
  available
• See us today if you are not sure of your credit
  options
• Application forms available
• Enrol on the assumption you will receive the
  credit (there will be a delay in processing the
  forms!)
• Details will appear on MyUniSA in due course

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Teaching learning arrangements. Lectures
usually 1 or 2 hour large classes eg 400 students
- check timetable for each course Tutorials
usually 1 or 2 hour small classes eg 30 students
check timetable for each course Online
resources available for each course on UniSAnet
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• Aims and objectives.
• To provide students with a broad based
  internationally credible undergraduate business
  education that takes into account the skills
  necessary to perform as a professional in the
  dynamic global business environment.

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Assessment. Types of assessment Varies including
essays, reports, case studies, presentations,
tests, a final exam Grade Point Average (GPA)
the average of your results is used to calculate
eligibility for certain grades eg CP/TP,
supplementary assessment, program transfers,
further study etc. Its an important statistic.
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• Outcomes Links to employment.
• Few graduates so far as this program commenced 3
  yrs ago.
• Possible Employment Options
• Business management employed in private sector
• Government employed in public sector
• Self employed in small business
• Specialism allows employment as para professional
  in areas such as administration, banking,
  marketing, human resource management, business
  (export/import) etc
• No specific employment path but has the advantage
  of being immune to downturns and trends eg
  computing in dot com bust

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Finding information relevant to the
course. Library http//www.library.unisa.edu.au/
UniSA online resources go to home pages of
each individual course
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• Need more assistance?
• Learning Connection http//www.unisanet.unisa.ed
  u.au/learningconnection/
• UniSA online resources extensive including
  email, courses, program, LC workshops,
  Experiencebank.
• Search the web!

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• Were all in this together.
• Enrol soon if not done already
• Dont miss First Connection
• Dont miss classes from week 1
• Do the work!! more non-contact time than
  contact
• Assessment be aware of requirements including
  formatting, work consistently, meet deadlines,
  take the pressure off exam times

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Were all in this together.cont.

• Withdraw by due dates if things become too hard
  avoid F2s on transcript employers do ask for
  these!
• Contact me via email or make an appointment
  Laifong Cheong on 83020193 BEFORE problems get
  too large
• Its very different to high school be proactive
  in accessing help resources or simply ASK!

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• All work and no play?
• Get to know the clubs, societies and student
  associations on campus and be a part of campus
  life.
• Business students Commerce Society

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Contact us. Location of School and Program
resources Who to contact when Lyn Nipperess -
for admin details eg class overrides Program
AdvisorRoom WL3-57 Ph 83020294 Email
lyn.nipperess_at_unisa.edu.au Dr. Vicki
FeastProgram Director - for academic issues eg
credit Room WL2-43 Ph 83020764Email
vicki.feast_at_unisa.edu.au
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Contact us. Location of School and Program
resources Academic staff offices Way Lee
Building levels 2/3/4 Commerce School
office Way Lee building, level 3 General
Enquiries Telephone[phone] 8302
0436 Facsimile61 8 8302 0992
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Learning isn't a means to an end it is an end
in itself. Robert Heinlein Good luck and
enjoy!