Diploma of Business Studies

The purpose of this module is to help English as an Additional Language (EAL) students communicate effectively in the cultural and academic context of an Australian University. The module aims to improve students’ written and spoken command of English to a level appropriate for entry into first year undergraduate studies

This module prepares students for undergraduate modules in Business. It provides students with a good foundation of knowledge and understanding of the relevant Mathematics topics for future modules.

The study of ITS provides students with opportunities to develop an understanding of computer technology and networking, including how the Internet works

This module provides students with opportunities to develop an understanding of Artificial Intelligence, and its impact on humanity and the way we work.

The study of Design provides students with opportunities to develop an understanding of key design concepts and principles, and their application in environmental, graphic and/or product design.

The study of psychology helps students to understand their own behaviour, and that of others. While psychological knowledge is often applied to the assessment and treatment of mental health problems, it is also used to understand and solve problems in many different contexts.

This module introduces students to identifying, recording, and reporting business events and transactions for decision-making. Students will develop an understanding of principles and concepts in the conceptual framework. Students will learn the fundamentals of the double entry accounting system and preparing financial statements alongside the practical aspects of using a computerised accounting system. Specific topics include accounting for inventories, accounts receivable, non-current assets, liabilities and equity.

Business and Society provides an introduction to the relationship between society, business, government, and the not-for-profit sector. It considers the historical and cultural influences on that relationship and the responsibilities of professionals as managers, practitioners, employees and customers. It provides the foundation for future study in the Business School courses.

Introduction to the Australian Legal System and Legal Ethics; Forms of Business Ownership; Business Obligations, Ethics & Privacy; Causing Harm; Contracts – Formation; Contracts – Enforceability and Remedies for Breach; Employing Staff and the Principles of Agency; Consumer Protection Law; Competition Law; An Introduction to the Law of Property.

This module provides an introduction to firm investment and distribution decisions in the context of a capital market structure and efficiency.

This module will assist students to refine career direction, recognise opportunities to enhance employability, make informed career decisions, develop pre-professional identity and utilise contemporary career planning, development and management strategies.

This module is an introduction to the use of the financial system by households, businesses and governments for the purposes of investment, funding, savings, risk management and policy decisions.

Introduction to contemporary management and the four management functions, planning, organising, leading and controlling; the nature of the internal and external environments including culture, diversity and the international dimensions. The nature of decision making, motivation and managing change.

This module introduces students to the role and contribution of Marketing to organisations and enterprises today. Marketing and marketing people are used in, and by, most types of organisations both big and small. The module will cover the main concepts and principles that underlie marketing thinking and practice.

The economic decisions faced by individuals, households, firms and governments; analysis of prices and output determination in the context of markets and incentives; market structures, the strengths and weaknesses of the market mechanism and the role of public policy; business cycles, inflation and unemployment; role of monetary and fiscal policy; trade and the open macroeconomy.

Business Mathematics and Statistics for decision making: time value of money and net present value calculations with applications, working with equations and graphs of straight lines, linear programming, quantitative research principles in collecting, summarising and displaying business data, index numbers, relations in categorical data, measures of association, fitting straight lines, elementary probability concepts, the normal distribution and its business applications, elementary estimation and hypothesis testing, elementary decision making with Excel spreadsheets.