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Macquarie University

MQBS3010 Agility and Excellence in Business

General Information

The unit convenor and teaching staff for this course are led by Prashan Karunaratne, with lecturers from across each MQBS Department. This course-wide Capstone unit is designed to be taken by students in their final session of study within the Bachelor of Commerce.

• Credit points: 10
• Prerequisites: Admission to BCom and 130cp at 1000 level or above including 10cp at 3000 level
• Corequisites: None
• Co-badged status: None
• Unit description: This unit is designed to integrate the discipline-specific knowledge acquired within the course and address practical business challenges requiring cross-disciplinary and cross-functional insights, knowledge, and skills.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Integrate discipline-specific knowledge and skills and apply subject knowledge critically, analytically with appreciation of cross-disciplinary requirements.
• Identify and analyse issues from a variety of ethical and sustainability positions as applied to the business context.
• Reflect on outcomes of working in multi-functional teams to apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration to achieve business solutions in a range of contexts.

General Assessment Information

The assessments for this unit include:

• The Agility Exercise
• The Capstone Report
• The Capstone Presentation These assessments are connected to the project worked on as a team from Week 03 onwards.

Assessment Tasks

The unit has the following assessment tasks:

• Reflective Essay (20%): A 2,000-word reflective essay due on 09/03/2025.
• Agility Exercise (20%): A case study/analysis due on 17/04/2025.
• Capstone Project Presentation (20%): A presentation due on 06/06/2025.
• Capstone Project Report (40%): A report due on 10/06/2025.

Delivery and Resources

The unit is delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials, with an expectation of 3 hours of learning and teaching activities per week.

• Lectures: 1 hour per week
• Tutorials: 2 hours per week Resources for the unit are uploaded on iLearn.

Unit Schedule

The unit schedule is available on iLearn.

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular:

• Academic Appeals Policy
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Academic Progression Policy
• Assessment Policy
• Fitness to Practice Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Complaints Resolution Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
• Special Consideration Policy

Changes from Previous Offering

Changes from 2024 include the introduction of an 'Accelerate Your Career' week towards the end of the session, and collaborations with the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences.