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Deakin Course Code: M741
Award granted: Master of Business Administration
Level: Higher Degree Coursework (Masters and Doctorates)
Duration: 1 - 1.5 years part time

Joint program with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Course overview
This joint MBA program with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) allows applicants who have completed the CIMA Professional Qualification to obtain 6 credit points of advanced standing towards the MBA.

The Deakin MBA is a 12-credit-point course incorporating twelve units of study. The on-campus and off-campus modes of study incorporate Deakin's flexible learning model, using electronic conferencing, group-based project work and interaction, high quality course materials, overseas study programs and intensive residential schools.

The MBA covers a broad range of topics relating to all aspects of organisational management and the development of the creative, analytical and interpersonal capabilities crucial to business leadership.

About CIMA
CIMA - The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - is a leading membership body that
offers an internationally recognised professional qualification in management accountancy, which focuses on accounting for business. CIMA has over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 158
countries and is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce, not-for-profit and public sector organisations. CIMA works with some of the
world’s leading employers and course providers around the world to educate, train and qualify firstclass financial managers. The Deakin-CIMA MBA is the result of a partnership between CIMA
and the Deakin Business School. It reflects a commitment to the ongoing development of the professional capability of CIMA members to lead the finance function of any organisation throughout the world.

Specific Course Information and Advanced Standing
This course is available only to applicants who have completed the CIMA Professional Qualification and hold a bachelors degree with 2 years relevant work experience. Those without an undergraduate degree who possess seven years relevant work experience and have obtained the CIMA Professional Qualification may enter a pathway to the MBA via the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration. Via this pathway, you still need to undertake only six Deakin units to complete an MBA.

The degree requires students to complete 12 credit points. Advanced standing of 6 credit points will be available to students entering the course for completion of the CIMA Professional Qualification.

CIMA papers prior to 1987 will not be granted advanced standing into the CIMA MBA. It may be possible that applicants could receive one or two units for uncredentialed learning into the general MBA. This credit is granted to applicants who can show that previous work experience, in-house training and/or other prior learning is similar in content and standard to the unit for which Credit for Prior learning (CPL) is sought. To apply for CPL applicants would be required to prepare a written case to the Faculty. If applicants do not have a undergraduate then they can enter via M501.

Click HERE to view the current advanced standing assessment of CIMA units.

Admission requirements
Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories. In all categories of admission, selection is based primarily on academic merit as indicated by an applicants previous academic record.

Fees and charges
Deakin international students pay AUD2748 per unit in 2008.

View 2008 Deakin tuition fee rate (Deakin International Fee)

Plus one of the following units:

Advanced standing of 6 credit points (as below) will be available to all students entering the course for completion of the post 2000 CIMA Professional Qualification.

Plus 2 credit points of unspecified credit at level 7

Click HERE to view the current advanced standing assessment of CIMA units.

MPE781 Economics for Managers
Summer semester studies (Full fee rates apply) (T, X), Semester 1 or semester 2, 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MEE781
Unit chair: P Sgro
Recommended: It is highly recommended that students without a prior tertiary level competency in statistics should undertake MSQ791 prior to studying this unit.
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
The unit covers the policy and strategic aspects of business management and also provides a practical and pragmatic approach to policy issues. Topics include dynamics of market behaviour; implications of various forms of corporate regulation such as the Trade Practices Act; impact of macroeconomic policies and the impact of a changing world economic environment, and their effect on the economy in general and the student's business in particular.

Assessment
Essay 2000 words 20%, essay 3000 words 30%, three-hour examination 50% - students must pass the final examination to pass the unit

MPK732 Marketing Management
Summer semester studies (Full fee rates apply) (T, X), Semester 1 or semester 2, 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MMK732
Unit chair: J Vieceli
Incompatible with: MPR732
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
The unit consists of 12 modules built around the integrative nature of the marketing process and its role in achieving corporate objectives. Topics include the marketing process; the marketing environment; market research and information systems; segmentation; targeting and positioning; buyer behaviour, pricing consideration and approaches; integrated marketing communication; products and new product development; distribution; international marketing; marketing strategy and planning and the implementation and control of marketing programs. Emphasis is placed on the management decision-making process through the use of case studies. The unit not only introduces participants to core marketing concepts and techniques, but also encourages the application of these within the context of the participants' work environment.

Assessment
Case study 2500 words (individual) or 4000 words (group) 25%, case study 2500 words (individual) or 4000 words (group) 25%, three-hour examination 50%

MPM706 Strategic Management
Semester 1 or semester 2, 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MMM706
Unit chair: S Orr
Prerequisite: Students must complete at least six MBA units before undertaking MPM706; CPA MBA students may use up to three CPA units towards these six units. Prerequisite for M777 students: nil.
Incompatible with: MPR706
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
The unit aims to develop a capacity to think strategically about an organisation, its industry and competitive position; to understand the tools use for the analysis of its strategic position; to understand the correct application of these tools to a variety of industry situations; to integrate functional knowledge in making strategic decisions and to develop an appreciation of the organisational processes by which strategies are formed, evaluated and implemented.

Assessment
Strategy report 4000 words 40%, three-hour examination 60%

MPM721 Organisational Behaviour
Semester 1 or semester 2 , 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MMM721
Unit chair: A Noblett
Incompatible with: MMH705 and MPR721
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
Organisational behaviour focuses on the systematic study of the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organisational settings. The purpose is to assist managers in predicting, explaining and controlling the behaviour of people in organisations. The unit aims to establish a conceptual understanding of the dynamics of individual and group behaviour in organisations, to examine the ways in which different forms of organisational structure and leadership influence that behaviour, and to analyse the ability of organisations to respond to external change and to manage their own internal change processes.

Assessment
Essay 1500 to 2500 words 20%, business report 1500 to 2500 words 20%, three-hour examination 60%

MPM735 International Business Management
Semester 1 (T, X), semester 2 (T) or summer semester studies (X and as part of a study program to China), 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MMM735
Unit chair: M Trigg
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
This unit covers the role and problems of management in the international environment. The principal aim is to provide participants with the requisite knowledge and skills that will enable them to manage in a complex and foreign business environment. The unit also provides an overview of the international economic and cultural environments within which international businesses have to operate. The main thrust of the unit, however, is upon international business management strategy.

Assessment
On and off campus: assignment 2500 words 20%, assignment 2500 30%, three-hour examination 50% Study tour: assignment 1500 words 20%, assignment 3000 words 40%, assignment 3000 words 40%

Plus one unit from: MPC741 OR MPM722

MPC741 IT Strategy and Management
Semester 1, 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MSC741
Unit chair: A Rouse
Incompatible with: MSC710, CPA109 (2004 and prior)
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
Virtually all business strategy now depends to some extent on effective IT. This unit aims to give students the confidence to manage and work effectively with information systems (IS), the related enabling technologies (IT), and IT professionals. The unit addresses IT strategy (including the links between IT strategy and organisational strategy); and considers advances in IT that enable increasing efficiencies, and new organizational initiatives. The unit also considers the structure, governance, and management of the IS function, and relationships with external suppliers and vendors. The goal is to equip students with the capacity to adequately plan for their organisation's use of IT to support, and sometimes shape, business strategy.

Assessment
Assignments 3000 to 6000 words 30%, case discussions 20%, three-hour examination 50%

MPM722 Human Resource Management
(Study program to China) (Full fee rates apply), 1 credit point
Previously coded as: MMM722
Unit chair: A Lawrence
Incompatible with: MPR722
Contact hours: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access.

Content
The objective of the first section of this unit is to develop an understanding of strategic human resource management and the policies, methods and techniques utilised in human resource management functions with particular emphasis on the workplace. Specific attention is given to issues of recruitment, selection, human resources planning, human resources development, and managing for performance. The study and practice of human resources will develop skills and understanding of how human resources fits within processes of strategy formulation and organisational change. The focus is on Australian issues and solutions.

Assessment
On and off campus: assignment 3500 to 5000 words 40%, three-hour examination 60% Study tour: assignment 3000 words 40%, assignment 3000 words 40%, assignment 1500 words 20%