Overview

This unit aims for students to use a range of models and frameworks to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing todays business. Through this holistic application students will analyse and evaluate business problems in order to offer practical, innovative and creative solutions which display awareness of the impact of such decisions on the organisations triple bottom line, that is, people, planet and profit. Advanced Innovative Business Practice is the first of the two mandatory capstone units of the Bachelor of Business.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
10-March-2025
08-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-March-2025
Census date
04-April-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
03-November-2025
08-February-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-November-2025
Census date
28-November-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-January-2026
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Undertake and evaluate research, integrating business and innovation frameworks to solve business problems in local and global contexts in a holistic manner
  • Develop analytical, critical, ethical, sustainable and creative thinking and problem solving
  • Communicate both verbally and in writing in an appropriate business manner
  • Work collaboratively in teams demonstrating cultural sensitivity
  • Self-evaluate through reflection and interaction with others and evaluate the performance of group members

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		 2.00  12 weeks  24
On-campus
Lecture		 1.00  1 week  1
Online
Lecture (asynchronous) 		 1.00  11 weeks  11
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 9.50  12 weeks  114
TOTAL     150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment Group  30 - 50%  1,2,3,4 
Assignment Individual  15 - 25%  1,2,3 
Reflection Individual  35 - 45%  3,4,5 

Content

  • Contemporary innovation frameworks and business models to facilitate creative problem solving
  • Practical application of disciplinary knowledge to business contexts
  • Ethical business practices
  • Stakeholder considerations
  • Integrated reporting factors
  • Cultural diversity and sensitivity
  • Professional team dynamics and team performance
  • Advanced presentation and communication skills
  • Reflective examination of personal learning

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.