1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

The subject will:
examine the rapidly changing industrial context and
framework within which enterprise bargaining takes
place;
critically examine the local and overseas experiences in
this field to develop models of 'best practice';
develop some of the skills, especially negotiation and
consultation skills, required to formulate enterprise
agreements;
provide opportunity for students to plan and develop an
enterprise agreement in a simulated or real organisation,
and to develop the capacity for judgment which these
processes require.
Recommended reading
Owing to the relatively recent occurence of enterprise bargaining
in Australia, no set text is as yet prescribed. Up-to-date articles
from varied sources will be recommended throughout the subject.
BH333 Managing Quality in Organisations
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: at least three
Stage 2 OB/HRM subjects Assessment: individual and pup
assignments and projects
A subject in the Bachelor of Business
Objectives and Content
This subject is a 'capstone' subject which helps integrate
much of the material which might have been taken as part of
an OB/HRM major or minor.
Recognising that all Australian manufacturing and service
industries increasingly need to attend to delivering quality
outcomes, this subject will:
develop an understanding of 'quality' in the current
Australian context, public and private sectors;
examine recent local and overseas ~ractices in the
quality assurance and enhancement field to develop an
understanding - of 'best practice';
provide opportunity for students to plan, implement
and manage a quality program, using either the
classroom as organisation approach, or an actual
organisational project.
Recommended reading
Wide reading will be encouraged. No set text has yet been
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specified
8 BH334 Asian Business (Koreaflhailand)
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3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite all first year
g subjects completed Assessment:assignment
This subject is an elective in the Bachelor of Business
0 b jectives
The objective of this subject is for students to gain a
thorough understanding of the culture of a particular
country and of the impact of this on business practices in
that countryIn 1995/96 the countries visited will be Korea
and Thailand. Travel costs to be borne by students.
Content
This subject entails students attending fifteen hours of
seminars at Swinburne University and travelling to a
selected Asian country for a period of approximately three
weeks. During their stay they will attend lectures at a local
university on culture, economics, marketing and practices
relevant to that country. In addition, students will visit a
number of factories and attend seminars with representatives
of important local industries and other workplaces.
By the end of this subject, students should have:
acquired knowledge of local customs, values, attitudes
and beliefs of Asian and Western countries in general
and the host country in particular;
gained at first hand, experience of the host country's
business practices;
gained a comparative knowledge of business systems and
practices used in the host country and Australia.
Recommended reading
Because of the nature of the subject no recommended
reading is set. Comprehensive reference lists will be
provided at the first seminar.
BH336 Manufacturing Management 2
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: Nil
Assessment: a combination of personal assignments, group
assignments, class participation and/or exam
A subject in the Bachelor of Business
Objectives and Content
A course focusing on the requirements of total quality
management within an enterprise. The stages of quality
progression are developed within a practical context from
buyer beware, through corrective, preventive and cost based
quality, to the requirements of serving the customer chain.
Current quality demands on industry are reviewed and
evaluated for impact on management systems.
BH337 Managing Technology and Innovation
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: BH336
Assessment: a combination of personal assignments, group
assignments, class participation and/or exam
A subject in the Bachelor of Business
Objectives and Content
This subject develops an understanding of technology
strategy in relation to 'product' (device, service or process)
and process innovation, value chains, competitive reaction,
barriers to market entry, intellectual property protection,
and an international perspective on converting a good idea/
opportunity into a productive commercial success. It
examines selecting, staffing and managing R&D projects to
achieve strategic business objectives and the problems of
accelerating the pace of technological innovation in product
development. Particular consideration is given to invention,
development and innovation as they relate to
commercialisation processes. Students' accounting skills will
be extended to include cash flow techniques and ananalysis.
The techniques acquired in this subject are applied to the