This unit recognises that vision for the future, culture of co-production and collaboration, innovation, people and teams, and the management of technology and human collaboration are core to the future of business. Students will gain insights into human and technological trends, prediction of future business, and short and long term strategic planning. This unit will prepare students for career readiness in business for their future careers. Students will commence their developmental journey, through discovering and exploring the capabilities for leading and managing business in the future. Contemporary topics included are, technology AI, VR, robotics and big data in business and for decision making, these will change for each semester delivery. In addition the unit will focus in on jobs of the future.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain theory and concepts of contemporary business such as technology, big data and future jobs, and discuss and debate these in practice;

2. Analyse and evaluate key factors and functions of future trends, such as managing organisation, people, and technology for the future in a range of contexts and industries to solve real-world problems;
3. Explore how to create a culture of acceptance and application of innovation and technology in Business; and
4. Predict and estimate the extent of technology and human collaboration in a range of organisations and cultural contexts, being prepared for their future careers.

Graduate attributes

1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.