MPM701 Unit Guide (Download PDF
MPM701 Unit Guide (Download PDF
MPM701 Unit Guide (Download PDF
CONTENTS
WELCOME ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
CONTACT DETAILS .........................................................................................................................................
Unit chair ..................................................................................................................................................
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Administrative queries ..............................................................................................................................
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A STUDENT IN THIS UNIT ..............................................
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CONTACT DETAILS
Unit chair
J Chamberlain (Trimester 1), D Fan (Trimester 3)
Other staff
Teaching staff will introduce themselves in their respective seminars.
Administrative queries
Queries relating to administrative matters should be addressed to a Faculty Student Adviser, staff at the
Faculty Campus Office, Student Administration Group Manager or the Faculty General Manager. Enquiries
can be made via email to:
Undergraduate Students:
[email protected] (Burwood)
[email protected] (Geelong)
[email protected] (Warrnambool)
Postgraduate Students:
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Towards the end of the teaching period you may be emailed a link to the unit evaluation survey (
http://www.deakin.edu.au/evaluate/). I encourage you to participate, as constructive feedback from students
will assist us to make improvements to this unit where necessary.
Unit title
Business Process Management
Contact hours
Campus: 1 x 2 hour seminar per week
Cloud(online): Learning resources are via CloudDeakin
Study commitment
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and
assessment activities for the unit. This will include a minimum of 22 hours of intensive Class room activity.
Unit prerequisite(s)
Nil
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Unit incompatible(s)
MPC701
DESCRIPTION OF UNIT
This unit provides foundation knowledge about the operational level of business activities and emphasises the
importance of their links to organisational strategies. It considers the role of information and communication
technologies in supporting business processes and it introduces enterprise systems and the ways in which
these can automate procurement, fulfilment and production and the integration of these processes in
organisations. The unit introduces business process architecture, problem scoping, modelling, methodologies
and measurement. The unit prepares students to develop professional careers in industry, government, and
the not-for-profit sector.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Trimester 1 teaching period begins
Intra-trimester break
Teaching period ends
Study period
Examinations begin
Examinations end
Inter-trimester break
Results released
UNIT TIMELINES
Week
Week
Topic
number commencing
9 March
16 March
23 March
3. Enterprise Systems
30 March
13 April
Seminar
20 April
Seminar
27 April
7. Procurement Processes
8. Fulfilment Processes
Seminar
Written Assignment
1 May
4 May
Seminar
Presentations
11 May
Seminar
Presentations
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Seminar
Seminar
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18 May
Seminar
11
25 May
Revision
Seminar
Presentations
This unit explores the BPM domain and emphasises the importance of its alignment with business strategy,
people and the organisation. It provides valuable and practical insights into business process architecture;
scoping business process problems; and modeling business processes. It develops a realistic appreciation, by
way of computer simulation, of typical organisational processes including procurement, fulfilment, production
and the integration of these via modern enterprise systems. It introduces methodologies for BPM and offers a
systematic starting point for new BPM practitioners. It raises awareness of various aspects pertaining to BPM
measurement. This unit addresses a growing and important perspective on management that provides
students with essential skills and knowledge relevant to many areas of business. Topics include:
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ULO1
ULO2
ULO3
ULO4
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UNIT ASSESSMENT
Overview
Presentation 10%, Written Assignment 2000 words 40%, Examination 2 hours 50%
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.
Hurdle requirements
This unit has a hurdle requirement.
In addition to achieving at least 50% in the unit overall, to obtain a passing grade in the unit you must:
Brief summary of assessment tasks and
hurdle requirement
Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on
the examination
Rationale
To demonstrate substantial and immediate
understanding of the varied concepts pertaining to the
discipline of Business Process Management.
If you satisfy the hurdle requirement/s, your final mark out of 100 will be determined using the weightings in
the assessment tables below.
Students who fail a hurdle requirement of a unit will receive a mark of no more than 44% for that unit.
Your grade is determined from your final mark out of 100 according to the Deakin University scale:
0 to 49: N (fail grade)
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Summative assessment
This information must be consistent with the Handbook entry.
Prepare and present a 10-15 minute presentation based on your major assignment.
You present this in your groups but you are individually assessed against a set of
criteria. Cloud (online) students prepare and submit a pre-recorded powerpoint
presentation in the CloudDeakin environment. Campus students present in their
located learning spaces.
Detail of student
output
Weight
(% total mark for unit)
10%
ULO 1 & 4
Unit Learning
Outcome(s) assessed
This assessment component will test your ability to draw upon your understanding
of the principles and frameworks of BPM, to develop a succinct set of
recommendations for the achievement of organisational strategies and goals via
process change. Your recommendations will be built into an informed and concise
presentation that you will design and deliver to an audience, just as would be
expected in professional practice.
DGLO 1, 2 & 3
Deakin Graduate
Learning Outcome(s)
assessed
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2000 words
Weight
(% total mark for unit)
40%
ULO 1, 2, 3 & 4
This written assignment will expose you to the BPM discipline's practice of
developing a preliminary business report with recommendations for processual and
strategically connected change. You will use principles, frameworks and tool sets of
Unit Learning
the BPM discipline to generate solutions to organisational problems. Solution
Outcome(s) assessed generation will include critical evaluations of the suitability of enterprise systems to
enable BPM and change. Your report will be professionally crafted and the need to
prepare a cogent argument within the word limits will help you to develop the ability
to express yourself clearly and succinctly. Additionally. working within a team
replicates the normal approach for BPM analysis in industry and will develop your
team participation skills.
DGLO 1, 2, 4 & 5
This assessment will equip you with an opportunity to demonstrate your
Deakin Graduate
understanding of the BPM discipline in group settings. You will produce a written
Learning Outcome(s) report using various technologies to develop business diagrams and include these in
assessed
the report. This assessment item calls for analytical and critical thinking and
creatively solving real world and ill-defined problems and recommending solutions
among alternatives. This is underpinned by ethical, cultural and environmental
considerations from local and global perspectives and contexts.
What early feedback
Results including feedback will be received approximately three weeks after
will student get, how
submission of this piece of assessment.
and when?
Due date and form
of submission
This assessment is due on Friday of week seven of the trimester. Submissions only
via CloudDeakin. Further instructions are available in the assignment brief.
2 hours
Weight
(% total mark for unit)
50%
ULO 1, 2 & 3
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Examination period. It is your responsibility to find out the date, time and
location for the examination via Student Connect.
Note
Details of assessment tasks will be published in CloudDeakin by the week before the beginning of trimester.
Assignment submission
You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has
been returned to you.
In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup
copy.
Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting
collusion and/or plagiarism.
When you are required to submit an assignment through CloudDeakin, you will receive an email to
your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see
your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment folder after upload, and check for, and
keep, the email receipt for the submission
Harmon, P 2014, Business Process Change, A Business Process Management Guide for Managers and
Process Profesionals, Third Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, MA, USA.
Magal, SR and Word, J 2009, Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems, John Wiley &
Sons, NJ.
Textbooks, reference books, general books and software may be ordered from the DUSA Bookshop:
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Study Guide
This provides a topic by topic guide to the unit. It also includes a tailored, searchable
Glossary of Terms and several BPM language games.
Readings
One journal article is assigned as a reading in Topic 2. Online access link available in
the study guide.
eBook
Online version of the book titled 'Business Process Change, A Business Process
Management Guide for Managers and Process Professionals, 3rd Edition, 2014, by Paul
Harmon. Online access link is available in the study guide.
PowerPoint Slides Provided as an overview of each topic. Include links to many online BPM centric videos.
Simulations
3D BPM Game
Further resources:
You will require online access. University specifications for online communication and computer standards are
listed in the University Handbooks.
You need access to MS PowerPoint or other presentation software for the presentation assignment.
PowerPoint is available in the campus laboratories.
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STUDY SUPPORT
Deakin University provides a range of support services to help you be successful in your studies.
Workshops and seminars
During the trimester, Language and Learning Advisers offer a comprehensive range of workshops and
seminars which provide you with an opportunity to enhance your academic skills.
deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/workshops/index.php
Getting help with managing your studies
Student Mentor Program
Student Mentor Programs support new students with their social and academic transition during their first
trimester. It provides a supportive environment where a mentor can share their experiences with new students.
deakin.edu.au/buslaw/mentor/index.php
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)
PASS is a program which helps students become better learners through participation in peer-led study
sessions. deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/pass.php
Studying at university - online resources
deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/handouts/studying.php
Health, safety and wellbeinga
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RESOURCES
Deakin University Library
library.deakin.edu.au
Library Resource Guides (subject-based guides to academic journals, databases, e-reading and websites)
deakin.libguides.com
Library help services
deakin.edu.au/library/help/index.php
University Bookshop (to buy prescribed texts)
Phone: 1800 686 681 (freecall)
Email: [email protected]; or
Order online: dusabookshop.com.au
IT support and information
deakin.edu.au/current-students/it-support/index.php
Software library (including Endnote bibliographic software)
deakin.edu.au/software
Course materials hotline (email)
[email protected]
OTHER INFORMATION
2015 Handbook
The Handbook provides general information about studying at Deakin, key dates and a search facility for
courses and units
deakin.edu.au/students/university-handbook/2015
StudentConnect
Your personal gateway to your student record, including information about enrolment, fees, timetables, results
studentconnect.deakin.edu.au
Student Life
Student Life brings together services and facilities that contribute to the academic success and the personal
growth and wellbeing of Deakin student.
deakin.edu.au/studentlife
Orientation site for Cloud (online) students
deakin.edu.au/students/get-started
Policies and procedures
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