MBA (Innovation and Leadership)

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Duration

Full-time: 12 months Part-time: 24 months

Mode

100% Online

Fully accredited

Intakes

February 17

June 16

October 13

Tuition Fees

AU$59,330*

*Various scholarships and financial aid available. Consult with an Enrollment Advisor to explore your eligibility and options further

number of subjects

9 subjects 3 real industry projects Total: 12 subjects

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Study for your online MBA degree from anywhere, anytime. Manage your work and family commitments while studying remotely.

No exams

We assess you only on your real-world assignments and an applied project. There’s no need to memorise mindless theory purely to pass an exam. Assessments are based on practical project-focussed work.

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Programme Overview

• Delivered with the Torrens University Australia, our mission is to bridge the gap between education and industry by delivering an MBA with real career impact.
• • Gain insights from a global faculty of 250+ world leaders, including presidents, prime ministers, billionaires, philanthropists, Fortune 500 CEOs, Nobel Peace Prize winners and more.
  • No Exams. Work on real projects with our industry partners such as KPMG, PwC, Disney, LinkedIn, Qantas, United Nations, Make-A-Wish, the Australian Government and more
  • Study a practical project-based curriculum where you’ll apply everything you learn to real-world situations and solve legitimate business challenges that will transform your career.
  
  See here for more information on Torrens’ policies and forms and Student Hub

Our 12 MBA course subjects are:

• * Ethics and Decision-Making
• * People and Culture Management
• * Finance for Managers
• * Industry Project 1 – Learner
• * Marketing and Communications
• * Business Strategy
• * Project Management and Digital Operations
• * Industry Project 2 – Manager
• * Leadership in Practice
• * Management Communications
• * Big Data for Managers
• * Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• * Industry Project 3 – Leader

Course Details

Core Subjects

Subject 1: Ethics in Decision Making

Ethical decision-making in a business environment is acknowledged as both a moral imperative and a key foundation of a sustainable business strategy. In an increasingly connected and globalised environment, customers and key business stakeholders hold moral imperatives in front of mind. Subject topics include behavioural ethics, business ethics and sustainability, and decision-making.

Learning Outcomes:

• Define ethical and sustainability issues that leaders face in today’s business environment through identifying causes of the current state of the economy and environment.
• Identify ethical frameworks and develop an understanding of behavioural ethics in order to evaluate business scenarios and inform business decisions.
• Identify cognitive and emotive biases and that may be at play individually and in the workplace, which influence decision-making ability. Develop different business models, approaches and ethical strategies that inform business differentiation and competitive advantages in a networked and globalised world.
• Develop appropriate strategies, methods and practical tools available to managers to foster internal best practice ethical outcomes.

Subject 2: People and Culture Management

In this subject you will examine the meaning of both inclusion and diversity in the workplace, how to strengthen organisations through employees and how to manage organisational change. In particular, you will reflect upon your own experiences and current people management practices in order to evaluate your effectiveness in these areas. Subject topics include inclusion and diversity, organisational development, and organisational change.

Learning Outcomes:

• Introduction to Strategic Management
• Address inclusion and diversity as an approach to value creation in modern organisations.
• Identify different elements of culture and behaviour that is prevalent in organisations.
• Understand processes involved in creating positive, productive and stable workforces in the 21st century.
• Develop diagnostic, design and delivery tools used to leverage people-related challenges.
• Define the processes required to design, lead and manage organisational change.

Subject 3: Finance for Managers

In this subject, we introduce core concepts and practices relating to the subjects of managerial accounting, finance, managerial economics and ethics. Managerial accounting involves partnering in management decision-making, devising and planning performance management systems, as well as providing expertise in financial reporting and control. All these practices assist management in the formulation and implementation of an organisation’s strategy. Subject topics include managerial accounting, risk and return, and financial decisions.

Learning Outcomes:

• Interpret financial statements and extract critical information to make business decisions.
• Develop an understanding of information that is used in managerial reports for internal reporting.
• Develop an advanced knowledge about financial management – integral to managing a firm’s investments and resources.
• Analyse the financial industry and the decisions that are made from a corporate treasurer’s point of view.
• Understand and identify factors impacting managerial decision-making.
• Explain managerial decision-making under different market conditions.
• Evaluate the impact of external and internal factors on managerial decision-making.

Subject 4: Marketing and Communications

In this subject you will explore marketing management from a customer-driven perspective. You will learn the various frameworks for fundamental concepts such as segmenting, targeting and positioning, as well as identify the critical changes the digital economy has created. Subject topics include marketing within organisations, marketing concepts, marketing strategies, managing brands, marketing communications, and the emergence of eCommerce.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the role of marketing and its impact on the wider business and industry.
• Define the drivers behind consumers’ decisions/behaviour.
• Develop frameworks to develop innovative, effective and impactful marketing strategies.
• Define emerging trends in the technological environment and the impact they have on business.
• Explain the use of technology to drive business efficiency and effectiveness.

Career Outcomes

C-Suite

Senior Manager

Entrepreneur

Director

Account Executive

Business Consultant

General Manager

Finance Manager

Marketing Manager

Operations Manager

Product Manager

Sales Director

Project Manager

Business Development Manager

Entry Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3+ years of professional experience

Undergraduate or postgraduate degree from any Australian university or equivalent and 5 years work experience (of which 3 years is managerial)

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Tuition, Payment Plans, Loans

Tuition

AU$59,330*

Upfront Payment

If you want to complete your qualification debt-free you can choose to pay as you go. This means tuition fees will be invoiced each semester and payment is required on or before the due date using credit card, BPAY or Flywire.

FEE-HELP is available

FEE-HELP is an Australian Government’s loan scheme for higher education degree courses. It can assist you in paying for all, or part of, your course fees. Repayments commence via the tax system once your income rises above a minimum threshold. Just like with any other debt, a FEE-HELP debt is a real debt that impacts your credit rating. Further information about FEE-HELP, including eligibility, is available at Study Assist
Students enrolled in this course may be eligible for government assistance, such as Austudy or Abstudy.

Skills Outcome

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Presentation

Woo your audience with improved persuasion and presentations skills.

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Creativity

Show your creative streak by approaching business challenges in a new way.

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Collaboration

Harness the skills and abilities of others while working together.

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Problem-solving

Use your creativity to find a solution that will give you the best outcome.

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Critical Thinking

Evaluate and assess research to make the right decision to get best result.

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Digital Literacy

Become more tech-savvy and understand the impacts of the digital world on your workplace.

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Financial Literacy

Sharpen your numbers game and learn how financial analysis can help steer your decision-making to boost your bottom line.

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Initiative

Know what you need to do to get the result you want and take the steps to make it happen.