Global Strategy and Leadership
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
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Before enrolling in this unit you must also be enrolled in the same unit with CPA Australia as part of their CPA Program.
Aims and objectives
This unit consolidates the learnings in the three other units, Ethics and Governance (ACC80013), Financial Reporting (ACC80014) and Strategic Management Accounting (ACC80015). It develops an understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin the practices of strategy and leadership in the global economy, and the ability to apply these concepts to real-life business cases. This unit integrates the materials from the CPA Program Professional Level segment titled Global Strategy and Leadership and prepares you for the CPA examination. This is a core course in the Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Specialisation) degree.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
2. Critically evaluate the tools and models used to analyse the industry and the market in which an organisation operates and to measure the performance of the organisation
3. Critically evaluate the key challenges faced in the implementation of strategy and the role of the accountant in the implementation and leadership functions
4. Demonstrate coherent and advanced knowledge of strategy and leadership concepts through the use of real-world examples integrated throughout the material, and apply these concepts to business case scenarios through the use of a major case study
5. Communicate proficiently and in professional practice and act as a leader or member of a team
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On Campus Class | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Online Directed Online Activities | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment | Group | 20-30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Assessment (Scheduled by CPA) | Individual | 30-40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Test | Individual | 30-50% | 1,2,3,4 |
Note:
This unit is to be undertaken in conjunction with the equivalent CPA unit directly with CPA and incurs an additional fee payable to CPA. Students sit the CPA assessment which is then weighted down to 30-40% of the unit’s assessment. Students may fail the CPA assessment component but still pass the unit with Swinburne.
Content
• Module 2: Understanding the external environment: Remote and industry environment analysis; Understanding customers and markets; and The basis of competition
• Module 3: Understanding the internal environment: Understanding key stakeholders; People and organisational drivers; Big data – deeper and faster analysis; and Qualitative analysis and summarising overall performance
• Module 4: Product and market development: Development of new geographic markets; Common modes of entry into geographic markets; and Accounting issues in global strategy
• Module 5: Developing the strategic plan: Developing the strategic options and themes; and Evaluating strategic themes using Rumelt's criteria
• Module 6: Strategy implementation: Monitoring implementation and performance; The challenges of implementing strategy; and The role of CPAs in strategic implementation
• Module 7: Leading the strategy: What is leadership and identifying leadership attributes; and The role of leaders in strategy formulation, selection and implementation
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.