Graduate School of Management

2008

La Trobe University

G r a d u at e S c h o o l o f
Management

PR O SPECTUS
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Graduate School of Management

Graduate School of Management

La Trobe University
Victoria 3086 Australia

Telephone +61 3 9479 3100

Facsimile +61 3 9479 3144
Email gsm@latrobe.edu.au
Web www.latrobe.edu.au/mba

The La Trobe MBA has a 5 star assessment

from the Good Universities Guide to MBA

This Prospectus is produced by the Graduate and Graduate Management Programs 2007.
School of Management. This award indicates that 80% or more of the
teaching staff hold a PhD or its equivalent.
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De a n ’s Me s s a g e contents

I would like to thank you for the interest Dean’s Message 3

you have shown in the Graduate School Welcome to La Trobe University

Graduate School of Management 4
of Management and our MBA program.
La Trobe University 5
The MBA is an internationally recognised
Flexible Course Options 5
qualification that takes your business
experience and develops it in a rigorous International Links 5

academic framework, enhancing your ability Graduate School of Management – Campuses 5

to perform at managerial level. The staff at Academic Courses 6

the Graduate School of Management have Graduate Certificate in Business Administration 6

an excellent track record at teaching in the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration 6

post experience education sector and almost Master of Business Administration 6

all have extensive international educational Fee Information 6
experience. They have a high level of Student Awards 7
research outputs and work closely with local Doctor of Philosophy 8
industries here in Melbourne, Australia. Their Management Units 9
academic and industry experience will Unit Descriptions 10
provide you with a high quality program in a
Academic Staff 14
dedicated teaching environment.
Facilities and Services – Bundoora 16
Professor Raymond Harbridge LLD Facilities and Services – Bendigo 18
Dean
Faculty of Law and Management Term Dates – 2008 & 2009 18

Application Forms 19

Fee Policy and FEE-HELP 27

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We lcom e

Welcome to La Trobe University Graduate

School of Management

It is my pleasure as Head of the Graduate School of

Management to welcome you and to thank you for
choosing to study with us at La Trobe University. The
University has a reputation of offering well taught
and practical management courses to students
from within Australia and from many parts of the
World. The programs offered at the Graduate School
of Management are of a high academic standard
and are taught by experienced staff that have
studied internationally and have had exposure to
international business operations.

During your time at the Graduate School of

Management you will have the opportunity to
enjoy the many experiences La Trobe has to offer,
but more importantly, it will be a time for you to
develop the skills you are looking for to further
your career goals. The skills learnt while studying
La Trobe’s recognised MBA program will better
prepare you for the day to day problems facing
many organisations today. La Trobe University’s
Bundoora Campus
many links to universities around the world
can provide you with the chance to study for a
semester at a partner university, via the Student
Exchange Program, giving you the opportunity
to apply the skills you are learning into a global
context.

The Graduate School of Management also

provides each student with the chance to
participate in the Career Program presented by
an international recruiting group. This Program will
give you access to a wide range of employment
opportunities once your studies are complete.

I am sure you will find the months ahead

challenging but also rewarding. This will be your
opportunity to ‘fine tune’ that competitive edge
you may be looking for or to simply upgrade your
business skills and knowledge. The La Trobe MBA
certainly aims to give you control of your future!

Professor Geoff Durden

Head of School
Graduate School of Management

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La Trobe University
La Trobe University was established in 1964
and is now one of Australia’s largest, most
respected and fastest growing universities.
It has earned a reputation for excellent teaching
and research. Its courses are recognised by
international accreditation authorities, and held
in high regard by overseas companies and
educators. La Trobe University is a member of
the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
La Trobe University’s courses are recognised
by the Australian Government and by major
professional bodies in Australia and abroad.
They are equal to the standards of the finest
university courses offered anywhere in the world.
La Trobe University has a number of campuses
in Victoria with the main campus at Bundoora
in Melbourne. The University has more than
26,500 students, including 3,000 international
students from more than 60 countries, and
3,000 staff. Students from many countries,
of all ages, and from very different professional
and social backgrounds, study at La Trobe
University. Such diversity provides an exciting
atmosphere for all students.
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Flexible Course Options
The Graduate School of Management offers
you a complete range of study options to meet
your needs. All courses have four intakes per
year and you may complete the MBA in 12 months
of full-time study. Classes are taught in day
and evening sessions, with some units offered
in block mode on weekends. All courses
are taught at the Melbourne (Bundoora) and
Bendigo Campuses. Bendigo Campus offers
part-time study only.
Graduate Certificate and Diploma courses are
structured to allow smooth progression to
further studies. Students who successfully
complete the Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration may be permitted to upgrade
to the MBA with full advanced standing.
International Links
La Trobe has links of different types to many
universities around the world and offers
teaching and training programs in many
countries. These links with international
institutions allow MBA students the opportunity
to spend up to two terms abroad at one of the
Graduate School of Management’s exchange
partners in countries including France,
Norway, Denmark or the USA.
The Graduate School of Management has
also developed successful relationships with
Hanoi University and Burgundy School of
Business giving MBA students who are nearing
completion of their course the opportunity to
participate in a 3 week exchange program to
either location.
Graduate School of Management
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
The Graduate School of Management is
located adjacent to the Bundoora campus
less than 15 kilometres north of Melbourne’s
Central Business District. The campus is well
serviced by public transport. A train station is
located within walking distance of Graduate
School of Management facilities, providing
direct access to the Melbourne Central
Business District in about 30 minutes.
Bendigo Campus
The Bendigo campus is situated on 33 hectares
of natural Australian bushland and is located
three kilometres from the centre of Bendigo,
providing a peaceful, quiet and secure study
environment. Business administration courses
at the Bendigo Campus are offered on a part
time basis only.
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Academic Courses
The Graduate School of Management provides
students with an education in the essential
techniques of management, keeping a balance
between academic rigour and exposure to a
wide variety of experience in commerce, industry
and government, which is a necessity of modern
management. The course content has been
designed to develop in sequence core skills
and abilities, leading up to a specialist stream, if
desired. Specialist streams include e-commerce,
entrepreneurship, finance, human resource
management, intellectual property management,
international monetary economics, management,
management information systems and marketing.
The School offers the following courses:
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Doctor of Philosophy
All courses have intakes in January, April,
July and September each year. An Orientation
session is offered to all commencing students
on the Tuesday before start of every term at the
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus and the Thursday
before start of term at the Bendigo Campus.
Graduate Certificate in Business
Administration
This innovative management program provides
candidates with a range of essential skills
and the background knowledge necessary for
working within contemporary organisations.
Admission Requirements
Applicants should have an undergraduate
degree from any discipline, be proficient in
English and possess strong verbal and written
communication skills.
Course Structure
The Certificate consists of 3 core and 1
elective unit from the Master of Business
Administration program (see Management
units). The Graduate Certificate of Business
Administration can be completed in one term
(3 months) of full-time study or 1 year part-time.
Students who successfully complete the course
at an appropriate level may be permitted to
upgrade to the Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration with full advanced standing.
Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration
This management program provides candidates
with a range of essential skills for working
within contemporary organisations and a broad
knowledge of today’s business environment.
The program may also be taken as an entry
path to the Master of Business Administration
with full advanced standing if the course is
completed with a grade average of 65%
or above.
The course aims to provide students with
a rigorous education in the techniques of
management, business and administration
through an integration of theory and previously
acquired workplace experience.
Admission Requirements
Applicants should have completed an
undergraduate degree (relevant and
significant professional experience may
be accepted), be proficient in English
and possess strong verbal and written
communication.

Course Structure
The Graduate Diploma can be taken over 6
months of full-time study, or 2 years part-time.
It comprises 8 units from the Master of
Business Administration program (see
Management units). Students must complete
6 core and 2 elective units. Students who
complete the course with a grade average of
65% and above may progress to the MBA.

Program Duration Features Requirements Fees

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration 1 term 4 units Bachelor degree English $7,000
full-time or part-time (3 core, 1 elective proficiency
equivalent unit)

Graduate Diploma in Business Administration 2 terms 8 units Bachelor degree and/or $14,000
full-time or part-time (6 core, 2 elective relevant work experience
equivalent units) or Graduate Certificate in
Business Administration,
English proficiency

MBA 5 terms 16 units Bachelor degree and $28,000

full-time or part-time (7 core, 9 elective 2 years postgraduate
equivalent units) work experience,
English proficiency

Doctor of Philosophy 3 years Research Degree See page 8 for

Please contact the Graduate School full-time admission requirements
of Management for information

The tuition fees do not include living expenses, books, course materials, transport costs or other costs.
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Master of Business Administration
The MBA is designed to enhance the skills
that participants bring to the course in order to
increase their potential for creating value in the
world of business and/or to meet the priorities
of government organisations through effective
public administration. It prepares graduates to
tackle problems creatively in order to achieve
optimum results for the organisation.
Specifically, the aims and objectives of the
course are:
• to provide participants with a rigorous
education in the essential techniques of
management;
• to extend this fundamental knowledge into
various areas of specialisation and;
• to achieve a balance between academic
rigour and an exposure to the wide variety
of experience in commerce, industry and
government which is a necessity of Student Scholarships and Awards
modern management.
The Graduate School of Management
Admission Requirements has secured industry-sponsored awards
for outstanding students. Awards are given
Applicants must have completed an
in the areas of marketing, human resource
undergraduate degree, have 2 years
management, strategy, international
postgraduate work experience, be proficient in
business and management information
the English language and possess strong verbal
systems. Sponsors include: ASTA
and written communication skills. Applicants
Solutions Pty. Ltd., Commercial Traveller's
who have completed a Graduate Diploma in
Association, Hudson Global Resources,
Business Administration elsewhere may receive
Pearson Education, M.A.P.S Marketing and
advanced standing and gain direct entry into the
Siemans VDO.
MBA program, subject to certain conditions.

Course Structure In addition to industry sponsored awards,

The MBA program can be taken over 15 months the Faculty of Law and Management
of full-time study (5 terms) or up to 4 years of part- annually awards the Dean’s Medal and the
time study. Students must complete 16 units, Dean’s Commendation-Graduate School
7 core and 9 electives. of Management.

The Bendigo Bank has generously offered

two scholarships for MBA students
studying in Bendigo. Scholarship 1 is
offered to students who have been
employed by the Bendigo Bank for at
least 3 years, Scholarship 2 is available to
appropriately qualified people that work in
the Bendigo Community.

The value of each Scholarship is equal to

the amount of the remaining course fees
due in respect of completion of the MBA
Degree at La Trobe University in Bendigo,
up to a maximum of $18,000.

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Doctor of Philosophy
The Graduate School of Management offers
research opportunities for study towards the
Doctor of Philosophy. The Doctor of Philosophy
is taken by thesis only, the program enables
candidates to engage in independent research
that should make an original contribution to
knowledge. Information about the areas of
research in which supervision is currently
available can be obtained from Dr Richard
Pech, Director of Research, Graduate School
of Management, La Trobe University, Victoria,
Australia, 3086 mba@latrobe.edu.au.
Admission Requirements
Students should have:
(a) graduated with or qualified for the degree
of master with a dissertation demonstrating an
ability to undertake research at Doctoral level; or
(b) graduated with or qualified for an honours
degree at first-class or upper second-class
division with a dissertation demonstrating the
ability to undertake research at Doctoral level; or
(c) hold qualifications and/or have
demonstrated skills, experience, research
or publications which in the opinion of the
Higher Degrees Committee are considered to
be at least equivalent to, or are a satisfactory
Our Graduates
substitute for, any of the qualifications
described in (a) and (b) above.
Mr Roger Darvall-Stevens
Associate Director
Application Procedures Ernst & Young

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy Fraud and Forensic Services

should first submit a statement of qualifications

(in respect to the admission criteria) and an
indication of preferred research topic to the
Director of Research. Assuming this information
My role as an associate director at Ernst
& Young has been complemented
by benchmark learning in strategic

meets the GSM’s requirements, a research management and leadership as a student

proposal will be requested prior to the official in the La Trobe MBA. The global
application being invited.
perspective of this course ensures its high
For further information contact:
regard in the upper echelon of subject
r.pech@latrobe.edu.au
areas traditional to MBA courses as well

as the ongoing introduction of developing

new MBA areas. The four-term structure

of this MBA is also an advantage in

maximising the entire year for an

accelerated, self-paced program. This

helped me achieve a work and life balance

integrating my family with my MBA and

my career.

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Core Units
Financial and Management Accounting
Strategic Human Resource Management
International Business Environment
Issues in Strategic Management (MBA)
Management Fundamentals
Marketing
Organisational Behaviour
Elective Units and Specialist Streams
E-Commerce
Electronic Marketing Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Business Improvement Methodology
Entrepreneurial Business Planning
Finance
Advanced Management Finance
Business Analysis and Modelling
Financial and Management Accounting
(core unit)
Management Finance
Human Resource Management
Developing People and High Performance
Organisations
Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
International and Comparative Human Resource
Management
International Employment Relations
Strategic Human Resource Management (core unit)
Intellectual Property Management
Funding Technology Start-Ups
International Intellectual Property Law
Strategic Management of Intellectual Property
International Monetary Economics
Applied Business Economics
International Finance
Money and Banking
Risk Management
Management
Business Communications
Corporate Strategy
International Business Environment (core unit)
Issues in Strategic Management (MBA core unit)
Management Fundamentals (core unit)
Organisational Behaviour (core unit)
The Leadership Challenge
Management Information Systems
Advanced Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Advanced and International Marketing
Marketing (core unit)
Services Marketing and Management
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Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety Principles and
Legislation
Ergonomics in Occupational Health and Safety
Screening and Monitoring Occupational Health
and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety Program
Management
Due to the innovative nature of the program,
the list of available units is reviewed each year
and the structure of the courses outlined in this
Prospectus may change.
Study Methods
At La Trobe University, students are encouraged
to participate in class discussion, to ask questions
and to express their ideas. Students must also
learn to use the library effectively and read widely.
Mode of Delivery
Unit delivery is normally 30 hours of class contact
per unit over a 10-week term. Final assessment
occurs in week 11 (see Term Dates 2008). Class
sizes range in number and classes are held
on a weekly basis. Classes are scheduled in 3-
hour blocks for day and evening sessions with
some elective units offered in block mode on
weekends. Students are expected to actively
participate. Not all electives will be offered each
year. Units are offered on a rotational basis and
may be undertaken out of sequence except where
pre-requisites apply. The Graduate School of
Management retains the right to withdraw a unit
if there are insufficient enrolments.
Assessment
Assessment varies from unit to unit and may
include, but is not limited to essays, examinations,
class presentations, team and individual
assignments and case studies.
Specific information regarding individual
unit assessment is available in the University
Postgraduate Handbook.
To view go to:
www.latrobe.edu.au/handbook/index
Grading Scheme
The Grading Scheme at La Trobe University is based
on letters, each with a value as indicated below:
A 80-100%
B 70-79%
C 60-69%
D 50-59%
N Fail
University Statutes and Regulations
Prospective students are advised that information
about La Trobe University Statutes and Regulations
can be found at: www.latrobe.edu.au/solicitor
For information about availability of units and
courses, academic standards and conduct,
equal opportunity, occupational health and safety,
insurance, freedom of information and copyright,
refer to: www.latrobe.edu.au/handbook/index.htm
Our Graduates
Dr Karen Dodd
Physiotherapist and Professor
My Bachelors degree in Physiotherapy and
my position as an academic in the School of
Physiotherapy at La Trobe University did not
adequately equip me for the complex role of a
manager. The combination of sound academic
content, motivating and supportive staff and
the varied perspectives of fellow students
have made my decision to enrol in an MBA
at La Trobe University one of the best career
decisions that I have made. I really appreciate
the diversity of different subjects being offered
by the GSM which gives me the opportunity
to tailor my learning experience to make
it more relevant to my needs. The new
knowledge and the confidence I have gained
is already paying off with greater opportunities
for career progression.
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un i t de s c r i p t ion s
APPLIED BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit provides a basis for understanding price
determination under various market structures
(perfect competition, monopolistic competition,
oligopoly and monopoly). The application of these
theories will provide students with a knowledge
and appreciation of the market structures that
arise in economies. In addition, students will gain
an understanding of the reasons for government
interventions in the market place. Topics include
consumer behaviour and demand, costs and
supply, firm behaviour, price determination and the
operation of markets.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
ADVANCED AND INTERNATIONAL
MARKETING
Professor Geoff Durden
Marketing environment from an international
perspective. The principal objective is to provide
a robust conceptual framework of the international
marketing strategy and planning process within
which firms are able to make decisions regarding
the internationalisation of their markets. Macro level
issues relating to the international environment are
canvassed, including economic, political, legal
and cultural dimensions, as are micro level issues
relating to market entry and market development.
The importance of international marketing research
is reflected in the treatment of all of the topics
presented.
Prerequisite: Marketing
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT FINANCE
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit focuses on a comprehensive set of
techniques for enterprise valuation. The course
begins with an introduction to the fundamental
variables involved in valuation. Two main
approaches to valuation - the discounted cash
flow and relative valuation - are then discussed.
Apart from public firms, modules also cover
valuing private firms, real estate and mergers
and acquisitions. A module on financial option
pricing models for evaluating real options is to
give you an idea of how derivatives impact on
firm value. All through the course you will be
exposed to practical applications of the techniques
and the evolving academic research in the field.
At the completion of the course you should be
able to understand the value creation process
in a business, independently value any public
enterprise, its equity or its debt, value special firms
like real estate, private and acquisitions, and know
how to value distressed firms.
Prerequisite: Management Finance
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
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ADVANCED MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Mr Bret Slade
This unit builds on the concepts introduced in
Management of Information Systems. The unit
material introduces students to the planning,
development and management of information
systems. Students examine computer-based
information systems from the perspective of
systems analysis, design and implementation,
together with alternative development
methodologies. An understanding of the way in
which information systems require integration with
business strategies will also be developed.
Prerequisite: Management Information Systems
Class Requirements: One 3 hour seminar per week.
BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND MODELLING
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit aims to provide you with a strong
foundation in quantitative and modelling
techniques for effective managerial decision-
making in finance, production planning, operations
and marketing. Throughout the unit the emphasis
will be continually on two main areas: learning
conceptual knowledge through modelling and
problem solving (using manual and computer
application software) and critical thinking through
application of these models in case analysis and
discussion. Models analysed include probability
and decision models, linear programming,
forecasting methods, queuing models and project
management.
Class Requirements: One 3 hour seminar per week.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
Dr Richard Pech
On completion of this unit students should be able
to describe the theories that underlie effective
oral and written communication, including cross-
cultural communication; have gained specific
research, written and oral presentation skills that
will assist them to deliver oral and written reports
to a professional business standard; have a
greater understanding of negotiation and conflict
management skills; be able to describe a range of
organisational communication approaches and to
be able to critically analyse their advantages and
disadvantages; recognise the potential of general
legal issues arising out of business communication
and to be able to identify basic legal issues.
Class Requirements: One 3 hour seminar per week.
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
METHODOLOGY
Dr Richard Pech
Firm profitability and even survival is at risk
as never before in today’s world of globalised
markets. Every firm’s customers are regularly
presented with alternative ways of spending
their money as the firm’s rivals strive to capture
their business, and every firm’s customers must
be presented with reasons to stay customers of
that firm. This requires innovation: new business
processes, to deliver higher value or secure lower
costs, new products, to capture new customers
and to secure the continued loyalty of existing
ones, and new qualities of established products,
to restore the margins eroded by rising costs and
increased competitive pressure. This unit examines
and instructs students in methods to make
business both more innovative and effective.
Prerequisite: Issues in Strategic Management
Class Requirements: One 3 hour seminar per week.
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Mr Bret Slade
Students will be introduced to the rigorous thought
processes involved in strategic thinking. There
is a dual focus on both strategy theory and the
strategic decision-making processes. Students
will be prepared for demanding analytical
and advisory roles in the strategy field. The
understanding students have of strategy and
its relevance to the concepts of the competitive
landscape, change in the general environment,
and corporate performance will be expanded.
Prerequisite: Issues in Strategic Management
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar/lab
session per week.
DEVELOPING PEOPLE AND HIGH
PERFORMANCE ORGANISATIONS
Dr Pauline Stanton
This unit builds on the knowledge gained in
Strategic Human Resource Management and
Organisational Behaviour and develops a
contextual understanding of the link between
managing people and organisational performance
in terms of the human resource development
(HRD) function. Based on this understanding, the
unit provides opportunity for a more detailed and
practical exploration of people and team related
issues in a high-performance workplace. The
program will be structured, to provide a learning
opportunity that meets, within reason, specific
student interests. The approach is essentially an
active learning and research approach based on
selected readings and case studies.
Prerequisites: Strategic Human Resource
Management, Organisational Behaviour
Class Requirements: The unit will be taught either
in weekly 3 hour sessions, or in block mode at
weekends or a mixture of both.
ELECTRONIC MARKETING STRATEGY
Mr Peter Lamb
This unit examines exchange and exchange
processes between businesses and customers,
and the interaction between these parties
and their broader environment, with particular
emphasis on electronic exchange. Creating
and sustaining exchange relationships within a
dynamic and competitive environment is the focus
of marketing, marketing strategy and, of course,
electronic marketing. This unit aims to develop and
extend the theory and practice of marketing and
marketing strategy to electronic technologies. Its
purpose is to develop an appropriate and suitable
rationale for the introduction, and extension, of
electronic marketing strategy to both profit and
non-profit organisations. Students will have the
opportunity to apply skills learned in this unit by
combining the technical aspects of electronic
technologies to the marketing interface of
organisations.
Class Requirements: On-Line Teaching: Equivalent
to 3 hours per week class contact.
ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS
PLANNING
Dr Richard Pech
Innovation is the engine that drives economic
growth and improvements in living standards, but
there is little that is spontaneous about the process
that turns an idea into a concept and a concept
into a proposal. Students will find and analyse
cases of innovation and present their conclusions.
Students will be introduced to a systematic way
of developing convincing business plans that
will become a focus of attraction for both the
finance and the people needed to turn a concept
into reality. Entrepreneurs leading teams create
innovations, and so a team assignment will form a
major part of the workload and assessment.
Prerequisite: Marketing
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit provides students with an appreciation
of the role of financial information for purposes of
internal control of operations and decision making
in business management. No previous knowledge
of accounting is required or assumed. The unit
provides an understanding of the fundamentals of
financial accounting and management accounting
information. Students will have the opportunity
to learn the elements of developing accounting
information for managerial control and decision-
making, including some of the major shortcomings
of financial and management accounting
information.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
FUNDING TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit deals with sources of finance, the
requirements of funders, and the corporate
development of technology start-ups. Australian
venture-capital sources will be analysed, as well
as the expectations that they have for returns,
equity positions, and intellectual property rights.
Licensing, as a means of deriving revenue flow,
while retaining control over intellectual property,
will be analysed. Comparisons will be drawn with
venture capital supply in the USA and Europe.
Taxation structures will be examined, as well as
stock-market flotation, corporate planning and
structures. Current models for funding decisions,
and impediments to funding will be considered.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Dr Suzanne Young
In this unit, students will be provided with an
overview of the new and emerging field of
corporate governance. Numerous corporate
failures and environmental disasters in recent times
have provided a surge of interest in ensuring that
companies reflect not only regulatory standards
but also conduct their operations to reflect
community and society norms. By the conclusion
of this unit students should be able to add value
to their organisations through their understanding
of corporate governance and of the role of the
board of directors and management. Students will
approach the subject from a variety of different
perspectives: accountability to shareholders;
legal, regulatory and professional frameworks;
the external environment and the responsibility to
stakeholders; board responsibilities, processes
and remuneration; and the behavioural
perspective.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per
week. This unit is equivalent to thirty (30) hours of
classroom contact.
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Dr Pauline Stanton
This unit extends the knowledge gained in
Strategic Human Resource Management
(BUA4SHR) by examining international and
comparative human resource management. This
unit focuses on two major areas. First, students
will be exposed to both theoretical and practical
issues relating to both the management of
expatriates as well as local staff in the global
environment. Second, the unit explores the country
context of HRM and building on theories of culture
and context compares different practices in
different environments. On completion of this unit
students should have a general understanding
of the role of international human resource
management in multinational enterprises.
Prerequisites: Strategic Human Resource
Management, Organisational Behaviour
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
Mr Bret Slade
The issues that managers confront when they
enter the global market, whether the business is
big or small, are introduced. The unit analyses
the problems managers face whether they
export to other countries, or invest resources
in another country. The policy issues related
to an organisation’s strategy, organisational
structure, human resources, finance and trade
are introduced. This enables students to gain
an understanding of the four main forces that
affect international business; the political/legal,
economic/financial, social/cultural and technology.
In addition students will study the theoretical
and practical dimensions of central international
business concepts such as risk, organisation
structure and cross-cultural management, and
learn to appreciate leadership and strategy in
international business arenas.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS
Dr Pauline Stanton
This unit explores the changing nature of
employment relationships in the context of
internationalisation and globalisation. Using
comparative employment relations methodology
we explore labour market developments,
international trade unionism, the role of
international institutions, recent developments in
collective bargaining and the changing nature
of work. We compare employment relations
structures and processes in a range of countries
including from Europe and Asia. We also explore
developments in particular industries that have an
international focus.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit deals with the workings of financial
markets and the management of multi-national
business. The starting point is an examination of
the structure and development of the international
monetary system, which provides the macro
financial environment in which multi-national
business firms operate. Within this framework,
the behaviour of these firms is examined with
special emphasis on investment, financing, and
hedging decisions. Students have the opportunity
to learn about the international framework within
which firms operate, the market forces that affect
relative values of assets such as exchange rates
and interest rates in the international market
place. Students should develop a knowledge of
the mechanics of foreign exchange markets and
effectively managing foreign exchange and interest
rate risk.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
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ISSUES IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Mr Bret Slade
This unit provides a wide-ranging introduction
to strategic management. The emphasis is on
considering a broad range of views surrounding
strategic management and attempting to
synthesise opinion from the evidence presented.
Views considered provide a basis for developing a
foundation for informed strategic decision-making.
Students consider the issues of the strategy
process, plans and patterns, competition and
control.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
MANAGEMENT FINANCE
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit is designed to provide students with
knowledge and skills in financial management. The
central theme deals with advanced understanding
of the basics of internal financial management, and
how financial policy affects risk and profitability
in the growth of a firm, and hence the value of
the firm. Students consider the management
finance unit, potentially its goal of maximisation
of the value of the firm through management of
three key decision areas. In turn, this requires
a consideration of the requisite debt and equity
financing, and the need for efficient management
of working capital to ensure adequate liquidity and
timely cash flows.
Prerequisite: Financial and Management
Accounting
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
Mr Bret Slade
This unit prepares students for corporate
management consulting and management trouble
shooting roles. In this unit students will focus
on the fundamental principles of management.
An exploration of the development of these
principles from historical precedent to present day
application will form a significant part of this unit.
Students will be expected to develop a body of
knowledge regarding the underlying theory used in
the practice of contemporary management.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week
for 10 weeks. This unit is equivalent to thirty (30)
hours of classroom contact.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
Mr Bret Slade
This unit introduces a managerial approach
to information systems and applications. The
strategic use of computer systems and computer
resources, and the use of information systems
to enhance organisational effectiveness, are
also examined. Students study computer-based
information systems and identity how these
systems may create a competitive advantage.
The understanding of better products, enhancing
existing services using technology and creating
new business opportunities through the use of
technology, is also developed.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
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MARKETING
Professor Geoff Durden
Explore the vital business processes that result
in the generation of income for an organisation
through the delivery of goods and services to
customers. The unit examines the concept of
delivering to the customer the right goods, at
the right price, at the right time, using the right
promotion. On completion of the unit a student
will be able to understand the basic marketing
concepts and also develop a strategic marketing
plan for an organisation. More specifically, a
student will be able to understand the relationship
between corporate and marketing strategy,
demonstrate the need for an effective strategic
plan and appreciate the key role played by market
segmentation and positioning strategies.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
MBA RESEARCH PROJECT
This unit provides students with the opportunity
to investigate management issues and processes
through a research project. Theoretical or applied
management issues may be examined with
supervision being provided on an individual basis.
The unit aims to provide an analytical context
within which candidates have the opportunity to
apply a high degree of original thinking and to
demonstrate their conceptual understanding of
management principles and practice.
Special Conditions: Enrolment is subject to approval
by the Program Director. 75% of the MBA program
must be completed with a B average or higher.
Class Requirements: supervised individual research.
MONEY AND BANKING
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit combines a theoretical and empirical
approach with comparisons being made between
the domestic and overseas financial systems.
Specifically the unit provides insights into the
operation of the financial system, different sources
and types of finance, and the major impacts on
equity prices, interest rates and exchange rates. It
outlines the features of derivative markets and risk
management, explains how the futures and options
markets work, who the major participants in the
markets are, and how the markets can be used to
reduce risk. Students are expected to distinguish
between types of financial markets and institutions
according to their main functions and identify the
range of financial products and services offered
by financial intermediaries. Students will have the
opportunity to describe and illustrate the price,
yield and discount rate of financial instruments,
and identify the techniques involved in the use of
derivative instruments.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Dr Suzanne Young
This is a foundation unit and introduces students
to the major concepts that enable managers
to understand the behaviour of people in
organisations. In this regard students will
investigate the impact of individuals, groups
and structure in determining organisational
effectiveness. The field of organisational
behaviour comes from a variety of disciplines;
namely, psychology, sociology, social
psychology, anthropology and political science.
Topics covered include: Individual Behaviour,
Groups and Teamwork, Organisational Culture,
Managerial Problem Solving and Decision Making,
Organisational Design, Development and Change,
Leadership, Communications and Motivation.
Students will be introduced to and be expected
to integrate the foundational concepts of systems
thinking, critical thinking and learning theory.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Dr Kok-boon Oh
The tools and techniques of hedging interest and
exchange rate risk are dealt with in this unit. It
begins with an overview of the factors leading
to the rise of risk management as a professional
activity and academic discipline. Students examine
background material such as the structure of
money and bond markets and the determination
and term structure of interest rates. This is
followed by a survey of the product set, including
forward and futures contracts, options and swaps.
The financial risk management strategy is then
discussed, including security design. Students will
also have an opportunity to learn measurement
and management of foreign exchange risk.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
SERVICE MARKETING AND
MANAGEMENT
Professor Geoff Durden
The management of the customer service process
is examined across a number of sectors, including
business services, consumer services, non-
profit and government services, and distributive
services. The objective of the unit is to provide
a robust conceptual framework of the service
delivery process, within which organisations are
able to make decisions regarding service delivery
system design, performance and improvement.
The interface between marketing, operations and
human resource management receives special
attention.
Prerequisite: Marketing
Class Requirement: One 3-hour seminar per week.
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Dr Pauline Stanton
The aim of this unit is to introduce students
to the theory and practice of strategic human
resource management. Topics to be covered
include: SHRM policy and planning, diversity
management, recruitment and selection,
employment relations, performance management
and reward, occupational health and safety and
HRM measurement and evaluation. In this unit
we examine contemporary HRM issues facing
the practising manager through a case study and
problem solving approach. On completion of this
unit students should have a general understanding
of the role of strategic human resource
management in the success of any organization.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Dr Kok-Boon Oh
This unit focuses on the value-adding that may
arise from the ownership of intellectual property.
It approaches the issue through the use of case-
studies that are considered not for their legal
interest, but for their commercial interest. The
question to be dealt with is the line between profit,
value and intellectual property ownership. Case-
studies will be used to illustrate the importance
of intellectual property management, and the
link between ownership of trade marks, patents,
designs and copyright, in the development of
revenue and profits. Issues such as the ownership
of patents and the defending of patents will be
placed in a commercial context, as will questions
of the strategic value of intellectual property
ownership in the “clever economy”.
Class Requirements: One 3-hour seminar per week.
THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
Mr Bret Slade
In this unit students develop and apply an
understanding of the practical skills and theoretical
knowledge required to become an effective
leader in the organisational context. Teams, tasks,
organisational intent and the complexities of being
a leader in the dynamic and complex arena of the
contemporary organisation form an essential part
of this unit. The medium of film plays a significant
part in developing and analysing leadership
theory.
Prerequisites: Organisational Behaviour,
Management Fundamentals.
Class Requirements: In standard mode, this unit
is taught in one 3-hour seminar per week over ten
weeks. However, the unit may also be taught in
block mode and as an experiential program. In
these latter modes, the unit will be delivered over
a series of half-day, full-day, week or fortnight long
sessions to a total of 30 instructional hours.
The Graduate School of Management has
an expectation of an 80% attendance in all
lectures. Excluding online and distance units.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PRINCIPLES AND LEGISLATION
In this unit students are introduced to the
development of occupational health and safety
principles through a study of the concepts of
occupational health and disease, models of
occupational health, safety and risk, health
promotion, prevention, and rehabilitation. Topics
include the changing demands of work, the
structure of the Australian workforce, the history
and future of work, the impact of technological
change, and the effect of retirement and
unemployment on the health of workers. The
legislation, legal and ethical issues in occupational
health and safety and workers’ compensation are
introduced. The unit also covers an introduction
to dangerous goods and hazardous subjects,
privacy legislation, professional roles and practice
and industrial relations, as well as ethical decision
making in occupational health.
Class Requirements: Distance education learning
package equivalent to 39-hours of classroom
teaching. Learning is augmented through WebCT.
Package will be mailed to students with full notes
and readings. Lecturers will provide consultation
by telephone, email and WebCT to the equivalent
of two half days per week. One day of seminar
attendance will be offered but will be optional.
ERGONOMICS IN OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
This unit presents an overview of the application
of ergonomics to occupational health and safety.
It will introduce the student to a range of human
factors, workplace environment and design issues
which influence work performance, job satisfaction
and the prevention of workplace injury. The human-
task-environment system is explored including
physical, psychosocial, environmental and
biological influences. Physical environment factors
such as lighting, sound, vibration, the thermal
environment, furniture, workstation equipment, job
and task design are examined. These influences
are discussed in relation to physiological,
biomechanical, anthropometric, psychosocial and
cognitive individual performance considerations.
Class Requirements: Distance education learning
package equivalent to 39-hours of classroom
teaching. Package will be mailed to students with
full notes and readings. Lecturers will provide
consultation by telephone, email or WebCT to the
equivalent of two half days per week. One day of
seminar attendance will be offered and students
are strongly encouraged to attend.
SCREENING AND MONITORING IN
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
This unit has two major foci. Students will examine
the principles of chemical, biological and
radiation hazard management in the workplace.
Students will also extend their professional skills
in screening and monitoring the worker in the
areas of interviewing, history taking, physical and
psychological assessment and data collection,
including special screening tests.
Class Requirements: WebCt enhanced distance
education learning package equivalent to 39-hours
of classroom teaching. Package will be mailed to
students with full notes and readings. Lecturers
will provide consultation by WebCT or telephone
and email to the equivalent of two half days per
week. Two x one-day chemical demonstration and
conference/sessions will be offered.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
In this unit topics covered include risk
management and control, principles of service
delivery and program planning, preventive health
education and promotion including teaching
and learning strategies, project management,
budgeting and costing, and principles and
techniques of first aid, emergency management
and rehabilitation. This unit will also consider
accountability, evaluation and quality management,
program evaluation in occupational health and
safety, evaluative methods of data collection and
analysis, report writing and presentation methods.
Class Requirements: Distance education learning
package equivalent to 39-hours of classroom
teaching. Package will be mailed to students with
full notes and readings. Lecturers will provide
consultation by telephone, email or WebCT to the
equivalent of two half days per week. One day of
seminar attendance will be offered and students
are strongly encouraged to attend.
Occupational Health and Safety coursework is co-
ordinated by Ms Marilyn DiStefano, Postgraduate
OH&S Program Coordinator, in the Faculty of
Health Sciences, Division of Allied Health.
Email: m.distefano@latrobe.edu.au
It is a requirement that all students interested in
the above OH&S units discuss their prospective
enrolment with the OH&S Program Coordinator, as
these units rely on some relevant prior coursework
and/or work experience.
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ac a de m ic s ta f f Academic Staff of the School

Our academic staff can provide you with the
global perspective you will need to be a successful
The Graduate School of Management received a 5 star rating in the manager in the 21st century. The Graduate School
of Management offers you a dynamic and
Academic Qualification section of the 2007 Good Universities Guide
academically rigorous education in management
to MBA and Graduate Management Programs (80% or more of staff skills. The theoretical base is balanced with practical
skills and insights from working managers.
have a PhD). This gives students the benefits of a highly qualified
Our experienced staff have been widely exposed
and committed lecturing team. to international business operations and have studied
and taught at universities all over the world.

Professors

Raymond Harbridge, BA, MA (Hons) Auckland,

LLD Victoria

Geoffrey Durden, BSc Coventry, MSc Aston

University

Colin White, BA (Hons) Camb, MA Cantab

Adjunct Professor

Rt. Hon. Mike Moore

Dr Alan Ryan, BA (Hons), LLB Melb., PhD

Camb. Professor Geoff Durden,
Head of School
Associate Professor
Geoff has extensive teaching experience at the
Richard Pech, DipBusStud, MBA, PhD, postgraduate and post experience level, including
Massey NZ MBA and Masters of Management. His major
teaching interests are in International Marketing
Pauline Stanton, BA (Econ) (Hons), CertEd Uni
of Manchester, MSc Uni of Salford PhD La Trobe and Services Marketing.
Geoff is an active researcher and since joining the
Senior Lecturers School has published in a number of international
journals, including the Journal of International
Kok-Boon Oh, BEc Monash, MBA NTU, DBA
Marketing, International Marketing Review and
VU, CPA, CA
Corporate Governance: The International Journal
Bret Slade, BA, Dip Ed, MEd La Trobe of Business in Society. Current research Projects
include a five nation study into export marketing
Suzanne Young, BCom Melb, GDipMgt. MBA information use, a cross-national study of sales
PhD Deakin manager problem resolution styles (UK, Australia
and New Zealand) and a cross-national study of
Lecturer internationalisation modes for SMEs (France and
Australia).
Vijaya Thyil, BA, MA Uni of Madras, MBA PSG,
PhD Uni of Madras He has a wide range of consulting experience, in
both the public and private sector.

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Bret has significant experience in the corporate
headquarters and strategic management
consulting roles. His areas of expertise are
strategy and leadership. He has worked
extensively in management with Australian national
and state government organisations, including the
Australian Defence Force, the Australian Securities
and Investment Commission, and the Victorian
Country Fire Authority. In addition to corporate
trouble-shooting roles, Bret has developed a
specialisation in teaching strategy through the
use of computer-based group and first person
simulation environments. Organisations that
have utilised this specific method for improving
senior management teams, and organisational
responsiveness to crisis, have included the
Australian Army and the Victorian Country Fire
Authority.
With a Master’s Degree in Education and a
Bachelor of Arts from La Trobe University, Bret is
currently pursuing doctoral studies in the area of
national defence.
Professor Colin White
Professor White studied economics for his first
degree at Cambridge University in England where he
pursued his early economic planning research and
continued that research at Leningrad University.
He worked at the Centre for Russian and East
European Studies at the University College
Swansea for 8 years before coming to Australia
and to La Trobe University. He has served as head
of 3 different departments including economics
and as inaugural head of the Graduate School of
Management.
Professor White’s most recent publications are
an extended treatment ‘Strategic Management'
2004 which he developed while teaching strategy
at the GSM and ‘Risk and Foreign Investment'
2006. He has travelled widely and given papers at
conferences all over the world.
Dr Pauline Stanton, Associate Professor Dr Suzanne Young
Dr Young has been an academic for over ten years,
Dr Pauline Stanton moved to the Graduate School
lecturing in both undergraduate and post graduate
of Management in 2002 after six years as Program
programs in management, organisational behaviour,
Director of Health Services Management in the
organisational theory, employee relations and
School of Public Health at La Trobe University. She
strategic management. Suzanne has also taught
has a background in employment relations and in the
extensively in international programs including
United Kingdom she worked in and with a number
Vietnam, Mongolia, Singapore and Malaysia. Prior
of industries; including engineering, manufacturing,
to moving to the education sector she worked in
education, textiles and local government. In Australia,
accounting and finance in the public health system,
her experience has been largely in the health sector
and in chartered accounting, business consulting,
and she has had a range of roles including general
taxation and auditing. Suzanne has experience in
manager, project manager, training and development
a number of executive positions including finance
officer and board member. She has also taught
manager, chairperson and board memberships in the
and presented extensively in Asia including China,
health and education sectors; and in employee and
Vietnam and Mongolia.
employer associations.
Pauline is also an active researcher accumulating
over forty peer reviewed publications since 1999 and Suzanne’s research has been presented at national
presenting her research at national and international conferences in UK, Europe and America. She has
conferences in London, Beijing, Seoul, Limerick, published in Australian and international journals and
has recently co-edited and contributed to a book
Lisbon and Auckland. Current research projects
titled Workplace Reform in the Healthcare Industry:
include studies in Vietnam and China.
The Australian Experience. Her research interests
are in the public sector, outsourcing, corporate
governance and employee relations.
Dr Richard Pech, Associate Professor
Dr Pech is Director of Research at the Graduate
School of Management at Melbourne’s La Trobe
University. He has a background in cognitive
psychology focusing on problem solving and
decision-making processes within organisational
contexts. His research has been published in
numerous international scholarly, as well as applied
journals, on topics as varied as the application of
military strategies for business success, reducing
the incidence of mimicked acts of terrorism,
strategies for business success, reducing the
incidence of mimicked acts of terrorism, strategies
for developing greater levels of innovation in
organisations, entrepreneurial decision-making, and
the management of thought contagion.
Dr Pech teaches in the areas of entrepreneurship,
business improvement, strategy, business
communication, and corporate venturing. He also
supervises a number of PhD students in areas
related to his own research interest.
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fac i l i t i e s a n d s e rv ic es
Bundoora
The University has received a high
level of government funding and its
buildings and facilities are among
the best in Australia.

State of the Art Lecture Theatre

The Graduate School of Management has one of
the Universities state-of-the-art lecture theatres.
The theatre seats 150 people and is fully equipped
with individual laptop points, advanced audio/visual
equipment and a spacious foyer.

Computer Services – 24 hour access

The Graduate School of Management has
Sport and Recreation
computer facilities with 24-hour student access.
The University provides modern facilities to enable
The University has networking facilities for internal,
students to pursue a range of recreational and
national and international electronic communication.
sporting activities that cater for all levels of ability
Experienced staff provide support for computer
and interest. Sports facilities at the Bundoora
facilities. All students are given an email account
campus include an indoor heated swimming pool, There is a range of services available including
for the duration of their course. This service is
gymnasium, squash, tennis, badminton and specialist services.
free of charge.
basketball courts, and extensive sports fields. For more information contact the Medical Centre
There is also a golf course close to the campus. on 9473 8888.
Career Program
There are sporting clubs affiliated with the Sports Please note: The La Trobe University Medical
Competitiveness in the job market, especially in
and Recreations Association including: aikido, Centre is run privately and not by La Trobe
the areas of middle and senior management, has
alpine skiing, cycling, dance, hang gliding, University.
made it essential for graduates to be prepared for
mountaineering, sailboarding, soccer, handball
job seeking. The Graduate School of Management
and softball. Other sporting activities available Child Care
offers all students the opportunity to participate in
include a range of martial arts, aerobics, weight The University provides childcare facilities for
a Career Program offered in conjunction with
training/full gymnasium and volleyball. use by staff and students. International students
Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty. Limited.
who would like further information on availability
Library Facilities and costs should refer to the following website:
The objective of the Program is to assist students
Students attending La Trobe University are served
in the strategic management of their future careers Melbourne (Bundoora): www.latrobe.edu.au/child
by outstanding library services. The Borchardt Library
and to understand and be involved in:
on the Bundoora campus is recognised as one of
• developing a career plan
the leading university libraries in Australia. With
• drafting an effective resume
more than one million volumes and sophisticated
• performing at the interview
information technology connected to other major
• identifying career opportunities
Australian and overseas libraries, the Borchardt
• accessing the job market through agencies,
Library provides a comprehensive range of services
advertisements, the internet and networking.
and support to students and staff.
The Career Program is also available at the
Bendigo Campus. Counselling
The University Counselling Service helps students
to creatively solve problems. Staff at the Service
are committed to providing an environment that is
accepting and respectful of cultural diversity and
individual differences. They offer a quality professional
service and treat your right to privacy and
confidentiality very seriously.

La Trobe University Medical Centre

La Trobe University Medical Centre provides
total health care and world-class facilities for its
students, staff and the community of Victoria.
This is the first fully integrated hospital and health
care facility located on a University campus
in Australia.

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Borchardt Library, Bundoora.

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Facilities and services

Bendigo
The Bendigo campus is situated on
33 hectares of natural Australian
bushland and located three kilometres
from the centre of Bendigo, providing
a peaceful, quiet and secure study
environment.
Studying at Bendigo
Business administration courses at the Bendigo
Campus are offered on a part time basis. Students
who want to take the advantage of studying most of
the program in Bendigo but would like to increase
the intensity of their study, may take the opportunity
to enrol in extra units at the Melbourne (Bundoora)
campus.
Computer Services
La Trobe University has a diverse range of computing
facilities to support teaching and research at
the Bendigo Campus. Unix, MS-Windows and
Macintosh systems are utilised. Several computing
laboratories are located across the campus
allowing students access to central computing
facilities and to the global inter-network.
Postgraduate students have their own laboratory
and are invited to apply for access to facilities
Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Netball and
Soccer. There are many sporting and recreational
clubs on campus.
Library Facilities
The Heyward library is located on the first and
second floors of the Library/Student Union Building
and provides a full range of library services to staff
and students. This includes providing access to
153,000 books and 1,200 journal titles volumes on
site with access to an extensive collection of electronic
databases, electronic journals and services for staff
and students undertaking research, undergraduate
and postgraduate studies at the Bendigo Campus.
Counselling Our Graduates
Student Support Services offer a wide range of
counselling services to students and staff at no cost.
Ms Julia Desimone
The counsellors can help you to improve your study
Dean’s Commendation 2006 winner
techniques, time management and motivation, to help
Manager, Third Party Distribution, Vic,
you get better grades and greater satisfaction from
SA and WA, Westpac
your studies.
The service is confidential and staffed by professional
My decision to commence the MBA at the
counsellors.
Graduate School of Management was made
Medical Service to further my management skills.
A general practice medical clinic is available on
campus, Monday to Friday, which bulk bills patients The flexible options including wide unit

outside the normal operating hours, by contacting
the Faculty Office in the Business Building.
Career Program
Please see page 16
Sport and Recreation
The immediate surrounds of the Bendigo campus
are home to an athletics track, local swimming pool
and bush walking tracks, whilst the campus itself
boasts high quality facilities to enable students to
pursue a range of recreational and sporting activities,
such as Evolution Sports & Fitness Centre. Operated
who are students. Students also have access to a range, covering all areas of management
Campus Nurse who is able to provide health advice and business, accelerated learning through
and information in conjunction with a range of Clinical block mode teaching and the chance to
Health Services. Various health promotions and
undertake research projects all assisted in
vaccination programs are held throughout the year.
my decision to study at La Trobe.
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will help you to evolve into a fitter, healthier and future career.
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Final Assessment 1 September – 5 September Final Assessment 7 September – 11 September
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Term 4 15 September – 21 November Term 4 21 September – 27 November

Final Assessment 24 November – 28 November Final Assessment 30 November – 4 December
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Date of Birth Title: (Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs, Dr) Sex ( M or F )

Day Month Year

If born outside of Australia please provide evidence of Australian Citizenship

Have you been previously enrolled at La Trobe University? Yes No

If yes, please provide your student identification number

Previous Family Name

Previous Other Names

Address for Notification of this application

Number and Street
Suburb/Town/Country Postcode

Telephone (Business/Mobile) Facsimile Email

If your name has changed since you undertook any studies, give the name you used then and attach evidence of change of name.

Academic Qualifications
Documentary evidence of qualifications claimed must be attached. List all courses in which you have been
enrolled at tertiary institutions, including those you have not completed.

Name of qualification (eg. BSc, BA) Name of Institution Period of Enrolment Language of Instruction Completed

to Yes No

to Yes No

to Yes No

Employment History

Period of Employment Employer Department Position Title Duties & Responsibilities

to
Year Year

to
Year Year

to
Year Year
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1. Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Descent?

Are you of Aboriginal Descent? No Yes

Are you of Torres Strait Islander Descent? No Yes

2. Please select the citizenship/residency status that applies to you

Australian Citizen (1) New Zealand Citizen (2) Permanent Humanitarian Visa (8)*

Permanent Resident Status (3)* Date you obtained Permanent Resident Status

Temporary Entry Permit (4) Other (5) Please specify

*Please provide proof eg. passport

3. Residence

Permanent home residence postcode If residence is overseas, state country

Semester residence postcode If residence is overseas, state country

Country of Birth If born overseas, indicate year of arrival in Australia

Language spoken, other than English, at home residence

4. What is your highest educational attainment prior to the first enrolment to this course?

02 Completed Higher Education postgraduate level course completion year is

03 Completed Higher Education bachelor level course completion year is

04 Completed Higher Education sub-degree level course completion year is

05 Have started but not completed Higher Education course 0 0 0 0

06 Completed TAFE course completion year is

07 Completed final year of secondary education course at school or TAFE completion year is

08 Completed other qualification or certificate of attainment or competence completion year is

09 No prior educational attainment

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Application Admission Basis ie V12, E33 Student ID

Course Code
Selection Outcome – Qualifications
Application entered / /
Qualified for Admission NOT Qualified for Admission
Acknowledgment letter sent / /
Selection Outcome – Offer Status

Offer Full-time/Part-time (circle appropriate) YOC Selection outcome entered / /

Conditional Offer (please include condition)

Applicant notified of outcome / /
Rejected application Pending application
Other correspondence / /
Selection Outcome – Fee Status

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) offer Fee offer Conditional Offer or Special Conditions on Enrolment

Application Authorisation
All applications MUST be signed and dated. Applications WILL NOT
be accepted without this information.

Signature / /
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a p p l ic ation form part 2

Read this application carefully, complete all sections and ensure that supporting documents
(certified) are attached.

Referees
All applicants must ask two [2] senior academics, professional persons and/or employers familiar with their recent achievements to provide
a reference stating why they regard the candidate as suitable for a Business Administration course. A copy of the relevant form is attached to
this application and should be given to referees who have agreed to provide this reference. When completed referee reports should be forwarded to
the Graduate School of Management.

Referee 1 Referee 2

Name Name

Title/Position Title/Position

Postal Address Postal Address

Telephone (Home) Telephone (Home)

(Business/Mobile) (Business/Mobile)

E-mail E-mail

Supplementary Information
Any additional information relevant to your submission should be detailed on a separate piece of paper and attached to your application.

Declaration and Agreement

I declare that the information provided on this form is true and complete in every detail. I authorise La Trobe University to obtain further information about me from
educational and other institutions that I have attended, and from Australian Government Authorities such as DIAC and DEST.

I acknowledge that La Trobe University reserves the right at any stage to vary or reverse any decision regarding admission or enrolment made on the basis of
incorrect or incomplete information.

I am aware of the conditions relating to my admission, and agree to pay all fees for which I am liable, and have read and agree to the conditions relating to the
refund of fees. Information regarding the University refund policy on the inside back cover of this prospectus.

This agreement does not remove my right to take further action under Australia’s consumer protection law.

Signature Date

Checklist

Please note: your application will not be considered unless you have supplied the following information. Check that you have:
Completed and signed the application form, and answered all questions
Attached original or certified copies of academic transcripts issued by all institutions at which you have been enrolled
Ensure that two [2] references are forwarded to the Graduate School of Management
Attached a certified copy of any evidence relating to a change of name

Privacy Statement

La Trobe University respects the privacy of your personal information. We collect personal information on this form to determine the suitability of
intending students to undertake courses in the Graduate School of Management.

If your personal information is not provided to us then we cannot assess your application.

You may have the right to access the personal information that we hold about you subject to any exceptions in relevant laws, by contacting us on
Telephone +61 3 9479 3100 or Email gsm@latrobe.edu.au
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R E F E R EE’S REPORT 1

Name of applicant: (Please print)

The person named above is applying for admission to a Business Administration course at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
We would be grateful for your assessment of this applicant. This report is one of our admission requirements and no decision can be
made regarding the application until we have received your report. Our policy requires us to hold the contents of all referee reports
in the strictest confidence.
Please return this form as soon as possible to:
Graduate School of Management
La Trobe University
Victoria 3086 Australia

Telephone +61 3 9479 3100 Facsimile +61 3 9479 3144

1. For how long have you known the above applicant, and in what capacity?

2. Please rate the applicant with other persons you have known who are comparable in age and professional experience and tick the box that best applies.

Outstanding Above average Average Below average Unsatisfactory

Academic ability
Oral expression
Written expression
Ability to work independently
Diligence & effort
Maturity

3. Please comment on the applicant’s past academic and/or professional work, career aspirations, personal qualities and any other information you believe to be
relevant to his/her suitability for the Business Administration program.

Your Name

Title Position

Organisation

Address

Country

Telephone (Business)

Facsimile (Business)

Email

Signature Date

Thank you for your assistance

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R E F E R EE’S REPORT 2

Name of applicant: (Please print)

The person named above is applying for admission to a Business Administration course at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
We would be grateful for your assessment of this applicant. This report is one of our admission requirements and no decision can be
made regarding the application until we have received your report. Our policy requires us to hold the contents of all referee reports
in the strictest confidence.

Please return this form as soon as possible to:

Graduate School of Management
La Trobe University
Victoria 3086 Australia

Telephone +61 3 9479 3100 Facsimile +61 3 9479 3144

1. For how long have you known the above applicant, and in what capacity?

2. Please rate the applicant with other persons you have known who are comparable in age and professional experience and tick the box that best applies.

Outstanding Above average Average Below average Unsatisfactory

Academic ability
Oral expression

Written expression
Ability to work independently

Diligence & effort

Maturity

3. Please comment on the applicant’s past academic and/or professional work, career aspirations, personal qualities and any other information you believe to be
relevant to his/her suitability for the Business Administration program.

Your Name

Title Position

Organisation

Address

Country

Telephone (Business)

Facsimile (Business)

Email

Signature Date

Thank you for your assistance

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G r a d uat e S c ho ol of M a n a g e m e n t – p r o s pe c t u s

po s tg r a d uat e
fu l l f e e p ol ic y
Refund of Unit Fees, and FEE-HELP
Prior to a Unit Census Date, applications
can be made to have any unit tuition
fees and part payments with respect to
FEE-HELP liability, refunded directly by Our Graduates
Electronic Funds Transfer.
After a Unit Census Date (for further Paul Jones
information regarding Unit Census Dates
Dean’s Commendation Winner 2005
please contact the Graduate School of
General Manager - Alliance Group
Management) normally liability is non
refundable. If a student becomes seriously The skills I gained while studying the MBA
ill or other special circumstances occur
assisted in presenting myself as a confident
and they are unable to continue studies,
application can be made to have their individual, being able to skillfully approach
unit tuition fee, or FEE-HELP debt for and answer questions at interview assisted
the term reduced or removed. 'Special me in getting the position I was looking for.
circumstances' does not include lack of
Tailoring the MBA to suit the area of business
knowledge or understanding of fees and
how they are administered, or of La Trobe management I was interested in has certainly
University's enrolment procedures and paid off. Corporate Strategy and Human
regulations.
Resource Management were of particular

interest to me.

fee - h e l p Over the past 12 months I have re-branded

the company, purchased 50% through a

FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists Management Buy Out (MBO) and set up
students who are not Commonwealth a national expansion plan, previously the
Supported to pay their tuition fees. FEE-
company only operated in Victoria.
HELP replaces previous loan schemes
including the Postgraduate Education Loan
I am sure that I would not have achieved all of
Scheme (PELS), Open Learning Deferred
Payment Scheme (OLDPS), and Bridging this without the MBA!
for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan
Scheme (BOTPLS). FEE-HELP covers
student tuition amounts up to $81,600.
Eligibility
To be eligible for FEE-HELP, you must not
be Commonwealth supported in the unit of
study for which you are applying. You must
be either an Australian citizen or holder of
an Australian permanent humanitarian visa,
or a holder of a permanent visa undertaking
a bridging course for overseas-trained
professionals.
FEE-HELP Assistance
If eligible for FEE-HELP, you can pay your
tuition fee by:
• paying some of the tuition fee and
requesting a FEE-HELP assistance for the
balance of the fee; OR
• requesting FEE-HELP assistance for the
full tuition fee.

For further information go to:

www.goingtouni.gov.au

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Graduate School of Management

La Trobe University
Victoria 3086 Australia
Telephone +61 3 9479 3100
Facsimile +61 3 9479 3144
Email gsm@latrobe.edu.au
Web www.latrobe.edu.au/mba

Disclaimer

Information in this brochure is current

as of (August 2007). Although every
effort has been made to ensure that
the material in this publication was
correct at the time of printing, the
University accepts no responsibility for
the accuracy or the completeness of
information. The University reserves
the right to alter, amend or withdraw
courses listed in this guide without
notice. Users of this publication are
advised to check course information
with the relevant faculty or department
before acting on the information
published in this guide.

Course information will be kept up to

date in CourseFinder, the University’s
searchable database of courses,
located at www.latrobe.edu.au

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