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Newcastle Business School

GSBS6001

Managing Under Uncertainty

Trimester 1, 2013

PSB

Unit Weighting:
10 units

Lecturer: Dickson Tang
Course Coordinator Dr Tony Drew

CONTENTS

STAFF AND COURSE DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS 3

1. Teaching Staff 3

2. Contact Hours and Teaching Methods 3

3. Blackboard 3

4. Student Email 3

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION 4

5. Brief Course Description 4

6. Assumed Knowledge 4

7. Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes 4

8. Link to Graduate Attributes 5

9. Course Content 5

10. Continuous Course Evaluation and Improvement 5

TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES/READINGS 6

11. Prescribed Text 6

12. Recommended Texts/Readings 6

13. Reading Guide 6

TOPIC AND LECTURE OUTLINE 6

14. Course Schedule 6

ASSESSMENT DETAILS AND POLICIES 8

15. Types and Due Dates of Assessment 8

16. Academic Literacy Tutorials 8

17. Details of Assessment 8

18. Penalties 12

19. Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Turnitin 12

20. Cover Sheets for Assessment 13

21. Assessment Grades and Percentages 13

ACADEMIC SKILLS RESOURCES 13

22. Academic Skills Resources 13

UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND GENERAL INFORMATION 14

23. Extension of Time for Assessment Items, Deferred Assessment and Special Consideration 14

24. Students with a Disability or Chronic Illness 14

25. Changing Your Enrolment 14

26. Other Policies Related to Your Enrolment 15

27. Alteration of this Course 15

FACULTY CONTACTS 15

28. School/Faculty Contact Details 15

STAFF AND COURSE DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS

Teaching Staff

Course Coordinator
|Name |Dr Tony Drew |
|Email


References: | | | |module |Reflective writing |163-175 | |Assessment 1 Due: 11:59pm, Sunday, 27th January, 2013 | | | |making |Exercise |Report writing format | | |Assessment 2 Due: 11:59pm, Sunday, 3rd March, 2013 | |Assessment 3 Due: 11:59 pm, Sunday, 31st March, 2013 | |1 – 5 April |Study Break |
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