Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Future of Commerce Project
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Dr Ninh Nguyen
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1784
Course Coordinator Email: Ninh.nguyen@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: City campus Building 13 Level 2
Course Coordinator Availability: Appointment via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required prior study: This is a capstone course in the Bachelor of Commerce program and should be completed in the final year of the program.
Course Description
In this capstone course, you will work on an industry-based project that addresses emerging and future commerce opportunities and challenges (e.g., those concerning the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and technological innovations). You will apply your discipline knowledge and critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop a comprehensive project proposal that provides innovative solutions to an authentic commerce problem raised by a specific client that can add value to the client’s organisation in an ethical and sustainable manner. This course emphasises data-driven decision-making in that you will locate and analyse data to identify future commerce trends and generate insights to inform decision-making. This course also offers you an opportunity to improve your interpersonal and professional communication skills through working in teams and communicating your proposed solutions to relevant stakeholders with diverse perspectives and interests.
This course includes a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience. You will undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice and be involved in authentic engagement with partner organisations that include industry feedback. This course provides you with a capstone experience, which will give you the opportunity to research, integrate, critically reflect on and consolidate what you have learnt in your program. This will be the culmination of the industry e-portfolio that you began in the first year of the Bachelor of Commerce program.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO 1: Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop comprehensive project proposals that address future commerce opportunities and challenges.
CLO 2: Create innovative solutions to authentic problems that can add value to industry clients in an ethical and sustainable manner.
CLO 3: Utilise data analytics to identify future commerce trends and inform decision-making.
CLO 4: Communicate ideas and solutions clearly and persuasively to stakeholders, considering diverse perspectives and interests.
CLO 5: Reflect on personal and professional growth throughout the project/course, identifying areas of development and future learning opportunities in commerce.
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course, you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and on-site activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems, conducting presentations, producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies/Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
RMIT Library provides extensive resources, services and study spaces. All RMIT students have access to scholarly resources including course related material, books, e-books, journals and databases. Contact: Ask the Library for assistance and information on Library resources and services: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library.
Study support is available for assistance with assignment preparation, academic writing, information literacy, referencing, maths and study skills.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment alignment list below shows the assessment tasks against the learning outcomes they develop.
Assessment Task 1: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4
Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs: 3, 5
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and individual consultation.