Course Title: Managing Supply Contracts

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Managing Supply Contracts

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM1474

City Campus

Postgraduate

620H Business IT and Logistics

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 2 2016,
Sem 1 2017,
Sem 2 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 1 2021

BUSM1474

City Campus

Postgraduate

630H Management

Face-to-Face

Spring2006,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009

BUSM1474

City Campus

Postgraduate

665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM4602

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

620H Business IT and Logistics

Internet

JanJun2019 (All)

BUSM4602

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

620H Business IT and Logistics

Internet

JulDec2019 (All)

BUSM4602

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

620H Business IT and Logistics

Internet

JanJun2020 (KP3)

BUSM4602

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

620H Business IT and Logistics

Internet

JanJun2021 (KP1)

BUSM4602

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

620H Business IT and Logistics

Internet

JulDec2021 (KP5)

BUSM4602

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain

Internet

JanJun2022 (All)

Course Coordinator: Professor Victor Gekara

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5550

Course Coordinator Email: victor.gekara@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 80

Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.


Course Description

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully work in a global business context. It will enable you to negotiate, establish and effectively manage complex contractual relationships within contemporary global supply chains. It is premised on growing complexity in supply chains, driven by the globalisation of business and the associated outsourcing of production. These developments have created an environment replete with challenges as well as opportunities for supply contract managers.

Through a series of activities including literature reviews, case study analyses, classroom/online lectures, industry guest talks, workshops and seminars, you will develop an in-depth understanding of the different frameworks, systems and processes for contract creation and management, as well as the skills for anticipating and avoiding contractual risks.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate the impact of the growing complexity of global business on supply contract relations.
  2. Discuss and apply the contractual frameworks and theories commonly used in supply relations.
  3. Critically analyse different supply contract disputes and suggest effective resolutions.
  4. Explain and apply the basic principles of the law of contracts in the formation of supply agreements.
  5. Compare and contrast different supply contract frameworks, systems and processes between different organisations.
  6. Discuss the different types of contracts and assess their role and application.


Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to actively participate in the learning process. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online 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/Canvas. In addition to topic notes; assessment details and a study schedule you may also be provided with links to relevant online information; readings; audio and video clips and communication tools to facilitate collaboration with your peers and to share information.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.


Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 6

Assessment Task 2: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Assessment Task 3: 50%
Linked CLOS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.