Course Title: Visual Management for Business

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Visual Management for Business

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.  

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4361	City Campus	Undergraduate	525T Business & Enterprise	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023
BUSM4361	City Campus	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021
BUSM4447	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 18

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4361	City Campus	Undergraduate	525T Business & Enterprise	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex22 (ZZZ1), UGRDFlex22 (All)
BUSM4361	City Campus	Undergraduate	525T Business & Enterprise	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex23 (ZZZZ), UGRDFlex23 (ZZZ1)
BUSM4361	City Campus	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ)
BUSM4361	City Campus	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex21 (All)
BUSM4447	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	525T Business & Enterprise	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12022 (All)
BUSM4447	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12019 (All)
BUSM4447	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12020 (CD2)
BUSM4447	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12021 (CD2)

Course Coordinator: Andrew Brown

Course Coordinator Phone: -

Course Coordinator Email: andrew.brown3@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Vocational Business Education, Building 80 Level 5

Course Coordinator Availability: via email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

Course Description

This course couples design theory and Lean process techniques to develop a range of visual planning and monitoring tools. A selection of software will be used to develop analytical visuals including, but not exclusive of, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Visio and MS Project.
Lean process techniques will be used to analyse the current and future state of a production sequence. This will be explored in relation to a range of business scenarios including manufacturing, logistics, marketing and education. Design skills and lean process methods will then be used to create and map solutions that can be displayed, comprehended and applied visually.
The content covered includes the application of current state mapping, standardised work tools, problem solving and measurement. You will also visit an exemplar Lean or design organisation to view innovation and change processes directly.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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

1. Apply key theories of Visual Management processes and use in contemporary organisations.
2. Apply initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving, and decision making in visual management processes and practices which can facilitate achievement of organisational objectives.
3. Critically analyse and evaluate theories and models to guide decision-making and present solutions in a visual management format.
4. Communicate ideas and Visual Management solutions using language appropriate to the audience.
5. Use reflective techniques to improve future practice and use of visual management tools.

Overview of Learning Activities

To successfully complete this course you will need to participate in lectures and classwork activities. You will need to complete regular weekly learning tasks that may involve online activities, reading broadly, analysing video material and case studies, reporting critically on set questions, researching course topics, and completing prescribed assessment tasks. You are required to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your teacher and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies/Canvas Course Site. You will also be required to actively and effectively engage with peers in collaborative problem solving activities and other forms of group work.

The learning activities for this unit have been designed to your creative and critical awareness introduced in Design for Business, allowing you to tackle real business problems using a range of tools and techniques from lean management and service design in a variety of business scenarios. You will develop and apply your problem solving techniques by undertaking a project in industry.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

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 and 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: 24%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2

Assessment Task 2: 26%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3

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

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.