Master of Enterprise

Unit Code: LEO5101

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

In the era of emergence, enterprising leaders need an ever-evolving understanding of disruptive forces, coupled with the ability to imagine alternative futures to (re)shape our world. This unit introduces futurism as a lens to make sense of and contribute to global debates and challenges such as climate change, geopolitical security and thriving communities.

You will develop your entrepreneurial mindset and learn about how to lead the transition from where you are now, to the world you imagine in the future. To do this, you will engage at the intersection of two momentous forces: technological progress and social movement.

Upon completion, you will be able to come up with exciting futures and spirited change initiatives that are rooted in environmental, social and economic perspectives.

Learning Objectives

• Apply an entrepreneurial mindset to complex community and enterprise problems
• Practice futurist agency in imagining and creating the kind of future we want to live in, and the actions we can take to get us there
• Critically analyse and evaluate the interconnections among leadership, economic, environmental and social perspectives
• Create transition initiatives based on cutting edge technology and principles of social movement.

Unit Code: LEO5102

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Sustainability is a growing concern internationally and a strategic priority for leading enterprises in every sector. As such, enterprises have unprecedented opportunities to adopt responsible practices, lead in sustainable development and take progressive positions on today’s global challenges: e.g. climate change, thriving communities and geopolitical security.

It’s entirely possible to run an enterprise that prioritises the wellbeing of employees, the community and the environment – all without sacrificing profitability. Sustainability has emerged as a core competency for enterprise and society.

This unit explores how enterprise can meet the needs of present and future stakeholders to operate both profitably and sustainably whilst accelerating societal change, the economy and the preservation of environmental integrity.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the relationships between sustainability, government policies and enterprise strategies
• Demonstrate the ability to develop and communicate a business case for sustainability
• Gain familiarity with the conceptual frameworks and practical tools to apply sustainability in an enterprise setting.

Unit Code: LEO5103

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Organisations around the world enjoy increasing opportunities to embrace the ever-expanding capabilities of a digital enterprise. Digital enterprises promote a culture of excellence dedicated to the realisation of an overarching digital strategy, taking full advantage of data-centric organisational processes and unique ecosystems of integrated production and service delivery platforms. In this unit, you will come to understand the characteristics of a digital enterprise and how they can be realised through digital transformation. You will also think critically about how digital enterprises are uniquely positioned to lead positive change through the practices they employ for sustainable development and the positions they take on today’s global challenges. Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and dimensions of a digital enterprise and the underlying process of digital transformation
• Identify and critically evaluate how digital enterprises can lead positive change in sustainable development and global challenges.

Unit Code: LEO5109

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Digitalisation can be thought of as the use of digital technologies, platforms, systems and methods to change business models, create new products and services, and introduce new ways of generating value. Digital transformation is the innovative process of making a business digital in terms of its products, services, and/or operations. This unit explores the contemporary application of innovation approaches for digital transformation by building on a foundation of the innovation process and models such as design thinking, business model canvas, customer experience mapping and agile implementation. Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of innovation and change management theory, models and frameworks
• Demonstrate the ability to recognise, evaluate and lead digital transformation
• Demonstrate the ability to direct one’s learning through self-evaluation and the setting of realistic plans for development of innovation and change skills.

Unit Code: LAW5801

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

The digital revolution of the 21st century requires the law to evolve rapidly and in ways never thought of previously. This unit will provide you with technical knowledge of some of the fundamental aspects of the digital world and how those technologies intersect with the law. You will examine key technologies and systems, for example, data collection and sharing, networks, automated decision-making, machine learning, artificial intelligence and surveillance technologies. You will consider the operation of those technologies in light of existing legal principles and regulatory frameworks and how these can be re-interpreted for the digital context. Learning objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the range of digital mechanisms and practices that are used in Australia and internationally, including data networks and systems, automated decision making, algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence and surveillance technologies
• Critically analyse the way in which those digital technologies are designed, implemented and regulated
• Synthesise information from a broad range of relevant sources to critically evaluate legal and ethical issues arising from a range of technologies, innovations and processes
• Apply professional judgement to interpret legal conclusions and justify a considered opinion on case studies relevant to the application of digital technologies
• Apply technical and legal knowledge to analyse the way in which future technological directions may develop and how these should be regulated by law.

Unit Code: LEO5104

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

The modern organisation generates a significant amount of data that is used to enhance decision making and improve ESG (environmental, social, governance) performance. Implementing analytics across an enterprise should establish a data-driven environment using the right tools and platforms to convert data into meaningful information for the right end users.

This unit explores how contemporary business intelligence, data analytics and reporting capabilities (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau) can be used effectively to communicate actionable insights to stakeholders. You will consider the strategic and technical considerations of designing, delivering and utilising a successful enterprise analytics solution for today’s global challenges.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the strategies and challenges of implementing an enterprise analytics solution
• Recognise the types of data analytics in an organisation and how these can inform decision making and address business problems
• Develop and understand data storytelling skills combined with analytical resources to foster a data-driven enterprise
• Identify and critically evaluate the frameworks, tools and applications that can be used in an enterprise setting to deliver actionable reporting and insights.

Unit Code: MGO5130

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

This unit introduces definitions, key concepts and frameworks for understanding the scope of workplace diversity and inclusion. It presents the case for diversity and inclusion, including the benefits, challenges and opportunities.

The unit content has been developed to promote inquiry, acknowledge the realities of contemporary management and incorporate new learning about the contribution of diversity and inclusion to help employees and organisations thrive in uncertain times.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the case for and challenges of workplace diversity and inclusion to meet individual and organisational needs
• Evaluate a range of debates, approaches, frameworks and research to guide the implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies to create diverse and inclusive workplaces.

Unit Code: LEO5105

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

An enterprise can undertake their mission and purpose while doing good. This unit explores social enterprise in the context of the local/global challenges. Social entrepreneurship has emerged over the past several decades as a way to identify and bring about potentially transformative societal change.

The purpose of this unit is to examine and debate the critical role of the social enterprise and entrepreneurship. The unit will examine key elements involved in entrepreneurial leadership for social good.

Models of the social enterprise and entrepreneurship will be introduced and critically evaluated in context of the local/global challenges they aim to address.

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate and demonstrate an advanced understanding of the fundamental concepts, frameworks and processes underlying social entrepreneurship
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of the role of social entrepreneurship
• Evaluate and analyse challenges and opportunities in social entrepreneurship
• Explore and understand the business models in social entrepreneurship.

Unit Code: LEO5106

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Responding to failures in corporate responsibility and an increasingly dynamic and uncertain environment, means that stakeholders require new standards for effective organisation governance.

With a focus on complex and dynamic settings, this unit integrates lessons from of a broad range of established governance practice and theory, with specific contemporary issues: e.g. financial and non-financial risk, crisis response planning, diverse and inclusive organisational practices, cybersecurity, crisis management, and social licence to operate.

The unit provides participants with an opportunity to deepen their learning and build a portfolio of successful projects.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of governance theory, methods, tools and frameworks
• Demonstrate the ability to recognise and evaluate technological advances and changes in the economic, political, social and environmental context to the contemporary practice of governance, business continuity and crisis management

Unit Code: ADOXXXX

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

In today’s ever-changing world, design thinking empowers you with the tools you need to break free of fixed mindsets, embracing fresh thinking and alternative perspectives. This unit will introduce you to the key skills and practices associated with design thinking, and offer opportunities to explore the application of these useful creativity techniques.

It employs a range of conceptual and communication approaches, ways to investigate and reconsider the context in which we work and live, along with the potential for innovation. As such, this unit enhances your decision making by equipping you with new ways of approaching both problems and opportunities.

You will leave this unit with new perspectives and adaptable tools to face the challenges of tomorrow and be an agent of positive change.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the methods and mindsets of Design Thinking and their application
• Identify and analyse ill-defined, real-world project challenges and relevant Design Thinking approaches
• Apply Design Thinking methods and mindsets to a project-based problem to develop new perspectives on key issues and to identify potential opportunities
• Develop, test and evaluate original proposals in response to project-based problems
• Develop an awareness of your preferred approaches to addressing complex tasks, and ways these may be extended through Design Thinking.

Unit Code: LEO5108

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

In an age marked by cases of corporate malfeasance, a global pandemic and climate change, leadership increasingly needs to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of sustainable development. Leadership needs to be aligned to more than just efficiency and profitability goals; it needs to be directed to the longer-term sustainability goals including the responsible management of resources, the welfare and growth of its employees, customers, clients and stakeholders, and a commitment to improving environmental, social and economic impacts.

The unit explores some of the key models, approaches and practices of leadership that are inclusive, collaborative and long term in their orientation and aspiration. The practical implication of these leadership styles is then examined in reference to specific challenges of sustainable development.

You will engage with the ways in which contemporary leadership practice can contribute to meeting sustainable development principles and ESG imperatives which increasingly confront today’s businesses.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of contemporary leadership theory, models and frameworks
• Demonstrate the ability to recognise, evaluate and lead the adoption of sustainable development principles.

Unit Code: LEO5107

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

It can be argued that the two primary reasons leaders fail are because of failed relationships, or because they fail to continually learn. This unit explores how we understand ourselves as leaders, build psychological safety, motivation and resilience in the face of persistent challenges.

You will examine compassionate leadership and how to cultivate it (especially in the face of tension or conflict). You will learn strategies to enhance compassion, frame stressors, improve your own wellbeing and create more caring and compassionate workplaces.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary approaches to leadership with a focus on compassion, care of self and others, and psychological safety in the workplace
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and adapt one’s approach to leadership through self-reflection and self-direction in one’s ongoing development as a learning leader
• Demonstrate a capacity to engage with multiple layers of ethical, legal, and practical considerations in relation to the global challenges in which leaders must make decisions and take direction.

Unit Code: LEO5200

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Monash University’s 2030 impact statement is committed to addressing the most pressing challenges of the future. This unit provides enterprising students with the opportunity to put theory into practice in response to global challenges.

Students will learn about and engage with three global challenges and develop a proposal that has the potential to change it.

Global challenges

• Climate change
• Geo-political security
• Thriving communities

Unit Code: LEO5113

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

This capstone unit focuses on applied research and is linked with industries and businesses who provide real-world projects to students to work on. The projects will present a real-world problem and require you to to solve it virtually, in an online learning environment.

This course will enable you to integrate your leadership capabilities, professional skills and technical expertise into a meaningful experience that will consolidate and extend your learning in the program.

IPA will be external focus. IPB students will focus on their own organisation or choose one that they have access to.

Unit Code: LEO5114

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

This capstone unit focuses on applied research and is linked with industries and businesses who provide real-world projects to students to work on. The projects will present a real-world problem and require you to to solve it virtually, in an online learning environment.

This course will enable you to integrate your leadership capabilities, professional skills and technical expertise into a meaningful experience that will consolidate and extend your learning in the program.

IPA will be external focus. IPB students will focus on their own organisation or choose one that they have access to.