Courses & Units

Freelancing and Small Business BMA357

Introduction

The nature of the workforce is changing. The future of work is characterised by a shrinking ‘traditional’ job market and a rising gig economy. In Australia, self-employment now makes up a third of the workforce, and small business is considered to be the backbone of the Australian economy.

To navigate this landscape, people require flexibility, autonomy, and small business skills.

The aim of this unit is to develop your understanding of how to package and develop your skills to meet market needs, and to design flexible and sustainable career pathways and strategies for running a small business.

In this unit you will you explore freelancing and small business sectors, including small business management theories, concepts, and strategies. Through independent and collaborative research, during the unit you will have the opportunity to develop a personal plan for future employment (within or outside of the traditional job market) and to work towards enhancing the effectiveness of a real-world small business.

Summary

Unit name	Freelancing and Small Business
Unit code	BMA357
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline	Management
Coordinator	Doctor Bronwyn Eager
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus	Off-Campus	International International	Domestic Domestic
Launceston	Accelerated Study Period 2	On-Campus	Off-Campus	International International	Domestic Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Accelerated Study Period 2	23/5/2022	15/6/2022	7/7/2022	21/8/2022
Semester 1	21/2/2022	22/3/2022	11/4/2022	29/5/2022

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2022 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2022 will be available from the 1st October 2021. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Evaluate and apply small business management theories and concepts.
Critically evaluate contemporary small business management challenges & opportunities using theory, independent and collaborative research.
Communicate small business management strategies, theories and practices.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
080301	$1,828.00	$1,432.00	not applicable	$2,702.00

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

Any introductory, intermediate or advanced level unit

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

BMA227

Teaching

Assessment	Individual Report (20%)\|Group Presentation (30%)\|Personal Business Model Canvas (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	You will need the following text (free e-text available via the UTAS Library]: Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business Model Generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & Sons.
Recommended	Longenecker, J, Petty, J, Palich, L & Hoy, F 2017, Small business management, 18th edn, Cengage, Boston. Burns, P 2016, Entrepreneurship and small business: start-up growth and maturity, 4th edn, Macmillan Education, Australia. Schaper, M, Volery, T, Weber, P & Gibson, B 2014, Entrepreneurship and small business, 4th AsiaPacific edn, Wiley, Australia. Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

Required

You will need the following text (free e-text available via the UTAS Library]:

Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business Model Generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & Sons.

Recommended

Longenecker, J, Petty, J, Palich, L & Hoy, F 2017, Small business management, 18th edn, Cengage, Boston.
Burns, P 2016, Entrepreneurship and small business: start-up growth and maturity, 4th edn, Macmillan Education, Australia.
Schaper, M, Volery, T, Weber, P & Gibson, B 2014, Entrepreneurship and small business, 4th AsiaPacific edn, Wiley, Australia.

Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.

Links

Booktopia textbook finder

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