Macquarie Business School sets its agenda

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Professor Eric Knight, Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School, brought faculty staff together on 20 March to outline strategic priorities for the school in the year ahead.

The faculty welcomed Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton to the town hall to provide an update on the University and factors impacting the higher education sector. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sakkie Pretorius also provided an update on the University’s work in accelerating research and training excellence at scale in priority areas.

Among the Business School’s focus areas will be a consilience centre focused on transforming energy markets, led by Professor Stefan Trueck, and a co-led consilience centre researching data-driven solutions, with Professor Hanlin Shang on the centre’s steering committee. The Business School also plays a leading role, or has members in, five other new research centres.

Another key priority is the reimagining of the Bachelor of Commerce and the introduction of a new Bachelor of Business degree. Professor Knight described these projects as an opportunity to “take the biggest courses in the Business School and make them even better”.

Excitement about the course redesigns was noticeable, with many staff across the faculty having input in the process. Dr Murray Taylor and Dr Prashan Karunaratne, course directors for the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Commerce respectively, explained the key features of the two courses: The Bachelor of Business is designed for managers and leaders and will focus on developing professional skills that can be applied to a range of different industries.

The Bachelor of Commerce is designed for aspiring professionals in fields ranging from accounting to human resources, marketing, business analytics and economics, among others, and will focus on equipping students with a thorough technical skillset. Following a common set of subjects in the first year, students then do a deep dive into their professional major/s for the remaining years.

Both courses will have an employability focus and students will benefit from the expertise for which the Business School is internationally renowned.

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