51355 APPLIED ADMINISTRATION

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
00	51355 	S3  	X 	APPLIED ADMINISTRATION    	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

Business  success  is highly dependent upon efficient  administration.
Every  individual, irrespective of his/her specialist  expertise,  who
seeks  to  enter  the  business environment requires  a  knowledge  of
effective  administrative  techniques.  This  unit  provides,  from  a
supervisory   perspective,  a  specialised  view  of   a   number   of
administrative tasks encountered in the day-to-day functioning  of  an
organisation.  Having completed this unit students should be  able  to
plan and organise the administrative unit of an organisation so as  to
measure, improve and maintain its efficiency and effectiveness.

SYNOPSIS:

Business  success  is highly dependent upon efficient  administration.
Every  individual, irrespective of his/her specialist  expertise,  who
seeks  to  enter  the  business environment requires  a  knowledge  of
effective  administrative  techniques.  This  unit  provides,  from  a
supervisory   perspective,  a  specialised  view  of   a   number   of
administrative tasks encountered in the day-to-day functioning  of  an
organisation. Having completed this unit students should  be  able  to
plan and organise the administrative unit of an organisation so as  to
measure, improve and maintain its efficiency and effectiveness.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. provide an overview of the role of administrative management
   in organisations and appreciate the traditional and
   contemporary views of career paths of administrative staff;
   
2. plan and organise administrative functions so as to measure
   and improve the productivity and maintain the efficiency of an
   organisation;
   
3. understand the importance of health, safety, security and
   legal issues pertaining to the administrative functions of an
   organisation;
   
4. organise effective business meetings, conferences and business
   travel arrangements.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Management   of  the  administrative  functions   of   an             5.00
organisation

Personal   and   professional   career   development   of             20.00
administrative personnel

Selection and maintenance of business equipment                       5.00

Control of administrative supplies                                    5.00

Health,   safety  and  security  issues   pertaining   to             10.00
administrative personnel

Law, procedures and reporting of business meetings                    10.00

Legal   and   ethical  issues  affecting   administrative             15.00
personnel

Public relations role of administrative staff                         10.00

Corporate travel arrangements                                         10.00

Conference planning and procedures                                    10.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Smith, B. & Summers, J. (eds) 1997, Faculty of Business Communication
Skills Handbook, 2nd edn, Faculty of Business, USQ, Toowoomba, Qld.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Keeling, Lewis B. & Kallaus, Norman, F. 1996, Administrative Office
Management, South-Western, Cincinatti, Ohio.

Keeling, Lewis B. & Kallaus, Norman, F., 1999, Administrative Office
Management, 12th edn, South-Western, Cincinatti, Ohio.

Kramar, Robin, McGraw, Peter & Schuler, Randall S. 1997, Human
Resource Management in Australia, Addison Wesley Hangman, Sth
Melbourne.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Directed Study                                	125
Assessments                                   	40

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              05/01/01  ASSIGNMENT 1                              35.00     Y   N
2   S              END S3    3 HOUR END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION        65.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students must perform at a commensurate grade level in all pieces
     of  assessment to achieve a particular grade. To obtain a passing
     mark  in this unit, students must normally obtain a passing  mark
     for  all  pieces  of  assessment. Further  information  regarding
     assessment of the unit may be found in the Introductory Book.
2    The due date of an assignment is the date by which a student must
     submit  the assignment electronically to the University,  and  is
     normally that defined in the relevant unit specification.
3    Students  should organise their affairs to ensure that they  meet
     due  dates  for all assignments. Extensions will be granted  only
     under exceptional extenuating circumstances, normally involving a
     significant medical condition.
4    Students  may  apply  for  an  assignment  extension  either   by
     application to the relevant Unit Leader before the due date or by
     including application with the submitted assignment after the due
     date.  The  authority  for  granting extensions  rests  with  the
     relevant  Unit  Leader  who  may request  supporting  documentary
     evidence.
5    All  assignments  despatched after due dates without  appropriate
     extension  approvals or after approved extension  dates  will  be
     penalised  up to a maximum of 20% of the assigned mark  per  work
     day.
6    Students  must  retain a copy of all assignments  which  must  be
     provided if/when required by the Unit Leader.
7    Unit  weightings of topics should not be interpreted as  applying
     to  the  number  of  marks allocated to questions  testing  those
     topics in an examination paper.
8    If  Students  are  unable to attend a nominated  USQ  examination
     centre, an examination fee may apply.