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Unit 4: Managing People and Change

July 2008 resources


Compak supplements Issue 4, 2008

  • 2008 Business Management Units 3 and 4 examination: advice for teachers (BM408_2A, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF

  • Units 3 and 4 topics and reference organiser for students (BM408_2B, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF

  • Units 3 and 4 revision quiz (BM408_2C, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF

  • Business Management Units 3 and 4 practice exam 2008 and suggested answers (BM408_3, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF

Compak supplements Issue 3, 2008

The management of change - Wesfarmers’ acquisition of the Coles Group: sample assessment task (Word, 124K, BM308_3.doc, Issue 3, August 2008, pages 34-37)

February 2008 Classroom resources

Unit 4 Timeline
Download the Unit 4 timeline as an Excel file for manipulation
Looking for a whole year BM Planner? - here's one in Excel or PDF format
Looking for a Unit 3 timeline? - select here

Supplements to Compak Issue 1, February 2008

Postbox questions on change (Word, 60K, BM108_1.doc, Issue 1, February 2008, pages 31-32)

September 2007 Classroom resources

Exam Revision Strategies
Link to File: Revision LSO
Link to File: Revision: Types of LSO’s
Link to File: Revision: Management Styles

Exam Preparation Strategies
Link to File: Revision Ideas for Business Management - a PowerPoint file

August 2007 Classroom resources

Teaching resources

Julie Cain from Koonung Secondary College has provided the following excellent resources for use in Unit 4 Business Management;

  • a SAC based on the introductory concepts in Human Resource Management
  • a SAC based on the employment cycle, and
  • a sample exam paper for Unit 3 and 4 Business Management.
  • some revision strategies

SAC 1A HRM & Employment Cycle
SAC 1 HRM & Testing
SAC 1 HRM & Performance Management
SAC 1 HRM & Motivation
Revision Strategies for the Exam
Practise Exam for Units 3 and 4

Compak Issue 4 2007 Supplements

2007 Business Management Units 3 and 4 examination: advice for teachers (BM407_1, issue 4, October 2007) Word or PDF
The employment cycle and workplace relations: Unit 4 revision activities (BM407_2, issue 4, October 2007) Word or PDF
Business Management Units 3 and 4 practice exam 2007and suggested answers (BM407_3, issue 4, October 2007) Word or PDF

Compak Issue 3 2007 Supplements

Sample assessment tasks for Outcome 1 in and suggested answers (PDF, 272K, BM307_4.pdf, Issue 3, August 2007)
Sample assessment task for Outcome 2 in and suggested answers (PDF, 272K, BM307_5.pdf, Issue 3, August 2007)

Previously uploaded resources

Area of Study 1 - The Human Resource Management Function

Kate Anderson from Taylor's Lakes Secondary College has created a teaching and learning tool on the Employment Cycle and an Employment Position/Description worksheet for Unit 4 Area of Study 1 (September 2006).

Editor's contribution - a test on Human Resource Management (September 2006).

Area of Study 2 - The Management of Change

Management Change Case Study and Solution
Julie Christopoulos from The King David School has sent in an excellent resource with solution; a case study that looks at the issue of management of change and ties in project management and human resource management as well. Thank you Julie!

Compak Issue 3 2006

The Management of Change: Outsourcing and Offshoring
Peter Sheldrake, Professor of Business Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Business, RMIT University.
In this article, Peter Sheldrake discusses the elements and drivers of globalisation and the implications of the growing trend in outsourcing offshore by Australian and overseas companies, including the benefits, concerns and emerging possibilities and challenges. This article and the accompanying questions and tasks for students could be used when examining globalisation as a significant change issue for large-scale Australian organisations in area of study 2 of Unit 4.

Sample Assessment Task for Outcome 2 in Unit 4: Structured Questions
Debra McNaughton, Padua College
This set of structured questions is designed to assess student achievement of Outcome 2 in Unit 4. For this outcome, students are required to analyse and evaluate the management of change in large-scale organisations. The task is based on the significant change issue of privatisation.

Compak Issue 4 2006

2006 Business Management Units 3 and 4 Examination: Advice for Teachers (PDF, 260K, BM406_3.pdf, no. 4, October 2006)

Business Management Units 3 and 4 Practice Exam 2006 and Suggested Answers (PDF, 424K, BM406_4.pdf, no. 4, October 2006)