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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

306462 (v.6) MT501 Exploration and Production Business (EP01)

Area: Department of Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 35.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Individual Study: 1 x 30 Hours Once-only
Workshop: 1 x 1 Weeks Once-only
Syllabus: Introduction to the economic concepts involved in evaluating and planning opportunities and also an introduction an opportunity that will be used throughout the classroom element of the course as a Red Thread exercise. Before attending the classroom session, participants must submit 3 written assignments. Face-to-face class where participants learn and practice the business concepts in more detail. In the class, subject matter experts present the processes and strategies needed to ensure that business opportunities are realised to their maximum value and that projects are well managed. Participants participate in a syndicate case study exercise where they work in groups to progress an E&P business opportunity from its conception through to negotiating a business deal. You receive this case study before attending the class, will work on it throughout the class and complete it in a final negotiation activity. Participants also submit exercises and assignments during the classroom session to measure their learning from the class.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 080301 Business Management
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Shell Learning Centre Study Period 1 Y        
2013 Shell Learning Centre Study Period 2 Y        
2013 Shell Learning Centre Study Period 4 Y        
2013 Shell Learning Centre Study Period 5 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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