This document discusses Western Sydney University's focus on innovation through education. It highlights several major infrastructure and development projects underway in Western Sydney that are creating thousands of jobs and economic growth in the region. The university emphasizes work-integrated learning and helping students develop skills needed for emerging jobs, such as problem-solving, communication, and teamwork. Its Sydney Graduate School of Management offers business programs accredited by industry and places emphasis on entrepreneurship and helping students launch new businesses.

1. INNOVATION THROUGH
EDUCATION

2. Dr Laurel Jackson
Director Postgraduate Education
Sydney Graduate School of Management

3. WESTERN SYDNEY
GROWING, GROWING,
GROWING
“Rebuilding NSW will deliver a $10 billion
windfall to Western Sydney, including in
areas such as health and transport”
- NSW Premier Mike Baird in November 2014
And since then, there has been even greater
investment in the region.
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• Western Sydney Airport creating
more than 3,000 jobs during
construction and 60,000 jobs when
fully functional
• Sydney Science Park will see 12,000
new ‘smart’ jobs
• Other Key Projects include;
> Parramatta Light Rail ($1 billion)
> $1.1 billion Westconnex/Western
Harbour Tunnel
> $8.3 billion North West Rail
> $7 billion for Sydney Rapid
Transit
> $400 million for Smart Motorways;
> $600 million for stadiums;
> $700 million for Future Focused
Schools
KEY
PROJECTS

5. MAKING WESTERN SYDNEY GREAT
BUSINESS SENTIMENT SURVEY
Regular six-monthly survey
undertaken by the School of
Business at Western in conjunction
with three other business
organisations.
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Overall Business
sentiment in Western
Sydney is notably
positive

6. PARRAMATTA
CITY CAMPUS
IN THE HEART OF THE
PARRAMATTA CBD
> Creative collaborative learning studios
> Well-equipped, quiet and collaborative spaces
> Fast Wi-Fi everywhere
> Rooms to meet physically and online, anytime
> One stop Student Support
> Close to industry, business and shopping
- We are now co-located with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers from
November 1
> Public transport just 100m away

7. What are the skill requirements and the
educational challenges of tomorrow?
• Our marketplaces are engaged in intense competition and constant
renewal
• Our cities are facing complex business, political, scientific,
technological, health and environmental challenges
• Our workplaces and communities need collaborative relationships
and social networking
• So the ingenuity, agility and skills of our people are crucial to
competitiveness.
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8. The Need for
Innovation
through
Education
• In recent years our cities
have radically changed the
way they operate,
• We are providing the
continual education
students need to create
Innovation cities of
tomorrow
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- respond flexibly to complex
problems,
- communicate effectively,
- manage information,
- work in teams
- produce new knowledge
continually
New Different
Skill Demands

10. Many of the fastest-growing jobs and emerging industries rely
on workers’ creative capacity—the ability to think
unconventionally, question , imagine new scenarios and
produce astonishing work.
Undergraduate and postgraduate Business courses have been
designed to respond to these demands….
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New Different Skill Demands
What does this mean in practice?

11. Why Sydney Graduate
School of Management?
• Located at the new state-of-the-art Parramatta City
Campus
• We focus on innovation and engagement for students
to assist them to build robust business skills
• Many courses are fully accredited by Australia’s
leading industry associations including Chartered
Accountants of Australia, the Australian Property
Institute and the Australian Human Resources Institute.
• SGSM has four intakes a year making it easy for to
start when it best suits

12. WHY SGSM?
• Our teaching staff are fully qualified and meet
Australian Quality Framework requirements and
AACSB accreditation requirements
• Academic and support staff genuinely care for their
students
• Teaching staff with practical experience from the
business world
• Leading the way in the use of technology for teaching
and learning
• A safe and supportive environment for students to
learn
• Exposure to real business practice through business
internships

13. SGSM scaffolds Work Integrated
Learning throughout our courses
General Foundation Units
Business Communication Skills (soft skills)
Understanding Contemporary Organisations
Integrated Business Experience1 (WIL )
Marketing Systems (soft skills and WIL )
Core Units
Financial Reports for Decision Making
Contemporary People Management
Integrated Business Experience 2 (WIL)
Economics

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- respond flexibly to complex
problems,
- communicate effectively,
- manage information,
- work in teams
- produce new knowledge
continually
New Different
Skill Demands

15. SGSM partners with Business to
educate for Innovation
• SGSM is supporting new business start-up programs involving local
and international postgraduate business students.
• SGSM students completing Business Masters Degrees are being
encouraged to generate ideas for new businesses and try them out
with internships in industry in partner organisations such as Linfox,
CNHI, Deloitte, PWC.
• We focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in our courses and
give students the opportunity to follow through with their innovative
ideas

16. BUSINESS
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
Real World Industry Connections
Success! Jeremiah is now working
at Linfox full time after a
successful internship.

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19. AREAS OF STUDY
FINANCE  Master of Applied Finance
 Master of Commerce (Property Investment and Development)
ACCOUNTING  Master of Accountancy
 Master of Commerce (Financial Planning)
 Master of Professional Accounting
MARKETING  Master of Business (Marketing)
 Master of Marketing
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  Master of Commerce (Human Resources Management)
MANAGEMENT  Master of Business (Operations Management)

20. AREAS OF STUDY
MANAGEMENT  Executive Master of Business Administration
 Master of Business Administration
Specialisations
> Management
> Marketing
> Logistics and Supply Chain Management
> Sustainable Business
> Innovation and Entrepreneurship
> Property
> Human Resource Management
> Finance and Investment
> Information Communication Technology
> Business Analytics
 Master of Business Administration/Master of Applied Finance
 Master of Business (Operations Management)

21. MBA GRADUATE OUTCOMES
Over 80% of graduates are
employed full time and 17%
undertaking further full-time study,
see Figure below.

22. STUDENT FEEDBACK - MBA
Figure below provides an aggregation of the item score from
all units undertaken by students enrolled in the MBA for the first
half of 2017.
Item 6 “Access to timely help and advice” received the
highest overall rating (4.23) however, there is no significant
difference between any of the item scores.

23. THE SGSM EXPERIENCE
• A balance of theory and real world application
• Innovative teaching methods - involvement,
creativity, independent thinking
• Engaging with a wide range of students and staff

24. STUDENT EXPERIENCE - MBA

25. WHY STUDY
UNDERGRAD BUSINESS
AT WESTERN SYDNEY
UNIVERSITY?
• Flexible and practical learning
• Tailored degrees to suit the career students
want in emerging business markets
• Preparing students to thrive in the face of
change
• Develop skills for future enterprises
• Commence the major from the first year of study
• Create the degree for the career graduates
aspire towards
• Dedicated International Student Course Advisor

26. BACHELOR OF
ACCOUNTING
• For students who want
to become an accredited
Accountant
• Unique triple accredited
degree
BACHELOR OF
BUSINESS
Advanced Business
Leadership
• For students who
anticipate an ATAR over
90 and who are looking
for a challenge
• Transforming today’s
brightest minds into
tomorrow’s adaptable,
innovative and
enterprising leaders.

27. BACHELOR OF
BUSINESS
• For those who want a business degree, but with a major
preparing graduates to be a specialist.
• Preparing graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing world with
emerging business careers in Money, Markets and Management.
• Exciting new degree structure offers flexibility in gaining diverse
skills and knowledge.

28. ELECTIVES 8 unit major outside of the School of Business
A flexible unit set, up to 8 units from anywhere within The University
MAJOR
Accounting
Economics
Applied Fiance
Property
Marketing
International Business
Hospitality Management
Sport Management
Management
Human Resource Management
PROFESSIONAL
Money themed
Professional
core
Markets themed
Professional core
Management themed
Professional core
CORE
Enterprise Law
Financial Enterprises
MONEY
Business
Markets &
Innovation
MARKETS
Enterprise
Leadership
MANAGEMENT
How is the Bachelor of Business
structured?

29. CORE UNITS
• Four common core units, completed by all
students
• Completed in first year
Core
(4 Units)
200909
Enterprise Law
200912
Enterprise
Leadership
(MANAGEMENT)
200911
Enterprise
Innovation and
Markets
(MARKETS)
200910
Financing
Enterprises
(MONEY)

30. PROFESSIONAL CORE UNITS
• Four professional core units completed over the
duration of the degree (Year 1, 2 and 3)
- A profession/career unit
- An innovation unit
- A numeric unit
- An engaged unit
Money
1. Working in Professions
(New )
2. Innovation, Enterprise and
Society (New )
3. Statistics for Business or
Introduction to Economic
Methods
4. Enterprise Engagement
unit
(discipline)
Markets
1. The Service Enterprise
(New)
2. Design Thinking for
Creativity (New )
3. Statistics for Business
(revised )
4. Enterprise Engagement
unit (discipline)
Management
1. Managing and Developing
Careers
2. Innovation and Professional
Practice (New)
3. Management Analytics (New
)
4. Enterprise Engagement unit
(discipline)
Professional
(4 Units)

31. MAJORS
• Area of specialisation and main area of study
• Major will be shown on your testamur/degree
• Students choose their major in their first year of
study
Majors
- Accounting
- Economic
- Applied Finance
- Property
Majors
- Marketing
- International
Business
- Hospitality
Management
- Sport Management
Majors
- Human Resource
Management
- Management
Major
(8 Units)

32. ELECTIVES (8)
• Another Business major
• A non-Business major
Secondary teaching (pathway into Masters of Education)
Environment and sustainability (School of Science and Health)
Cell and Molecular Biology (School of Science and Health)
Business Regulation, Governance and Compliance (School of Law)
Global Climate Change (School of Science and Health)
Health Management (School of Science and Health)
Advertising (School of Humanities and Communication Arts)
Public Relations (School of Humanities and Communication Arts)
Psychology (School of Social Sciences and Psychology)
Indigenous Studies (School of Humanities and Communication Arts)
Sustainable Development (School of Social Sciences and Psychology)
Urban Studies (School of Social Sciences and Psychology)
Tourism (School of Social Sciences and Psychology)
NB: Students do NOT have to do a second major. Instead they may
……
• Eight unrelated Business or non-Business units
Electives (options include)
- An 8 unit major from outside the School
- A flexible unit set, up to 8 units from anywhere in WSU
Flexible
Electives
(8 Units)

33. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• Entry requirements Bachelor:
> Academic Entry requirement
Successful completion of high school
(equivalent to Australian year 12)
> English Entry requirement
-IELTS Academic Test: Overall 6.5, and
min 6.0 in each band, or equivalent
> Intakes:
-March and July
> 2018 Indicative annual fees:
- Bachelor degrees AU$25,480

34. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• Entry requirements Masters:
> Academic Entry requirement
Successful completion of bachelor degree
> English Entry requirement
-IELTS Academic Test: Overall 6.5, and
min 6.0 in each band, or equivalent
> Intakes:
- January - April – June - September
> 2018 Indicative annual fees:
- Masters degrees AU$28,760

35. Educate, Incubate, Release & Grow
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Western Sydney University is committed to supporting
Innovation through Education for the local and international
business leaders of today and tomorrow.
We welcome new business partners, both local and
international who share our vision of continual learning to
support innovation.