Learning platforms are a key factor in your learning experience, which is why Melbourne has invested in the Insendi, an online learning platform designed specifically for business education and for busy professionals.
Traditionally we’ve learnt through face-to-face classes and a learning management system with readings and course information. In some cases, online learning has seen a ‘lift and shift’ approach with the ‘online’ component moving the lecture from the classroom to a video. The Insendi platform seeks to break this mould.
Insendi is challenging the online business education space by asking universities to reconsider how they teach online. The platform is built around your interactions with the content and with other learners, so studying also becomes about growing your professional network. Melbourne’s approach in using the Insendi platform has been to divide the subject into small segments, as little as 5min or up to 1 hour and consider what the optimal activity could be for you to achieve your learning outcome. There might be polls, chats, readings, audio, video, a quiz, multiple-choice or voting.
The online learning environment has been carefully devised by expert academics, alongside learning designers and technology specialists, to facilitate an interactive and flexible student experience.
At the University of Melbourne, you will have access to the best minds and a dynamic peer group. Throughout the course you will be able to engage closely with fellow online students and share your knowledge with each other.
We are part of the Future of Management Education (FOME) Alliance Made up of Business Schools who have a vision of creating leading, engaging and innovative online learning business education courses, we work with our partners including EDHEC, IE Business School, Imperial Business School and ESMT Berlin to achieve best practice. We encourage our students to consider online electives at our partner institutions as part of their studies.
From your initial expression of interest right through to graduation, you’ll receive all the technical support you need.
Don’t be surprised if you learn our student support team members by name – they are dedicated, personal and friendly and they understand that every student experience is unique. If a challenge arises, they’ll do everything in their power to assist you so that you can continue to have an excellent learning experience.
Our online student support consultants can assist with:
You’ll be taught by leading specialists in the supply chain field known for their research and teaching expertise.
Dr. Medo Pournader’s research interests are in the intersection of behavioural operations and supply chain, risk, sustainability/ethics and technology management. In particular, most of her projects are on decision making processes surrounding supplier sustainability risks or technology adoption in supply chains. She is also on editorial boards of Decision Sciences Journal and Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Vikram’s research focuses on supply chain sustainability and risk, technology adoption and buyer/supplier relationships. His research has been published in the leading operations management journals. He is an experienced supply chain consultant to industry in Australia and India.
Zahra is a Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management and a Research Fellow in the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include digital supply chain management, Innovation in Supply Chain, sustainability, and procurement. Prior to joining academia, Zahra worked in the manufacturing and automotive industries in procurement and category management roles and continues to work closely with CIPSA (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Australasia).
Lusheng is Senior Lecturer of Operations Management and is an academic fellow in Melbourne Business School's Centre for Business Analytics. His research areas are supply chain management and sustainable operations. He has won a number of teaching awards and has previously worked in consulting in Sydney.
Niharika is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Management at the University of Melbourne. Niharika’s research and management consulting experience are in the areas of technology and innovation management, management, entrepreneurship and organisational behaviour. She has conducted research, teaching and consulting work at universities and organisations in various industries, such as high tech, manufacturing, utilities, mining, and information technology, in Asia, USA, Germany and Australia.
Dr Prakash J. Singh's expertise is in operations and supply chain management and his research focuses primarily on sustainable operations and supply chain management. Specific areas include issues faced in buyer-supplier relationships and outsourcing arrangements, features of sustainable supply networks, and the role of technology to support the operation of supply chains. He is also interested in how various operations excellence practices and pursuit of broader social objectives contribute to sustainable organisations and supply chains.
Dr William Ho is a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His research expertise includes supply chain risk management, sustainable supply chain management, and strategic sourcing and supplier performance management. Professor Ho is particularly interested in supporting organisations in designing and building resilient and sustainable supply chains. He has published over 60 articles in a variety of top-tier academic journals, such as Journal of Operations Management, Operations Research, Decision Sciences, European Journal of Operational Research, and many others.
Dr George Panas has 25 years of senior management experience in industry and consulting. His areas of specialisation range from retail and ecommerce supply chain and logistics to international operations, corporate strategy, financial planning and analysis.