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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Dr Meena Chavan
Contact via phone: 02 98509026
4 Eastern Road, Room 625
Appointments: 3pm to 4pm Mondays
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
BUS301 or MGMT3001
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides students with an opportunity to engage with the business community on a variety of contemporary business issues and challenges in an international business (IB) context. The unit requires students to complete two major projects prescribed by industry partners. Students will apply knowledge of international business to real-world IB projects. By the end of the unit, students gain practical knowledge and experience of how to research and analyse real-world international business issues and challenges and develop a deep understanding of how the academic knowledge covered in previous units (particularly MGMT1005, MGMT2002, MGMT3001) can be integrated to tackle real-world IB projects. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Required text |
• There is no prescribed textbook for the unit, relevant readings and links to various learning resources will be uploaded to iLearn to help students develop their projects. • Throughout this course students are expected to relate the topics/issues/projects presented in Seminar and Conference series (i.e. lectures) to previous units' material (theories, models, concepts, readings etc.) for developing problem-solving skills. • Students need to creatively apply what they have learned in previous units into the development of projects as prescribed by client partners. • It is expected that students will be able to conduct independent and collaborative research to address the issues/challenges as presented by guest speakers from participating companies. |
Unit web page |
The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/ |
Technology Used and Required |
Students are required to have access to a personal computer and familiarise themselves with iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/). iLearn will be used to post lecture slides, assessment details, student grades and as a means of communication between staff members and students. |
Delivery Format and Other Details |
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Recommended readings |
Recommended readings are provided via the links on the iLearn Unit page |
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Lecture Topic & Readings |
Tutorial Topic |
Week 1 |
Dr Meena Chavan |
No Tutorials |
Week 2 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 2 Reflection workshop: |
Group and presentation allocation What did you learn from the industry speaker? |
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Additional online material: How the US-China trade war has starved some Silicon Valley start-ups |
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Week 3 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 3 Reflection workshop: |
What did you learn from the industry speaker? |
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Additional online material: A tale of two toymakers: Mattel soars, Hasbro sinks, but there's more to the story |
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/08/a-tale-of-two-toy-makers-mattel-soars-hasbro-sinks.html |
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Week 4 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 4 Reflection workshop: |
What did you learn from the industry speaker? |
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Additional online material: How have Chinese firms evolved? Your grandfather's Buick is hot in China, but maybe not for long |
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/07/why-china-is-so-important-to-buicks-survival.html |
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Week 5 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 5 Reflection workshop: |
What did you learn from the industry speaker? |
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Additional online material: What are your thoughts on the dynamic auto industry changes towards sustainability? GM is going 'all-electric,' but it doesn't expect to make money off battery-powered cars until early next decade |
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/06/gm-doesnt-expect-to-make-money-off-electric-cars-until-ne xt-decade.html?recirc=taboolainternal |
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Week 6 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 6 Reflection workshop: |
What did you learn from the industry speaker? How to prepare for group project presentations? |
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Week 7 |
Industry speaker |
Week 7: Group Presentations |
Week 8 & 9 |
Mid Semester Break |
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Week 10 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 10 Group Presentations |
Week 11 |
Industry Speaker |
Week 11 Group Presentations |
Week 12 |
Student Showcase Presentations |
Week 12 Group Presentations |
Week 13 |
Student Showcase Presentations |
Week 13 Group Presentations |
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