Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Salut Muhidin
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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:
Late Assessments must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 40% penalty). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Reflection & Participation | 20% | No | Weekly (on-going) |
Group Project Presentation | 40% | No | Week 7 – Week 13 |
Individual Project Report | 40% | No | Week 12 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weekly (on-going)
Weighting: 20%
Students will actively participate in discussions on the lecture topic for the week and critically reflect on the course topics.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 7 – Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Students will evaluate the international business issues faced by partner organization(s), and suggest strategies and recommendations that will assist the partner companies in achieving their mission and strategic purpose. Group members will work closely to research, analyse, interpret and assess data and information from various sources, and draw connections across fields of knowledge they learned in their program, in order to develop solutions and/or recommendations for the issues identified by client partners. Marks for this task include: a group mark for the group presentation performance (20%) and; an individual mark on individual performance during the presentation (20%).
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 40%
Students will write a 2,000 word report based on a project proposed by industry partners. The assessment task requires students to conduct original research, which involves the collection and analysis of information from a range of sources and the recommendation of solutions for clients. Students will use concepts, frameworks and theories learned from previous units (both IB and other units from Macquarie Business School) to address the problems and issues identified by industry partners.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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 |
The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
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Recommended readings |
Recommended readings are provided via the links on the iLearn Unit page |
Inherent Requirements |
None |
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