Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Murray Taylor
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
20cp at 1000 level
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
International business includes all business activities that involve organisations from two or more countries. Although international business has many similarities with domestic business, there are significant differences which this unit examines. At an international level, managers must accommodate a highly complex environment. Key variables in this environment include: different currencies; different government policies concerning trade; subsidies and controls on foreign investment; as well as the variables that exist in any domestic environment such as competition, costs and customer characteristics. Topics examined in the unit include: forms of international business; the political and cultural context of international business; theories of international trade and investment; regional economic integration; and an introduction to multilateral institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank group and the World Trade Organisation. |
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Late Assessment Submission Penalty (written assessments)
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.
For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Final Exam | 40% | No | University Examination Period |
Group report and presentation | 50% | No | Group Report: Week 7; Presentation: Week 11 |
Participation | 10% | Yes | Week 1 onwards |
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 40%
A two-hour online examination, administered via iLearn and worth 40%, will be held during the University Examination Period.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Group Report: Week 7; Presentation: Week 11
Weighting: 50%
This assessment has two components, worth 50% of the total mark for the unit. One component is a group report of 4,000 words and worth 25%. The other component is an individual oral presentation of up to 3 minutes, also worth 25%.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Week 1 onwards
Weighting: 10%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Individual participation throughout the unit will be graded and is worth 10%.
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 |
Taylor, M., (2020) Introduction to Global Business, Melbourne, Victoria: Pearson Australia |
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/ |
Recommended readings |
Recommended readings are provided via the links on the iLearn Unit page |
Inherent Requirements |
Tutorial attendance is required in the allocated weeks in order to complete the "Participation" component of the assessments |
Please see iLearn.
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Unit information based on version 2022.05 of the Handbook