This unit has 3 hours face-to-face teaching per week consisting of 1 x 2-hour lecture and 1 x 1-hour tutorial. 

All additional Unit information is available either on iLearn or via the University Library (databases or eReserve)

The timetable for classes can be found on the University website at http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.  

Classes may vary due to public holidays. Any variations will be advised via iLearn.

Attendance at tutorials is compulsory. Warning: You must attend at least 10 of the 12 sessions – failure to do so may lead to a major deduction from your individual reports and group-work contribution.Although lectures are recorded,at least 50% of the lectures need to be attended.

Technologies Used: Access to a personal computer and a good, reliable Internet connection is required to complete the Group Report.

You may be required to participate in informal presentations and experiential exercises throughout the semester. Once the tutorial groups are formed, students cannot change their classes. Medical certificates must be provided if you are not able to attend a class without incurring a penalty.

Students are expected to arrive on time, and not to leave until the class ends. If you have a recurring problem that makes you late, or forces you to leave early, have the courtesy to discuss this with your lecturer/tutor.

Mobile phones should be turned off during classes; not simply set to “silent”. All laptops must be turned OFF in class. Students who disturb or disrupt in-class sessions will be asked to leave. You can access the unit iLearn at this link: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS

All assignments submitted for assessment must adhere to the following standards.

1. Cover Page

For each of the assignment, you must use a cover (or title) page that provides the following information:

(a) your full name and student number;

(b) contact details: email address;

(c) unit code and name

(d) assignment number and assignment title;

2. Presentation of Assignments

Assignments should meet normal academic and professional standards of presentation, including:

a) all pages, excluding the cover page, should be numbered;

b) page margins should be at least 2.5 cm on all four edges and 1.5 line spaced;

c) Times New Roman font type and font size of 12 points should be used.

d) Harvard referencing system should be used.

3. Submission Procedure (Individual)

Students are required to submit an electronic copy of their assessment to Turn it in via the Internet as part of the submission process for assignments. Your assignment will then be automatically compared to work of your classmates, previous students from Macquarie and other universities, with material available on the Internet, both freely available and subscription-based electronic journals. Before submission, name your electronic file in a Word document with your surname and student number, e.g., Smith20101309. 

Please note for weekly group work case submission, only one member of the group will submit on Turnitin, and please make sure the group names are on the cover sheet.

Required Text Books Prescribed texts available for purchase at the University Bookshop.

International Entrepreneurship By Robert D. Hisrich

Starting, Developing, and Managing a Global Venture

THIRD EDITION Sage Publications

Print copies are also held in the Library's Reserve section. Electronic copies (where available) are also available from the Library. The covers of the texts are shown on the iLearn website

.You must attain a mark of 50 or higher to pass the unit.

The textbook has been changed this semester to give the unit a more Global Entrepreneurial focus as the unit is a mandatory unit within the Entrepreneurship major.All Case studies have been changed to cover current changes in the global business environment and structures.

This unit uses research from external sources.

This unit gives you practice in applying research findings in your assignments.

References: 

Academic Journals: There is a range of journals in the fields of business, management, strategic management and organisation structure. Most are available on the library databases:

• Academy of Management Executive

• Academy of Management Review

• Journal of Strategic Marketing

• Sloan Management Review

• Harvard Business Review

• Long Range Planning References

Periodicals: There is a range of periodicals and web pages in the fields of business, management and strategic management. We will visit these materials in tutorials as part of our discussion of the subject.

• Business Week

• The Economist

• Fortune

• The Asian Wall Street Journal 

• Far Eastern Economic Review

• McKinsey Quarterly Newspapers:

• Australian Financial Review

Business Models and Organisation Structures are considered in a global context in tutorial cases studies. 

Please do refer yo the following databases available at the Library for conducting research for your individual assignment BMI research

Business source premier.

DatAnalysis premium.

Digital commons network

Emerald management

Cabell's international