International Business Environments

Course Level Undergraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3103

Course Level
Undergraduate

Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Course ID
167722

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
UniSA Business

Future Student Enquiry Current UniSA Student Enquiry

Course aim

Students will develop a framework for analysing opportunities and risks in a global business environment, by examining the interaction of the political, economic, and cultural forces that shape production, trade flows and other variables that create the global landscape of business. The course also illustrates how globalisation influences strategy and performance within organisations and examines organisation-level decisions in the context of global forces.

Course content

Globalisation and Internationalisation; International Trade and Investment; Cultural Issues in International Business; Political and legal systems; Government intervention; Emerging Markets; Global Strategic Structure and International Entry Strategy.

Textbook(s)

Cavusgil, S. T., Knight G. and Riesenberger, J. 2017, International Business: New Realities, 4th Edition, Global Edition, 4th Ed, Pearson, Harlow, Essex

Prerequisite(s)

Students must have completed 54 units of study.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks
Lecture ((Virtual))	2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	30 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	35 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Workshop	35 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Reflective report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.