MBA551 International Placement and Study Tour (8)
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This subject offers the opportunity to engage in an international project via participation in an international study tour of 2 to 3 weeks duration. The study tour includes visits to businesses, governments and non-government agencies together with intensive workshops delivered in-country. The subject provides an opportunity for students to develop their problem solving skills in a cross cultural environment and students will be required to complete a project linking theory to practice on some aspect of the international business environment. Study tour locations for each calendar year will be listed on the CSU Global site. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 2 | | Online | Bathurst Campus | Session 3 | | Online | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MBA551
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Management and Marketing |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Postgraduate students only. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to analyse and evaluate different aspects of international projects in culturally diversified environments;
- be able to synthesise and evaluate the impact of cultural, legal, economic, political and technological forces affecting business in that environment;
- be able to independently undertake and examine the impact of their experience in the new international context; and
- be able to make strategic recommendations that are appropriate for the relevant international context.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Cultural diversity and doing business in the local setting
- Local Institutions
- Local economic and political history and future outlook
- Setting up a company and business rules in the local setting
- Macroeconomic environment
- Financial markets
- Issues in global marketing and/or management
- Challenges, opportunities and current events
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Residential School| This subject contains a compulsory 21 day residential school.
The residential school component is the required participation in the international study tour. The duration of the study tour/residential school varies from year to year but is usually between 14 and 21 days. Students will be required to meet expenses above that required for a standard subject.
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
