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TDM: Enterprise & Business in the World (IBUS20005)
Exchange (level 2)Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This course has been designed to give an overview of the place companies and businesses have in the global economy. This course takes a theoretic-analytic approach to the study international trade and the many factors that influence it.
Intended learning outcomes
On the completion of the course, students shall be able to:
- Analyse the forces that influence trade and investment in the global economy;
- Analyse how international organisations work and how they influence business;
- Search, analyse and interpret environmental variables relating to select international markets;
- Learn to value the differences among countries.
Generic skills
- Develop the competencies and skills necessary to analyse the increasingly complex world in which we live;
- Develop an awareness of cultural differences, learn to be tolerant of them and appreciate international diversity;
- Become a responsible, honest and prepared citizen of the world.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the D-GLOBISS Diploma in Global Issues.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
The assignments consist of individual papers, group assignments and active participation in virtual seminars. Examination will take place continuously during the course.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- January
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Online classes from January to May and August to November through the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. This subject is only available online. Teaching period 7 January 2019 to 7 May 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2019 Census date 8 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 April 2019 Assessment period ends 7 June 2019 January contact information
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- August
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Online classes from January to May and August to November through the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. This subject is only available online. Teaching period 12 August 2019 to 29 November 2019 Last self-enrol date 3 September 2019 Census date 13 September 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 November 2019 Assessment period ends 27 December 2019 August contact information
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Time commitment details
It is recommended that 6 hours per week be spent on this subject for a total of 72 hours across the whole semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A list of texts and readings will be provided at the start of the course.
- Subject notes
Transcripts are sent from the international partner university approximately six weeks after the completion date of the course, therefore students are advised not to take this subject in the final semester of their undergraduate program if they wish to graduate in the December ceremonies.
Due to the varied grading schemes used by partners teaching into the U21 Diploma in Global Issues grades will be scaled according to the University of Melbourne standards using the grading scale online at http://www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/outbound/u21/gip
Please note this subject has non-standard teaching and census dates.
January Availability
Teaching dates: 6th Janurary 2014 to 6th May 2014
Census date: 7th February 2014August Availability
Teaching dates: 11th August 2014 to 28th November 2014
Census date: 12th September 2014 - Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course U21 Diploma in Global Issues - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022