Asia - Business Context
Unit code: HBI560
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One Teaching Period |
| Contact hours | 36 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn |
| Prerequisites | Completion of all Stage 1 units or equivalent |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Related course(s)
An elective unit of study in the following programs:
Aims and objectives
After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to:
- Understand the business environment in the Asian region and an ability to recognise and analyse the factors unique to Asia in a globalized environment
- Assess the potential business opportunities, competition and threats in doing business in the Asia-Pacific region
- Use the skills developed in researching case studies to update normative knowledge of the region to make business decisions and to present findings in a group oral report and written consultancy report
Generic skills outcomes
Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, to operate effectively and ethically in their business life and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes.
Within this context this unit will contribute to students developing the following key generic skills:
- Teamwork skills
- Analytical skills
- Investigative skills
- Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
- Ability to work independently
Content
Today's evolving business environment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Issues that influence business in the Asia-Pacific such as:
- Corporate social responsibility and ethics
- Management, globalization and regional integration
- Political, economic, socio-cultural, technological and legal frameworks
