Australian Global Business Perspectives
Unit code: HBI241N
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One teaching period |
| Contact hours | 36 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn, Sarawak |
| Prerequisites | Nil |
| Corequisites |
Related course(s)
A unit of study in the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Business Administration suite of programs.Aims and objectives
At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of Australian trade within the global economy
- Appreciate the different dimensions of Australia’s international trade
- Recall the drivers of Australia’s global trade performance
- Analyse the main economic and business organisations which facilitate Australia’s engagement with global business
- Evaluate the different dimensions of Australia’s place in the global economy
- Explain the different kinds of regional trade groups and organisations within which Australia is placed
Teaching methods
Lecture/seminars (2 hours), Tutorial (1 hour)
Lecture/seminars will be used to introduce the topics and resources, demonstrate concepts, and provide a forum for demonstration, discussion and questions.
Tutorials will provide opportunities for students to experience the subject, discuss, question and debate the issues raised in the lecture/seminar.
Assessment
Group Assignment/class presentation (20%)
Test (20%)
Test (20%)
Examination (50%)
Class participation (10%)
Generic skills outcomes
The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:
- Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- Effective and ethical in work and community situations
- Adaptable and able to manage change
- Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)
Content
- The fundamentals of Australia’s trade with the world
- Australia’s strengths and weaknesses within the global trade setting
- The drivers and facilitators for Australia’s economic and trade performance
- The different components of Australia’s trade balance
- The role Australia has in the regional, bilateral and multilateral trade arrangements
- The role Australia plays in the monetary and financial world markets
- The role does investment plays within the Australian international transaction setting
