MGMT8242 Integrated Business Project Part B: Application

MGMT8242 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	School of Mgt, Marketing & International Business
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Management
Offered in	First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The course introduces students to the process of developing an international business development plan for a real organisation (the client organisation). The students also make an oral presentation of their business plan to their client which provides feedback that is part of the assessment. The students also prepare a personal learning report which reviews how the course has added to their understanding of general management issues. The course gives students practice in managing a group project over an extended timeframe on behalf of a real client organisation and requires them to draw on all of the core disciplines of management from IBP Part A as well as an understanding of the international business environment and the challenges facing organisations that operate internationally. The course commences with a series of classroom lectures on principals and processes in dynamic project planning, interaction with ‘client organisations’ and managing international business growth.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of IBP Part B - Application, students should be able to - Develop an international business plan that includes market entry and implementation strategy; Demonstrate an understanding of the capabilities companies need to have to operate successfully across borders, and an appreciation of how these capabilities are developed over time; Develop practical plans for implementing medium-term business projects, and Further develop leadership, communication and teamwork skills in a multicultural environment
Indicative Assessment	Write up of team project scope 5% Participation in progress workshops 5% Complete written draft of group project report 5% Final group project report 40% Presentation of group project report 15% Peer feedback on group participation 10% Personal learning report 20% All components of the above assessment are compulsory and must be submitted. To achieve an automatic pass grade in this course you must obtain 50% or more as a scaled aggregate mark
Workload	5 x 4 hour class, 2x 8 hour class(not per week, entire term)
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Management
Eligibility	At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree and a minimum of 3 years professional or managerial work experience.
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	You are expected to integrate the knowledge you have acquired in other core and elective MBA courses in the analysis and strategy development of your major IBP Part B projects. Specifically, you will find particularly useful for IBP Part B the concepts that are presented in courses such as: IBP Part A - Entrepreneurship Business skills Corporate strategy Marketing Organisational behaviour Economics for business managers Financial reporting and analysis Corporate finance Managing in a Global Economy
Requisite Statement	The prerequisite for this course is MGMT7184: Integrating Business Project A: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Planning. Students transferring their enrolment to the MBA degree from other programs and who have successfully completed MGMT7161: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Planning as an elective, may apply for this to be taken as equivalent to MGMT7184, subject to approval by the course coordinator.
Prescribed Texts	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242
Preliminary Reading	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242
Indicative Reading List	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242
Programs	Master of Business Administration
Academic Contact	See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242

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