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.

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

• 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

5 x 4 hour classes and 2 x 8 hour classes spread across the semester

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.

This course is normally only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Management, Master of Management, or Master of Business Administration degree programs.

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
• Leadership skills
• Corporate strategy
• Marketing
• Organisational behaviour
• Economics for business managers
• Financial reporting and analysis
• Corporate finance
• Managing in a Global Economy

See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242

See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242

See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8242