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Business in the Global Environment
UoS Code CISS2001
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2
Prerequisites 4 junior units of study
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Lectures 2hrs of lectures and 1 x tutorial per week
Assessment Individual and group quizzes; group analyses; country report
Description This unit introduces students to doing business in the global environment of the twenty-first century. The broad themes examined are globalisation and the multinational enterprise; the international political and economic environment; society and culture; international cooperation; and international risks. This inter-disciplinary unit is taught using collaborative learning, including in-class quizzes and team analyses, with a focus on developing skills in intercultural communication as well as an awareness of ethics and human rights in business both at home and abroad.