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GSB696 Global Trade, Business and Politics

Updated: 24 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 3 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MIntBus
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA694 or MBA696
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Tony Ramsay (aramsay5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit has been specifically written to provide prospective or practicing business people with an understanding of the complex interplay of politics, economics and business in an increasingly competitive global market place. Topics include: evolution of the modern world economy; international monetary and financial trade systems; free trade and strategic trade; exchange rate determination; the inter-relationship between states and markets and the changing nature of economic integration in the 21st century.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Introduction to International Political Economy
ISBN: 9780136155638
Balaam, D.N. and Veseth, M., Prentice Hall 4th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 3 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 30% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,4,5 GA: All
Assignment 2 30% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4,5 GA: All
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: All GA: All

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the political-institutional factors that impinge on international trade relations;
  2. analyse the interrelationships that affect international trade and relations;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the nature of globalisation and the interaction of politics, business and social conditions that contribute to it;
  4. critically analyse the complexities of global interactions.
  5. demonstrate an understanding of the inter-relationships between states and markets.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of global trade will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are assessed and practiced in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of international trade within a global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Assessed and practiced through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Academic skills required for life-long learning are taught within the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in global trade. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Increased awareness of socially responsible practices is emphasised in the unit. 		True True True
   

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