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ECC2550

Business in Asia ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Undergraduate
(BUS)

Leader: Ms Lesley McKaig

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: The recent economic and social development of selected Asian countries, especially the role of the business sector. Topics include entrepreneurship; technological change; the dynamics of comparative advantage; import substitution versus export-oriented industrial growth; the development state; the stages of business growth.

Assessment: Written (3000-word essay): 35% + Tutorial assessment: 15% + Examination (2 hours): 50%

Contact Hours: Three contact hours per week

Prerequisites: ECC1000 and one of ECC1100 or ECC2100 or equivalent

Prohibitions: ECC3550, ECC4355, ECF2550, ECF3550