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MGX5461 - Contemporary issues in globalisation

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Leader: Dr Marco Michelotti

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2007 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Students examine globalisation and assess its implications for the governance of the business enterprise, nation states, and relations between business and government. The unit also examines the difficulties that globalisation creates for nations and multinational enterprises in both the emerging and developed world, the open markets, and the policy responses proposed to balance economic, social and political costs.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

Assessment

Individual assignment (2500-4000 words): 30%
Individual assignment (1500-2000 words): 20%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Prerequisites

MGX5171 or MGX9110 or 24 points at 9000 or 5000 level