Undergraduate - UnitMKF3531 - International marketing

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Marketing
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Yongfu He

Synopsis

Contemporary issues in international trade and their potential to impact on the marketing initiative of companies; the economic, political, geographic, demographic and cultural issues which influence national business environments; the conduct and outcome of market research in other countries.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

explain the issues facing the global marketplace and their influence on strategic marketing decision-making especially in the functional areas of marketing
critically analyse the volatile and changeable nature of international markets and be able to apply marketing theories and knowledge accordingly
evaluate the issues associated with market entry and the impact on long term survival in a target international market
critically assess alternative market entry strategies and their relative value in different markets
formulate marketing plans for international operations especially in the Asia-Pacific region.