13005 (v.2) WASM International Resource Competitiveness 601

Area:

WASM Mineral Economics Teaching Area

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

16.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

4 x 4 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

10949 (v.4) WASM International Resource Trade 601 or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

10939 (v.4) WASM Natural Resources Economics 601 or any previous version

Syllabus:

World production and trade in minerals, international competitiveness - its meaning and measurement, international resource competitiveness - comparing Canada, Australia and other nations. International trade theory - classical theory, neoclassical theory, modern theories, inter-industry and intra-industry trade, theories of international competitiveness - the Porter model, other views, globalisation and its effects. Competitive strategies of mining companies. Sources of and challenges to international competitiveness in mining - the natural resources base, industrial relations, technology, mining services market size and market power, government policy, protection, infrastructure, environmental legislation, the interests of indigenous populations. Actual tuition undertaken as 16 hours of class in a four day module.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

091900 Economics and Econometrics (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

02 - Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Study Period 2	Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Trimester 1	Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Trimester 2	Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Trimester 3	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Study Period 1	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Trimester 1	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Trimester 2	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Trimester 3	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External