306052 (v.2) Business Strategy and International Business 660

Area:	Graduate School of Business
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	6437 (v.6) Business Strategy 660 or any previous version AND 10984 (v.5) International Business Competitiveness 660 or any previous version
Other Requisite(s):	Substantial completion: A minimum of 150 credits of the MBA must be completed.
Syllabus:	This capstone unit focuses on the practice and concepts of strategic management and international business through the introduction of appropriate theoretical models and frameworks. Building upon knowledge gained through the functionally oriented units of the Master of Business Administration (MBA), this unit should be undertaken at the end of the MBA course. Focused on the achievement of competitive advantage, this unit allows students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the strategy process. Using a combination of case study analysis and group project work, this unit provides the context for the development of strategic awareness, implementation and management skills, and the examination of key issues in operating international operations.
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:	080300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Fully Online
2009	Perth City Campus	Study Period 2		Y
2009	Perth City Campus	Study Period 2	Y
2009	Perth City Campus	Trimester 2	Y
2009	Perth City Campus	Study Period 7		Y
2009	Perth City Campus	Study Period 7	Y
2009	Perth City Campus	Trimester 3	Y
2009	Miri Sarawak Campus	Trimester 2	Y
2009	Miri Sarawak Campus	Study Period 9	Y
2009	Miri Sarawak 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