International Marketing Management

Subject MKTG90012 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2014.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Three hours of classes per week
Total Time Commitment:

Approximately 2.5 hours of personal study per hour of class time is required to achieve a satisfactory level of performance

Prerequisites:

None

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Subject Overview:

International Marketing provides students with an introduction to basic marketing concepts as they apply in an international context. More fundamentally, it discusses some of the most important topics facing both international marketing practitioners and academics. These include type and timing of market entry; international branding concepts; as well as international product, pricing, distribution and promotion policies. A particular emphasis is placed on the role of marketing in shaping international business strategy.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Appraise and evaluate some of the major analytical frameworks that form the basis of international/global marketing management;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of operating in the global marketplace;
  • Describe and appraise the skills/mindsets required for formulating and implementing successful marketing strategies in foreign countries;
  • Critically evaluate some of the major debates occurring in the field of international marketing.
Assessment:
  • 2-hour end-of semester examination (50%);
  • 1500 word team assignment, due between weeks 7-9 (20%)
  • 1500 word assignment to be completed individually or by a team, due in week 12 (20%)
  • Class participation throughout the semester (10%)

Prescribed Texts:

Fletcher and Crawford (2011). International Marketing (5th Ed). China: Pearson

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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Generic Skills:

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

  • Interpretative and analytical skills through studying and debating a variety of competing views on the nature and significance of key topics in international marketing;
  • Oral communication skills through in-class discussions;
  • Written communication skills will be developed through two assignments;
  • Evaluative and synthetic skills will be improved through an end-of-semester assignment which analyses the broad themes and topics of the subject overall.
Related Course(s): Graduate Certificate in Marketing Management
Master of Commerce (Management)
Master of Commerce (Marketing)
Master of International Business
Master of International Business
Master of Management (Marketing)
Master of Management (Marketing)

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