International Marketing Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

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

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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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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.

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; and
• Critically evaluate some of the major debates occurring in the field of international marketing.

• 2-hour examination. End-of semester (50%);
• 2000 word assignment to be completed individually or by a team due in week 12 (20%);
• 5-minute team presentation + Q&A due between weeks 7-9 (10%);
• Team result in online simulation. Due in week 10 (10%); and
• Class participation throughout the semester (10%).

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

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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; and
• Evaluative and synthetic skills will be improved through an end-of-semester assignment which analyses the broad themes and topics of the subject overall.