The Global Knowledge Economy
LMC503
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
No
Duration:
13 weeks
Government loans available:
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Domestic student fee:
$2,000.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,225.00 (AUD)
Description
The unit supports an understanding of the impact of the globalisation of business and the development of the knowledge economy on commercial and organisational practice. More specifically the unit focuses on the importance of human and social capital to the development of business sustainability in a global context, on the negative and positive externalities that flow from the development of the global knowledge economy, and the influence that international institutions and multinational corporations have on the growth of the knowledge economy. These issues are addressed in the context of both developed and developing economies.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- understand the complexity of the global knowledge economy from a problem oriented and interdisciplinary perspective
- understand the rise and drivers of the global knowledge economy and how it impacts regions, nations, organisations and individuals
- apply these concepts and level of critique to your own industries and organisations
- assess the advantages and disadvantages of the Global Knowledge Economy in terms of the triple bottom line agenda
- understand how Australian firms have adapted to the changes brought about by the rise of the global knowledge economy.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding change through the Emergence of the Global Knowledge Economy |
| 2 | A brief history of Globalisation |
| 3 | The Global Knowledge Economy and International Trade |
| 4 | Globalisation: An Economist's Overview |
| 5 | Globalisation and the role of Financial Institutions |
| 6 | Nations, Corporations and Regional Structures |
| 7 | The Nation in the Global Knowledge Economy |
| 8 | Global Organisations adn their failings |
| 9 | The wealth and poverty of Nations in the Global Knowledge Economy |
| 10 | Globalisation and the Environment |
| 11 | Productive diversity in Australian Business and Industry in a Globalised Knowledge Economy |
| 12 | The Global Firm: Case Studies in Productive Diversity |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Commerce, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Commerce, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
