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International Business Operations
UndergraduateUAD-INT2001OUA2025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 18 May 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 26 May 2025
- Price from
- $2,000
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
International Business Operations
About this subject
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply theoretical concepts and analytical tools to analyse cross-border business scenarios;
- Identify opportunities and risks entailed in various internationalisation decisions;
- Appreciate and explain the complexity of international business operations; and
- Communicate analytical findings in relation to the international business operations of a firm.
- Topic/Lecture Learning Activities
- International Business Operations: An Introduction
- Strategy of the International firm
- Internationalisation as Entrepreneurial Activity/Opportunity Assessment/ Market Selection
- Mode of Foreign Market Entry: Exporting and Countertrade
- Licensing, Franchising and other Contractual Strategies
- FDI and Collaborative Ventures
- Global Operations, Sourcing and Offshoring
- Internationalisation of Services
- International Marketing
- International HRM
- Ethics and CSR in International Business
This course prepares students for working in an organisation that operates internationally. Students are exposed to different aspects that underpin internationalisation decisions of a firm. They also learn about the input of different functional units within organisations in the success of their international operationists. The broad content themes include international strategy and organisation; entrepreneurial nature of international expansion; different modes of foreign market entry; internationalisation of service firms; international marketing, human resource management, and sourcing. Finally, students have an opportunity to explore ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the international context. The course develops skills in analysing cross-border business scenarios, identifying opportunities and risks entailed in various internationalisation decisions, appreciating the complexity of international business operations, and including ethics and social responsibility as significant factors shaping a firm's behaviour in a home and host country(ies).
All assessment is assignment based.
- Course Journal/Learning Log (20%)
- Global Sourcing Case Study (30%)
- International Business Plan (30%)
- Reflection (20%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UAD-INB-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of International Business
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete their units. MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards, and assessments.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of International Business
UndergraduateUAD-INB-DEG