The course introduces students to the process of developing an international business development plan for a real organisation (the client organisation). The students also make an oral presentation of their business plan to their client which provides feedback that is part of the assessment. The students also prepare a personal learning report which reviews how the course has added to their understanding of general management issues. The course gives students practice in managing a group project over an extended timeframe on behalf of a real client organisation and requires them to draw on all of the core disciplines of management from IBP Part A as well as an understanding of the international business environment and the challenges facing organisations that operate internationally. The course commences with a series of classroom lectures on principals and processes in dynamic project planning, interaction with client organisations and managing international business growth.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
MGMT8242 is the second part of the two-course capstone sequence for the Master of Business Administration (MBA). The first part is MGMT7184 Integrated Business Project Part A. Upon successful completion of the requirements for these two courses, students will be able to:
- apply the skills and knowledge acquired through the MBA to practical management tasks;
- develop a comprehensive business plan for a new initiative, whether an entrepreneurial start-up venture or a new business initiative within an established corporation;
- work in multidisciplinary, cross-cultural teams, applying critical thinking and problem solving skills to business dilemmas, negotiating, communicating and contributing to the development of a substantial shared project; and,
- explain and illustrate the interrelation between external market opportunities, internal capabilities and corporate dynamics.
Other Information
See the course outline on the College courses page. Outlines are uploaded as they become available.
Indicative Assessment
- Write up of team project scope 5%
- Participation in progress workshops 5%
- Complete written draft of group project report 5%
- Final group project report 40%
- Presentation of group project report 15%
- Peer feedback on group participation 10%
- Personal learning report 20%
All components of the above assessment are compulsory and must be submitted. To achieve an automatic pass grade in this course you must obtain 50% or more as a scaled aggregate mark
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Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Research School of Management to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of IBP Part A.
You are expected to integrate the knowledge you have acquired in other core and elective MBA courses in the analysis and strategy development of your major IBP Part B projects. Specifically, you will find particularly useful for IBP Part B the concepts that are presented in courses such as:
- IBP Part A - Entrepreneurship
- Leadership skills
- Corporate strategy
- Marketing
- Organisational behaviour
- Economics for business managers
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Corporate finance
- Managing in a Global Economy
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3240 | |
| 2014 | $3246 | |
| 2013 | $3240 | |
| 2012 | $3240 | |
| 2011 | $3240 | |
| 2010 | $3240 | |
| 2009 | $3240 | |
| 2008 | $3240 | |
| 2007 | $3240 | |
| 2006 | $3240 | |
| 2005 | $3240 | |
| 2004 | $3240 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3450 |
| 2014 | $3948 |
| 2013 | $3942 |
| 2012 | $3942 |
| 2011 | $3942 |
| 2010 | $3942 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3618 |
| 2006 | $3534 |
| 2005 | $3450 |
| 2004 | $3450 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3389 | 17 Feb 2014 | 07 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 30 May 2014 | In Person | N/A |
