Year
2011
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 3-hour seminar weekly
Enrolment not permitted
BUSN9218 has been successfully completed
Course context
Master of Accounting; Master of Accounting (Advanced); Master of Business Administration; Master of Business Administration (Advanced)
Topic description
This topic introduces students to various aspects of international marketing and export management. The topic will include the fundamentals of international marketing, export market selection and entry, product and pricing decisions, financing and methods of payments, and promotion and marketing communications in overseas markets.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:
  • identify key elements in the selection of export markets
  • examine various aspects of international marketing and export management
  • explain the fundamentals of international marketing
  • analyse export market selection and entry, product and pricing decisions
  • examine financing options and methods of payment
  • identify key promotion and marketing communications in overseas markets.
Expected learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this topic will:
  • be familiar with the marketing mix and how its application will vary in international markets
  • understand the fundamentals of exporting and how to gather information necessary to make viable market selection and entry strategy decisions
  • have an appreciation of the methods necessary to determine the appropriate price of their product in international markets, and the modifications to their product necessary in order for them to sell there
  • be familiar with the various payment methods they are likely to encounter in foreign markets, the issues surrounding promotion of their product in international markets and the most appropriate method for handling export orders and supply chain management
  • have an ability to undertake the foreign market research necessary to develop a preliminary export marketing plan