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ANU College of Business and Economics
The Global Perspectives in Commerce Course description The Global Perspectives in Commerce course, will give you a broad overview of the issues confronting businesses and economies from a national, regional and global viewpoint. It brings together the key areas of Accounting, Business/Management, Economics, Finance and Applied Statistics, allowing you to gain a deeper insight of these, apply your learning to problem solve, and a taste of the university context. You will gain a valuable understanding of the world of commerce in preparation for further study, as well as developing your skills to deal with the challenges that you may face in the future. Firstly, the course will take the approach of examining global issues as a lens to demonstrate the concepts covered and will analyse the strategic decision-making of governments and individuals in response to a particular issue. Secondly, it looks at the accountability issues of government and corporations in society, in the context of sustainability and social justice. You will examine issues in corporate social responsibility, the social and environmental effects of a government’s and a corporation’s actions to stakeholders, including the financial impact on all sectors of the Australian and global economies. Gain a greater depth of understanding in the commerce field by studying Global Perspectives in Commerce. This is Part B of a 2 part course. Part B content covers - Business viability and sustainability
Test
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Individual Portfolio of Tutorial Exercises
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Group Inquiry: Costing and pitching a start-up to implement a solution to sustainability issue
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Final Examination
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
2 units of 55 hours (110 hours total)
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