Course Title: Profile international markets

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5372 Diploma of International Business

Course Title: Profile international markets

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MKTG7890C

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2017,
Term2 2017,
Term1 2018,
Term2 2018,
Term2 2019,
Term1 2020,
Term2 2020,
Term1 2021,
Term2 2021

Course Contact: Annie Barry

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5493

Course Contact Email: Anahita.barry@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to select and confirm an appropriate international market.

It applies to individuals who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base in international business management, and demonstrate a range of managerial skills to ensure international business activities are conducted effectively.

In this role, individuals work in a supervisory capacity leading teams that choose appropriate international market/s by identifying a target market, profiling that market and developing a positioning strategy.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBMKG516 Profile international markets

Elements:

1. Select potential international markets for further investigation

2. Identify target market

3. Profile target audience

4. Develop positioning strategy


Learning Outcomes

This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to select and confirm an appropriate international market.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Methods

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:

  • direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
  • review of final printed documents
  • demonstration of techniques
  • observation of presentations
  • oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of software applications

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Performance Evidence

You must provide evidence of the ability to:

  • complete international market profiling based on established criteria, specific targeting and positioning strategies
  • produce targeting and positioning strategies accounting for cultural differences.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements effectively, you must:

  • summarise cultural aspects relevant to international markets profiled
  • explain market profiling techniques and related software programs
  • outline organisational requirements for presentation of completed profile
  • summarise relevant legislation, codes of practice and national standards affecting marketing operations
  • identify sources of external and internal information on international markets.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.