Course Title: Build cross cultural capability for business in Asia

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6166 Advanced Diploma of International Business

Course Title: Build cross cultural capability for business in Asia

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)

POLI5045

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2021

Course Contact: Sam Menai

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8805

Course Contact Email: sam.menai@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to build culturally appropriate planning and work practices that facilitate the development of Asian business capability.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU22802 Build cross cultural capability for business in Asia

Elements:

1. Analyse essential features of Asian country-specific culture

2. Apply understanding of Asian country-specific culture for business practices

3. Plan culturally appropriate work practices

Learning Outcomes

This unit applies to personnel who conduct or plan to conduct business activity in Asia. An understanding of the product or service integral to the proposed business is required.

The unit may relate to a small to medium size organisation or a significant business unit within a large enterprise


Overview of Assessment

A range of assessment methods are used to assess your practical skills and knowledge. The following assessment methods are appropriate for this unit:

  • Project work
  • Written reports supported by practical assignments or tasks for individual assessment
  • Observation of workplace practice supported by personal interviews
  • Practical display with personal interview, presentations or documentation
  • Case studies
  • Essays and assignments.


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:

  • communicating with relevant personnel to facilitate information sharing about Asian country-specific business cultural practices
  • documenting the essential features of Asian, country-specific culture and how it manifests itself on business practices

documenting culturally appropriate work practices to build Asian business capability in relevant Asian region

Knowledge Evidence


  • research methods to:
  • access material that is relevant to Asian business culture
  • conduct desktop research on:
  • Asian business culture
  • the product(s) or service(s) integral to the proposed business
  • planning methods to:
  • plan activity related to the product or service integral to the proposed business
  • plan business activity in Asia
  • relevant Asian country-specific history
  • relevant Asian country-specific culture and how it relates to business practices
  • relevant international trade related legislation, including:
  • company law
  • legal framework for foreign companies’ operation including:
  • registration requirements
  • tax regimes
  • setting up companies
  • interviews
  • representative offices
  • relevant international trade agreements and treaties
  • Asian world view, including religion and the dimension of holistic notion of culture
  • product or service that is integral to the business
  • Asian business ethics, including:
  • discretion
  • the importance of public perception
  • business card rituals
  • developing a trusting relationship
  • providing relevant information to the decision maker
  • the importance of discussing the technical details about product or service features

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.