Unit Synopsis
This unit provides an understanding of the wider international trade and transport economics theories, specifically in the Asia Pacific region, that affect supply chains of a business. You will review supply channels from the perspective of varying levels of infrastructure development in countries of the region to identify preferred locations for developing business relationships and alliances. The unit identifies techniques for analysing trade activities across national borders and developing interaction between trade management, finance and logistics departments to reduce the range of risks.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Examination | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 4.00 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 66.67% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
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Students were happy with the unit content, delivery and assessments.
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Online Zoom sessions were continued for all students.
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It is recommended that timely assessment feedback is provided to students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Assess and discuss the major factors in international trade and transport routes to identify how they affect supply chain decisions in an organisation.
- Analyse relevant industry-based procedures and principles in the Asia Pacific region and their influence on design of supply chains best practice.
- Compare and contrast groups of countries in the region with reference to their logistics infrastructure development.
- Critically analyse approaches to transport network design, including intermodal locations and transport optimisation.
- Evaluate transport economics and international trade theory to identify their value in design of supply chains.
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| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | |||
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