Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  International Arts Environment

• Unit Code

  ADM2101

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

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Description

This unit is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the international arts and cultural environment. It will examine how issues such as globalisation, cultural pluralism, political ideology, Government intervention, legislative frameworks, technology etc., impact upon the operations and management of international arts organisations.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 8 units from ADM1310, ADM1315, ADM1320, ADM1325, ADM1330, ADM1335, ADM1340, ECF1110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Appreciate the primary issues associated with either managing, or negotiating with, international arts organisations.
2. Develop anawareness of how the arts industry operates in an international context.
3. Understand how international business is conducted generally.

Unit Content

1. Business structures for international arts organisations.
2. Cultural policy models (Australia and other nations).
3. Global literacy management, leadership and organisational behaviour.
4. International Law conventions, treaties, laws and legal systems.
5. International marketing issues.
6. Multi-national business ethics.
7. The differences between the cultures and cultural policies of various nations.
8. The impact of globalisation on the arts.
9. The implications for the arts of various political philosophies & regimes.
10. The key issues in international Human Resource Management.
11. The major issues involved with international festivals & touring artists.

Additional Learning Experience Information

One 3 hour lecture per week, incorporating tutorials and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• ^ Relevant handouts to be provided to students each week.
• Ball, D.E., & McCulloch, H. (1990). International business. Toronto: Irwin Publishing.
• Hofstede, G. (1980). Culture?s consequences. London: Sage Publications.
• Donaldson, T. (1990). The ethics of international business. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Trompenaars, F. (1993). Riding the waves of culture. London: Nicholas Brealey Publications.
• Gannon, M. (1994). Understanding global cultures. London: Sage Publications.
• Barltett, C., & Ghosal, S. ( 1995). Managing across borders. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.
• Cullen, J.B. (1999). Multicultural management: A strategic approach. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
• Hofstede, G. (1991). Culture and organisations: Software of the mind. New York: McGraw-Hill.

^ Mandatory reference

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