Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

~ ~ 3 0 8 ltalian Business Practice
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: stage one Business subjects or
equivalent, and stage two ltalian subjects or
equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject is designed to make students familiar with
international trade and the contemporary ltalian business
environment, and to extend appropriate vocabulary and
language skills. The aim is to give students the essential skills
and confidence to do business with ltalian entities. Topics will
include elements of international management and
marketina, ltalian political, financial, cultural and economic
structure;and enironment, exporvimport practices, and
linguistics of international trade. A student seminar and case
discussion approach will be taken. Teaching and student
2 participation will be both in English and Italian.
,n -.
0 3 References
There is no single prescribed text for this subject. Contemporary
business journals and newspapers together with extracts and
c teaching cases from selected texts will be used. The following
E.
dictionaryllanguage guide will prove a useful reference:Rakas, Frank
2 G. Talking Business in Italian. New York, BarrOn's, 1987
VI
I
5 ~ ~ 3 0 9 Italian 3~
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisites: AA210 or approved equivalent
Assessment: partly continuous, partly by
examination
Subject aims and description
The main objectives of ltalian 3X are to consolidate the
students' language skills and to develop these further
throuah a study of appropriate literature and allied grammar;
to develop the; oral.s'kill; through conversation and
discussion in Italian: to develo~ in the student an
understanding of c&ttemporiry ltaly through the study of
ltalian history which covers the period from the rise of
Fascism to present day Italy. It is complemented by
contemporary documents on present day ltaly and
appropriate films and other media.
Textbooks
A novel to be advised
Bregu-Hougaz, L. Opinioni. Melbourne, CIS Educational, 1984
AA~IO
ltalian 3Y
No. of hours per week: six hours
Prerequisite: AA309 or approved equivalent
Assessment: partly continuous
Subject aims and description
The main objectives of ltalian 3Y are to consolidate the
students' language skills and to develop these further
through a study of appropriate literature and allied grammar;
to develop their oral skills through conversation and
discussion in Italian; to develop in the student an
understanding of contemporary ltaly through the study of
ltalian history which covers the period from the rise of
Fascism to present day Italy. It is complemented by
contemporary documents on present day ltaly and
appropriate films and other media.
The aim of the subject is to consolidate students' advanced
ltalian language proficiency and extend the work begun in
semester 1.
~ ~ 3 1 2 European Union 2 Study Tour
Of approximately three weeks to at least two EU
countries
Prerequisites: AA102 (recommended)
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and descriptions
This subject is highly recommended for students with an
interest in the European Union and for students enrolled for
the Double Degree BBudBA (Italian). It will provide an
opportunity to examine the application of EU regulation, both
from an end-user perspective and from the perspective of
third countries such as~ustralia. It consists of a study tour of
the institutions of the European Union and European business
institutions, and includes some work experience in a
European enterpriselorganisation.
~ ~ 3 1 3 Contemporary ltaly
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: AA307 or AA310 (AA207 or
AA2 10 if the subject is being studied
concurrently with AA307 or AA3 10)
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
The subject is designed to make students aware of some of
the main areas of Italy's achievements and to develop in
students an understanding of the important economic,
commercial, political, social and cultural aspects of Italy's
changing reality.
Note: In order to complete a major in Italian, A4309 and
AA3 I0 (Beginner's stream) or A4306 and A4307 (post-
VCE stream) are normally completed prior to, or
concurrently with AA3 13.
ADIOO
Analysis and Argument
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Introduces students to some of the key terms involved in
argumentative structures and seeks to develop students' skills
in critical analysis and clear thinking through an examination
of a range of contemporary Australian social issues.
ADIOI
Australian Government
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Examines the ways in which government is structured in
Australia and how the different levels of government
function in our society. Particular reference is given to the
relationship that exists between the political and the legal
systems and their related functions.
~~1021 Australian Society, the Economy
ADIO~ and the Environment - 1 & 2
No. of hours per week: three hours for two
semesters
Subject aims and description
This subject runs over two semesters and highlights the
development of Australian society, the economy and the
effect of these developments on the natural environment.