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BU5579: INTERNATIONALISATION (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

International Business is a wide-ranging subject that includes economic, political, cultural and technological facets. The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the complexities of international business management by examining how the global environment and our understanding of these affect management within an international context.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Yanghong Hu

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of MSc International Business Management or Msc In International Tourism Management (September Start) or MSc Global Health and Management
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Key topics include: The nature and importance of international business –the historical patterns of international business and management, the role and importance of international trade, and the dimensions of international business studies. Comparative business environments – the political and economic environments and their impacts on business activities International business strategies and operations – the issues in international location decisions, entry strategies and development Organisational changes and international management – the different organisational structures and organisation in


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Group Simulation Performance Assessment

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 10
Assessment Weeks 33 Feedback Weeks 33

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Feedback

Students will engage in the business simulation during the block teaching week and their performance as a group will be automatically recorded and counted as 10% marks.

It will take students a reasonable amount of time and efforts to engage in business simulation. Considering students’ group performance in the business simulation is a way to value students’ active contribution to this course.

Students will know their performance generated by the simulation website immediately after the simulation is finished online. The teaching team will also give comments to each group after the simulation ends.

 

Learning Outcomes
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Report: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks 35 Feedback Weeks 38

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Feedback

Students as a group need to write a 1000-word reflective report about the business simulation they experienced plus a poster to summarise the reflection in a very brief way.

Learning Outcomes
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 2500
Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 42 Feedback Weeks 44

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Feedback

Written feedback will be provided.

Students who fail the individual assessment as a whole need to write this long essay.

Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

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