Unit name | International Business Management |
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Unit code | EFIM20003 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Johns |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
International Business (IB) seeks to illuminate students’ understanding of the contemporary IB issues and challenges posed to managers and organization operating across national borders. The unit will be highly interactive and will cover issues such as the role of multinationals and foreign entry strategies. The units will also provide opportunity for students to develop their analytical and transferable skills. By the end of the unit, students would have developed the skills to critically evaluate issues and challenges facing organizations operating across national borders.
By the end of the course, students will have:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities.
15 minute Group presentation (30%) submitted as video presentations. 2500 individual essay. Formative feedback throughout course through completion of online exercises, dicussion in groups and individual discussion of essays.
Essential Reading:
Additional Reading