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International Entrepreneurship is a course designed for those interested in the practices of ‘the entrepreneur’, and who wish to build on their existing understanding of international business. The main focus of this course is the entrepreneur as an international business operative. The course discusses issues such as: the nature of entrepreneurship, the changing global environment, expansion through franchising, culture and the international environment, and the dark side of entrepreneurship. International case studies, local case studies and recent research findings are used extensively, and students will be encouraged to analyse these through the application of the theoretical material presented during lectures.
International Entrepreneurship is a course designed for those interested in the practices of “the entrepreneur”, and who wish to build on their existing understanding of international business. The main focus of this course is the entrepreneur as an international business operative. The course discusses issues such as the opportunities and challenges in international markets, entry and exit strategies for international entrepreneurship, differences in the global expansion of startups and large corporations. International case studies, local case studies and recent research findings are used extensively. Students will be encouraged to analyse these through the application of the theoretical material in their course reader and presented during the classes.WorkloadAs a 15-point course, this course represents 150 hours of learning, of which the timetabled classes are but one component. Students will also need to complete the weekly course readings and case analysis, and apply their learning in the individual assignment and group assignment.
MGMT324 addresses the BCom learning objective in the following manner:1. Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within entrepreneurship, and have a broad understanding of the key domains of commerce.Both of the individual assignment and group assignment require deep understanding of the course contents and the key issues in entrepreneurship. They also need to apply the knowledge learnt in class into practice by conducting analysis for existing international ventures and potential international entrepreneurship opportunities.2. Students have a broad understanding of the key domains of international entrepreneurship.The course lectures covers different aspects of international entrepreneurship which help students understand the key domains of the field. The assignment which asks students to recall, and reflect the learnings of the course materials provides the assessment on this attribute.3. Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers which can be used in a range of applications.Different assessment tools make sure students develop the key skills that sought by employers such as communication skills, teamwork skills, and independent information searching and analysing skills. 4. Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to entrepreneurship.The course contents integrates the perspective of biculturalism and leads students to have in-class discussions on this topic. This will increase students’ awareness of biculturalism and develop further understandings of doing business in a bicultural environment.5. Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on entrepreneurship and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.The course contents together with the assignment requires students to investigate entrepreneurship in a global context, which will develop their understandings of global conditions on entrepreneurship.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
45 points at 200-level or above in MGMT or MKTG
Claire Bi
Individual Assignment (20%)The individual assignment requires students to independently complete a case analysis assigned by the course co-ordinator. Each analysis should be about 1000 to 1500 words excluding reference. The individual assignment is due at 5pm on 14 August (Wednesday).Mid-term Test (25%)The mid-term test is an in-class test in Week 6 (22 August). It will consist of short written essay questions, which will examine lecture material and course readings covered in Weeks 1 to 5.Please note: The test will be undertaken in examination conditions. That is, only pencils, eraser, pen, student ID card and water bottle will be allowed on the desk during the test. No pencil cases, mobile phones, calculators or dictionaries. Please don’t forget to bring student ID card.Group Assignment (25%)The group assignment requires students to form groups of three to four members, select two countries based on their backgrounds, identify an example of international ventures in each country and discuss how the ventures went global. Each group will present the analysis and submit the written report in Week 12 (17 October). Each group project report should be about 2000 – 2500 words excluding reference.Final exam (30%)The final exam will consist of short answer and short written essay questions, which will examine lecture material and course readings covered in weeks 4 -12.Marks and GradesMarks will be posted on the LEARN site as soon as possible after the assessments have been marked. You will be notified by email when the marks are available.Your final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardised. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.Course Requirements, Expectations and RegulationsStudents are expected to be conversant with all materials discussed in lectures and prescribed readings. The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship assumes that students have read the relevant sections concerning course regulations and special consideration applications in the UC Calendar: “General Course and Examination Regulations”. No late assignments will be accepted, no extensions will be granted, no make-up work will be offered for assessment items not completed, and no extra credit will be awarded.The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship may standardise the marks for this course. As marks may be scaled at the end of the semester, there is no set pass mark for each individual item of assessment. A passing mark will depend on your overall performance on all items of assessment compared with other members of the class.
Hisrich, Robert D; International entrepreneurship : starting, developing, and managing a global venture ; Third edition; SAGE, 2016 (Additional materials will be posted on [LEARN=learn.canterbury.ac.nz] and lecture hand-outs will be available in class).
Required ReadingsCourse reader available on LEARN and lecture handouts available in class.
LEARN Coversheets - Group and Individual
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.Departmental Academic PoliciesThe Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination RegulationsDishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the University.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.
Domestic fee $806.00
International fee $3,513.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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