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This course introduces the major topics in International Business, including comparative environmental frameworks, government and economic influences, import/export, and organisation of international business. The course emphasises the pervasive repercussions of global issues on contemporary business management and the role of the business owner or executive manager
International Business is one of the key courses you will take, given the increasingly global nature of commerce. It will take a strategic perspective in introducing you to the international dimensions of managing organisations. Although New Zealand’s place in international business will be explored, the emphasis is on developing an international rather than a local perspective.The IB paper is essential to everyone with a sense of adventure and curiosity about the wider business world: not only those aiming to work overseas in large corporates, but also those heading to smaller and/or domestic organisations, and budding entrepreneurs. The format will be as interactive and applied as possible with formal lecture input, videos and cases; and informal discussion and debate where possible. Although theory is vital to understand what’s going on in international business, the applied emphasis will enable you to link course themes and issues to the practitioner world.Relationship to other coursesThis is a core course in the BCom majors in Management, International Business, and Strategy and Entrepreneurship. It is an introduction to International Business focused on strategically managing an organisation. This course is complemented by MGMT320 Strategic Management and MGMT321 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. It also helps prepare students for the BCom Honours and MCom Masters Programmes.
The aim of the course is to introduce you to the international strategic dimensions of management at the level of the organisation. BCom Programme learning goals are as below, with relevant learning outcomes for MGMT221 bulleted under each programme goal: 1. Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of commerce.Recognise the main contemporary international, supra-national and global strategic impacts upon organizations. The final exam is an opportunity to demonstrate advanced knowledge of international business theory and practice.Explain the different roles Multinational Enterprises and Small-and-Medium-sized Enterprises play in international business. The Learn quizzes help assess this.2. Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems.Interpret spatial strategic situations, evaluate strategic choices and identify nascent strategic options firms have chosen in response to spatial impacts. The group project requires application of theories and techniques to an organisation’s strategy problems.3. Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives.Demonstrate knowledge of the business environment of specific regions/countries that are of increasing importance to internationalising companies. The Learn quizzes help evaluate this. Review and interpret salient international and national cultural influences upon organizations. The Learn quizzes help assess this.4. Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.Manage a group project report involving the effective delegation of specific analytical, writing and editing tasks and the coordination of all team members over the entire project period; and the on-time delivery of the final project report.
MGMT100; 30 additional points from ECON, MGMT, MKTG, MSCI
MGMT220
David Stiles
Learn QuizzesLearn quizzes are weekly online tests designed to help test your own individual understanding of each of the main topics of the course as you go along. They are based on your Essential Reading (the core text chapter) and the relevant lecture each week (including the video cases presented) – so reading the textbook and regularly attending lectures is essential to successfully completing quizzes. This item of assessment is not available for aegrotat consideration.Group ProjectThe group project will help you understand how international business impacts practically upon a company. It is designed to help you develop applied strategic management understanding and skills. You will be allocated to a group and it is up to you to be able to function effectively as a team to deliver this assignment. All group members will be expected to contribute equally to this assignment and those not contributing satisfactorily may have marks deducted - but for all those engaging fully in the project it should be an enjoyable and interesting learning exercise.Final ExaminationThe final examination will be a closed book, invigilated, short essay-style, applied 2-hour exam based on material from the lectures and the textbook. The paper will be designed to test you on your broad knowledge of International Business issues, concepts and tools from across the course rather than on a single topic.GradingYour final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardized. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.
Rugman, Alan M. , Collinson, Simon; International business ; 6th ed; Pearson, 2012 (Please buy this or consult a copy in the library, since this is essential reading for this course).
Do not use previous editions, since much of the material will be out-of-date. The text has a useful Companion Website, which usefully includes self-testing multiple choice questions for each chapter.Other material will be posted on the course Learn website.
MGMT221S1 Course Outline LEARN
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 Policies The 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.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $737.00
International fee $3,125.00
* 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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