MGMT332-22S2 (C) Semester Two 2022

International Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 July 2022
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 31 July 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 2 October 2022

Description

This course deals with management of businesses operating internationally. It will mainly cover issues relating to culture, communication, and human resources management in a global context, along with strategy and execution.

Relationship to other courses
This course builds on the foundation laid in MGMT221 International Business. This course will help students get an endorsed degree in International Business. The course is also useful for students wishing to enter the Masters Programme in Management. It complements other stage three courses; MGMT301 International Marketing Strategy, MGMT324 International Entrepreneurship and MGMT320 Strategic Management.

The estimated workload breakdown for MGMT332 is:  
Lectures 24
Lecture Preparation 58
Group Assignments 15 (per person)
Mid-term test 2
Mid-term test Preparation 19
Final Exam 2 ½
Final Exam Preparation 29 ½
Total 150 hours

Learning Outcomes

  • The objectives of the course are (related to the specific BCom Learning Outcomes in parenthesis):  
  • Communicate and make decisions in cross-cultural settings (BCom LO1.2.8 Apply management concepts to analyse and deal with key organisational and management issues).
  • Describe social and ethical issues relating to managing in an international context (BCom LO5.1.1 Students can identify, consider and debate perspectives, processes and impacts relating to globalisation and localisation in different contexts, drawing on theory and practice when considering issues in their discipline or field of study).
  • Explain the development and execution of strategy in global settings (BCom LO1.1.1 Students can explain and/or apply theory, concepts, models or reasoning from their selected subject major to a problem/issue/context).
  • Discuss human resource aspects of global management (LO2.1.1 Students can apply subject specific knowledge and tools to analyse, propose a solution to and/or address a given problem or issue).
     
    Learning Objectives, BCom
  • Students have an in‐depth understanding of their majoring subject and are able to critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within the discipline.
  • Students have a broad understanding of the key domains of commerce.
  • Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers which can be used in a range of applications.  
  • 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.  
  • Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi‐cultural contexts.


    For quality assurance purposes the School is required to hold on record a number of assessment pieces as examples of differing standards of work. If you have any objections to the school holding your assessment for this purpose then email the course coordinator to ensure your assignment is not used for this purpose.

      • University Graduate Attributes

      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.

Prerequisites

Timetable Note

Lectures for MGMT332S2 are recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system. However, NZ-based students are expected to attend lectures because of the interactive nature of the material.

Attendance
All students are expected to attend all scheduled class sessions, actively engage with course content, actively participate in all course activities, and complete all required tasks by the due dates. The lectures are also recorded and will be available through Echo. However, lecture attendance is highly recommended for a more active and engaging experience.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

David Stiles

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Group Assignment - Case 1 20 Sep 2022 20% Individual Contribution Form must be submitted for each Case
Group Assignment - Case 2 11 Oct 2022 30% Individual Contribution Form must be submitted for each Case
Mid-term Test 23 Aug 2022 20% (100 minutes - in-class/online)
Final Examination 30% Final Examination


Assessment One: Group Assignments (50% total)
Content assessed: all weeks
Due: weeks 8, 11 (online only via Learn links on the ‘Course Information and Assessment’ Section)

There will be two group assignments in this course. Each group assignment is based on a Comprehensive Case from the assigned textbook. All students (including online) will be allocated to groups, with regular collaboration between students required either face-to-face or online. Each group must submit via the dedicated course Learn links answers to all 3 specific questions in a single Word document (including cover sheet) for both Comprehensive Cases by the due dates below. Each individual student is also required to submit a separate Individual Contribution Form for each of the two assignments to ensure everyone contributes fully to the group assignments. The same deadlines apply as for the group documents. Marks may be deducted for lack of contribution by individual team members. Full details will be in a separate document available on the course Learn website.

Assessment Two: Mid-term Test (20%)
Content assessed: weeks 1-4
Date: During week 6 (Closed book under exam conditions: In-class for NZ-based students; or online as a backup, supervised via Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor: details to follow).

The Mid-term Test will be 100 minutes and consist of 4 short applied essay questions (all compulsory to complete). The test will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4. The test will be a closed book, on-campus (or online equivalent) exam undertaken in full examination conditions. Students may not bring in any written or printed materials and no electronic/communication devices are permitted. Students must not forget to bring their student ID card.

Assessment Three: Final Exam (30%)
Content assessed: weeks 6-11
Date: TBA, exam period (In-class for NZ-based students, if possible; or online as a backup, supervised via Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor).

The final exam will be 150 minutes (2½ hours), closed-book and consist of 5 short applied essay questions (all compulsory to complete). The final exam will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 6-11. Do not bring in any written or printed materials or electronic/communication devices to this and remember your student ID card.

Grading
The marks for each piece of assessment may be standardized before a final grade is determined.

Assessment In Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use the Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:

Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to,
informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Deresky, Helen; International management : managing across borders and cultures : text and cases ; 10th edition; Pearson, 2021.

Do not use previous editions of the text, including the 9th Edition, since the material will be out-of-date.

This book is currently only available as an e-Text (i.e. the publisher has not yet provided a paper version for the NZ market and advises only Visa or Mastercard will work for e-Text purchases). It is available to buy for NZ$65.00 at:

https://www.pearsoned.co.nz/9780135898048

I recommend you buy this book, since it will be used throughout the course as Required Reading and the assignment cases will be drawn from this. However, the e-Text needs the VitalSource app to access it, which works on PCs, Apple products and other devices and automatically appears to download when you click this link. This means you creating a personal account. Please use a unique password for this that you do not use for any other sites, because there is no guarantee of user privacy settings for this platform.

The Library has managed to obtain one hard copy of the text: all the more reason to buy it, if you can afford to. This copy is available on High Demand as a three-hour loan. You can reserve the text at:

University of Canterbury Library Catalogue

The library has also made available Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 2 cases via the Textbook page for the Semester 2 2022 occurrence of this paper. Other course material will be posted on the Learn website.

Notes

Class Representative
A 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 Regulations

Dishonest Practice
The 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.

Citations and referencing

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $845.00

International fee $3,975.00

* 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.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .

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