2013/2014
KAN-CBL_GIJA Governance and Institutions in Japanese
Context
| English Title |
| Governance and Institutions in
Japanese Context |
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| Language |
Japanese |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Autumn |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Chiho Kondo - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
23-08-2013
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| Learning objectives |
There are two aims for this course.
- First, the course will extend and improve Japanese language
competence in listening and speaking.
- Second, students will acquire a deeper understanding of
Japanese corporate practices in a global economy.
- The course material and lectures will provide an analytical
framework for Japanese corporate culture and corporate governance
that will provide students, who successfully complete the course
with an advanced understanding, useful in research and careers in
our internationalized, global economy.
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| Examination |
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Governance and
Institutions in Japanese Context:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 1 page |
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Based on the syllabus, the student is required to
prepare a synopsis written in Japanese (800-1000 characters) aimed
at clarifying a problem. |
| Assignment type |
Synopsis |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter Term, Please notice that the exam takes
place in January |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
The examination is oral and done
individually. Based on the syllabus, the student is required to
prepare a synopsis written in Japanese (800-1000 characters)
aimed at clarifying a problem. The synopsis is handed in two weeks
before exam ( se exact date on e-campus). The examination takes its
departure from this problem, beginning with a presentation by the
student and followed by an open discussion on the topic as well as
other relevant topics covered in class.
A time of 30 minutes is set aside for examining each student (incl.
deliberation), of which 5-10 minutes is allowed for the student
presentation. Students receive two grades: one grade that is
determined by the content of his/her performance at the exam, and
another that reflects his/her communicative skills in
Japanese.
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| Course content and
structure |
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Two keys, interconnected course concepts are corporate culture
and corporate governance. For corporate culture, we address
the following questions and try to discern essential notions: what
is culture, what is corporate culture? Why does corporate
culture matter? For corporate governance, we will consider:
how have corporations been covered in Japan? What brought
about the Japanese banking system, long thought to be the major
power for Japan, s economy, and what led to its collapse?
What kinds of stakeholders initially, and subsequently, exist in
the Japanese organization and economy? And finally, who owns
the Japanese corporation, and on whose behalf does it
function? Central to these concepts is the process of
negotiation in the Japanese context. As the course proceeds,
we will examine how corporate culture and corporate governance are
negotiated in Japan.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course runs two or three hours
per week for 10 weeks, totally 30 hours (Se the separate study
plan). These hours will be devoted to language analysis and
discussion of texts. Weekly discussion topics will be posted in
advance on LEARN. External speakers may appear when appropriate and
available to extend the class network and aid in understanding.
Students will also be expected to make brief presentations based on
course readings and discussion. |
| Expected literature |
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To be announced on Learn
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Last updated on
23-08-2013
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