2014/2015
KAN-CCBLO3005U Organizing and Managing in Regional
Context (Japanese)
| English Title |
| Organizing and Managing in Regional
Context (Japanese) |
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| Language |
Japanese |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| 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
19-08-2014
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| Learning objectives |
Learning Objectives:
In completing the course the students will be able to:
- ・ Describe the different types of organizational cultures and
management fashions offered in the curriculum.
- ・ Evaluate the differences in Scandinavian organisational
culture and management practice in relation to Japanese management
practice.
- ・ Describe and evaluate the effects of organisational culture
and management strategies on performance.
- ・ Compare the different organisational culture and management
theories. Define their assets and shortcomings.
- Concerning Japanese language competence students will be able
to:
- ・ Respond to the examiner’s questions and engage in dialogues
about curriculum issues at a high level of fluency.
- ・ Display proficiency by using correct grammar, management
terminology and proper levels of politeness in situ.
- ・ Argue in a coherent and understandable manner without
inhibiting language mistakes.
- ・ Pronounce Japanese words without inhibiting errors. And in
the instance of the exam be able to make self-corrections during
conversation.
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| Course prerequisites |
| Students must document Japanese language
qualifications as well as general knowledge of Japanese and
Japanese culture and societies on a level equivalent to the BSc
degree in Business Administration and Japanese at the Asian Studies
Programme. The course is also of benefit to Japanese natives and
others fluent in Japanese who take interest in organization and
management issues in a Japanese context. |
| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
| Organizing and
Managing in Japanese Context - Language: | | Sub exam weight | 50% | | 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 | | This course has only one exam, and it consists of
two part: 50 % language and 50 % content.
This grade is given for the students' language
skills. | | Size of written product | Max. 1 page | | 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 | May/June | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | 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. 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. |
| Organizing and
Managing in Japanese Context - Content: | | Sub exam weight | 50% | | 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 | | This course has only one exam, and it consists of
two part: 50 % language and 50 % content.
This grade is given for the content of the synopsis and the oral
presentation. | | Size of written product | Max. 1 page | | 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 | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | May/June | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary
exam |
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| Course content and structure |
The aim of this course is two-fold. On the one
hand it will build up students’ oral communicative skills in
Japanese, with a specific view to enabling students to take part in
discussions and do presentations about organizational and
management issues in company and academic settings. On the other
hand it will provide students with knowledge about organisation and
management issues in Japan, including about Japanese and foreign
corporations doing business in Japan.
The course takes its point of departure in theoretical and
practical questions concerning organisational culture and
management issues related to Japan. We will discuss several
management fashions. These fashions include corporate and personal
branding, knowledge management, mentoring and other forms of people
management. It is clear that most of these fashions are implemented
differently and with different rates of success in Scandinavian and
Japanese companies. The focus of the course is to discuss how are
they are implemented and operationalized in practice - and why
outcomes may differ? Each session revolves around a core management
fashion theme. During the course students will be able to draw on
their knowledge from core courses in business and management to
discuss management issues in a Japanese context. |
| Teaching methods |
| The course is a combination of classroom teaching
and discussions based on the compendium material. Student
presentations are planned to engage and enhance information
exchange. Students are expected to contribute creatively and
actively in the classroom and to present the issues in mainly
verbal but also written presentations. These includes preparing
power point presentations (using Japanese word processing) and to
make resumes about the core management themes. Students will be
asked in turn to present their interpretation of themes in the
compendium and the company profiles for discussion in
class. |
| Expected literature |
To be announced on Learn, but most
likely:
Course literature
A compendium of texts in Japanese will be available before the
course start.
Tentative literature:
Corporate Branding (Hatch and Schultz, 2001), Ubiquitous work ware
and collaboration, Mentoring and personal branding texts related to
Japan. |
Last updated on
19-08-2014
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