2016/2017
KAN-CIBSO1063U The International Business
Environment
| English Title |
| The International Business
Environment |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Florence Villeseche - Department of International Economics and
Management (INT)
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| Contact information:
https://e-campus.dk/studium/kontakt |
| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
30-06-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: The aim of the course is to provide students
with an understanding of international business and trade,
providing students with the necessary background theories and
concepts that they will need during the concentration. It will
focus on providing a ‘toolkit’ to students of frameworks, theories
and concepts that will facilitate the understanding of the complex
environment within which the multinational corporation operates.
This includes international business and trade theories, political
economy, government policies and regulations, cross-cultural
differences as well as supra-national institutions such as the
World Trade Organization.
- Familiar with various theories related to international
business
- Able to relate these theories to each other
- Able to use them to understand and analyse the international
business environment
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| Examination |
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The
International Business Environment:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter and Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
Individual exam; each student will submit a scientific paper of
15 (fifteen) pages. The exam question will be issued one week
before the submission deadline. Students are expected to address
many issues covered in the course. The scientific paper will be
assessed by examiner and external censor. The regular exam will
take place in November. Make-up/ re-exam takes place in January. If
a student is ill during the regular exam, he/she will be able to
re-use the scientific paper at the make-up/re-exam. If the student
did not pass the regular exam a new or revised scientific paper,
confer advice from the examiner at the regular exam, must be handed
in to a new deadline specified by the programme
secretariat
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| Course content and
structure |
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IB55 is your introduction to IBS. IBS takes the multinational
firm as its centerpiece,examining the strategic choices firms need
to make to compete in the global economy. In doing so, the
programme takes a holistic view of the international business
environment, in terms of the trade, competition and investment
milieu, which in turn are determined by the policies and
regulations established by governments and supra-national
organisations. Furthermore, IBS seeks to highlight the specific
challenges associated with managing multinational corporations in
markets that are explicitly international and increasingly
interdependent.
International Business is a programme that explicitly focuses on
creating a crossdisciplinary understanding. This course is a
“sampler” of the programme. The aim of the course is to provide
students with an understanding of international business,
furnishing students
with the necessary background theories and concepts that they will
need during the programme. It will focus on providing a ‘toolkit’
to students of frameworks, theories and concepts that will
facilitate understanding of the complex environment within which
the multinational corporation operates. This includes international
business and political economy, government policies and
regulations, and culture, all of which
make up IBS.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course relates theoretical
concepts and management frameworks to cases. It is based on a mix
of lectures and case discussions. Student participation is highly
desirable; student teams are actively involved in the presentation
and discussion of cases. |
| Student workload |
| lectures |
36 hours |
| preparation for classes and exam |
170 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Journals readings available from the CBS Library’s electronic
databases, or the Internet. Book chapters are available on
CBS LEARN.
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Last updated on
30-06-2016
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