2024/2025 KAN-CCBLO3013U Business in a Changing World: German Perspectives
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Business in a Changing World: German Perspectives |
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Language | German |
Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Start time of the course | Spring |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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Last updated on 26-06-2024 |
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Content:
• Discuss the business models and strategies of German companies and account for their contextual embeddedness. • Analyze and reflect on the responsibilities of companies and discuss opportunities and challenges posed by the German context. • Discuss the implications of current societal changes on business practices. • Independently formulate a relevant topic for discussion based on the themes and concepts in the course literature. • Advance discussion by elaborating on the topics and concepts raised and relating these to other topics and concepts addressed during the course. • Demonstrate an understanding of the theories and concepts discussed during the course. • Combine, discuss, and apply these theories in the analysis of topics relevant to the course. • Critically evaluate and reflect on the theories, their application and limitations. Language: • Present and discuss a given topic in German using an appropriate and rich vocabulary and academic terminology. • Present and discuss in a coherent manner without committing grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors that disturb communication. • Respond fluently to questions, so that the examination flows as a dialogue. • Correct errors in the exam situation. |
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The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
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This course is concerned with the complex relation between business and society in a globalized world. As a regional course, it explores this relation in the context of Germany and offers a context-sensitive approach to understanding German companies’ activities at home and abroad.
The course adopts a management perspective and combines theoretical perspectives from International Business, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Organization Theory and other fields to address a variety of empirical topics and cases. It is structured around three themes:
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The course features a combination of lectures, case discussions, student presentations, and a writing workshop. These activities aim to develop student’s abilities to analyze, critically reflect on, and contextualize the theoretical concepts and ideas offered in the course literature. To generate a strong link between theory and empirics, the course combines academic articles and book chapters with policy reports, magazines, and other sources throughout. All activities and literature will be in German. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Students receive focused individual feedback at two moments. First, following a writing workshop, students have the opportunity to receive written feedback on their use of academic written German. At the same time, students are encouraged to submit a draft of their synopsis to receive individual feedback from their peers, individual written feedback, and collective feedback in class. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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