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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW100 |
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| Description:
| Aims: This unit enables students to develop an understanding of the practice of business in an international context. The unit will typically include company visits, lectures, case studies, cultural awareness events and student presentations on a company project. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, students will have: * Heightened their awareness of international management issues by exposure to the business environment of another country; * An enhanced appreciation of the impact of different political, economic, social and technological contexts on business activity; * Gained an insight into companies operating in another country; * Applied knowledge from the classroom to a real situation. Skills: Critical thinking - facilitated and assessed. Written communication - assessed Presentations - facilitated Questioning - facilitated Cultural awareness - facilitated Collaborative learning - facilitated Content: The unit requires mandatory attendance at a series of presentations, discussion forums, visits and conversations. These will vary each time and for each location in which these activities are run. |
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MN50664 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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