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BUSI54115: International Strategic Management (ONLINE)

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Type Tied
Level 4
Credits 15
Availability Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

Aims

  • To introduce students to key concepts and practices relating to international strategic management.

Content

  • Introduction to international strategic management
  • The emergence of the global market
  • Does location matter in the global market?
  • Developing global strategies
  • Global mergers and acquisitions
  • Global strategic alliances
  • Cross-cultural influences on strategic management
  • Delivering strategic change

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • By the end of the module students should have an advanced understanding of the key concepts and practices relating to managing in an international environment.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • By the end of the module students should be able to identify the challenges posed by managing international operations and co-ordinating activities in a multicultural environment, and ways in which these can be addressed.

Key Skills:

  • Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • The module is delivered via online learning, divided up into study weeks with specially produced resources within each week. Resources vary according to the learning outcomes but normally include: video content, directed reading, reflection through activities, opportunities for self-assessment and peer-to-peer learning within a tutor-facilitated discussion board. Tutors provide feedback on formative work and facilitate discussion board communication as well as being available for individual consultation as necessary (usually by email and Skype).
  • The summative assessment of the module is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding, and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Video content, directed reading, self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading150 
Total150 

Summative Assessment

Component: AssignmentComponent Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written Assignment3,000 words maximum100Same

Formative Assessment

A written assignment of 1,500 words, or its multimedia equivalent, which may involve some group work.

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