IN3001: BEING AN INTERNATIONAL MANAGER I (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

This course provides the theoretical structure to bring together the learning of 1^st and 2^nd year courses placing the students as International Manager. Being an International Manager I looks in depth into the theoretical concepts of international business and prepares them to the more experiential subsequent course entitled Being an International Manager II.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Ali Bayat

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

IN1001 International Context for Business 1 (Passed)
IN2002 Big Data in Operations and Supply Chain Management (Passed)
Programme Level 3
IN2502 Big Data in Business and Finance (Passed)
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
IN1501 International Context for Business 2 (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course uses four interrelated topics to describe and illustrate the world of an International Manager. Being an International Manager I looks in depth into the concepts of international business from abstract viewpoint. This course is complementary to Being an International Manager II where students take a more applied approach to the concepts learned in I describing and illustrating the implications for international managers.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Alternative Assessment

(20% each) 2x Group Presentations

(60%) 1x Individual 2000-word essay

Alternative Resit Assessment

Individual 2,000 word essay (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	Explain, summarise and evaluate the socio-cultural environment to inform effective international business and management
Reflection	Apply	Evaluate and Synthesize the impact of Internationalization and international business
Conceptual	Analyse	Explain and Integrate IB functions with environmental analyses
Procedural	Evaluate	Analyse and Interpret theory and evidence for how and why organisation choose internationalisation strategy and process