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IN3001: BEING AN INTERNATIONAL MANAGER I (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course provides the theoretical structure to bring together the learning of 1st and 2nd 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?

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?

No

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

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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

Oral Presentation: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks 17

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Feedback

Individual feedback plus generic class feedback. The other 40% percent is a class presentation where students are awarded a grade based on how well they communicate, ask questions and understand the material. Presentations will be held in turns along the semester.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseExplain and Integrate IB functions with environmental analyses
FactualRememberExplain, summarise and evaluate the socio-cultural environment to inform effective international business and management

Oral Presentation: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Individual feedback plus generic class feedback. The other 40% percent is a class presentation where students are awarded a grade based on how well they communicate, ask questions and understand the material. Presentations will be held in turns along the semester.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
Assessment Weeks 14 Feedback Weeks 17

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Feedback

Individual feedback plus generic class feedback. Assessment will be 60 % percent an essay of 2000 words that brings together some topics of the course and takes a critical approach using relevant references.

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralEvaluateAnalyse and Interpret theory and evidence for how and why organisation choose internationalisation strategy and process
ReflectionApplyEvaluate and Synthesize the impact of Internationalization and international business

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Individual Feedback

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralEvaluateAnalyse and Interpret theory and evidence for how and why organisation choose internationalisation strategy and process
ReflectionApplyEvaluate and Synthesize the impact of Internationalization and international business
FactualRememberExplain, summarise and evaluate the socio-cultural environment to inform effective international business and management
ConceptualAnalyseExplain and Integrate IB functions with environmental analyses

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