Undergraduate Course: Theoretical Foundations of International Business: Course B (BUST10047)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.bus.ed.ac.uk/programmes/ugpc.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will examine the development of business-government relations in the industrialised and industrialising world. Various models of industrial policy and the promotion of privatisation/liberalisation policies will be reviewed. The increasing use of regulation and competition policy to shape the business environment and to construct the determinants of national competitiveness will be analysed. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Business Studies/Management courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Room G.01, William Robertson Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 3 x 12 sides | |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Room G.01, William Robertson Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The objective of the course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the following concepts:
- the impact of globalisation;
- market state relations;
- competition policy and regulation;
- liberalisation and the role of FDI;
- determinants of national competitiveness.
Cognitive Skills: On completion of the course students should:
- demonstrate that they can present material on the impact of globalisation and the consequences for market state relations;
- demonstrate that they understand competition and industrial policy in the global economy.
Key Skills: On completion of the course students should:
- demonstrate their ability to compare and contrast economic and business systems in the global economy;
- demonstrate their ability to analyse policy choices that impact on national competitiveness.
Subject Specific Skills: On completion of the course students should:
- understand the development of competition policy and its application at a European, American and Japanese level;
- display an awareness of current policy direction in determining competitiveness. |
Assessment Information
The course is assessed by final examination only (100%).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
As this course is 100% exam based then the alternative assessment for a VUG student who is here in Semester 1 only is as follows:
[Please note that any VUG student who is here for both Semester 1 and Semester 2 follows the normal examination procedure for this course and is not allowed to take the alternative assessment option.]
Two elements of assessment (e.g. essay, project) will account for the overall assessment. Each will be worth 50% and it will be a minimum of 3,000 words to a maximum of 5,000 words for each essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Alan Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 3804
Email: Alan.C.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Sarah Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3825
Email: Sarah.h.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
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