Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Issues in Management (BUST10006)
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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| Course description |
Review and analysis of current selected issues in national and international management; analysis of corporate responses to economic, social and political change; critical appraisals of managerial activities of selected companies and organisations. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing this course students will be able to:
- Define the fundamental elements in the East Asian model.
- Assess the general economic and political environment in East Asian countries.
- Evaluate the environment for foreign business operations in East Asian countries.
- Demonstrate the ability to independently research conditions in - East Asian economies that affect foreign direct investment and market entry.
- Recognize the importance of performing a country risk analysis of economies where intense government regulation of industrial output and domestic markets can affect profoundly foreign investment and business activities. |
Assessment Information
Course assignment (essay) 30%.
Final examination 70%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Course assessment is based on two 3000 word min essays (50% each). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Susan Carpenter
Tel:
Email: Susan.Carpenter@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
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