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Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Issues in Management (BUST10006)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaBusiness Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.bus.ed.ac.uk/programmes/ugpc.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionReview 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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).
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
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Susan Carpenter
Tel:
Email: Susan.Carpenter@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary
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