Postgraduate Course: Global Strategy (MBA) (CMSE11248)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The main aim of the course is to focus on the strategic implications of international expansion for large companies, using a case-study approach based in research.
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| Course description |
The course is designed to give students a grasp of the fundamentals of strategy and international business necessary to develop an international strategy for a multinational corporation, and give them experience in putting these principles into practice by formulating and presenting such a strategy.
Syllabus
Understanding strategy
International market entry
Partnerships, joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions
Organisational and international culture
Ethics & sustainability
Stakeholders and change management
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
48 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Group assignment 30%
Individual assignment 70%
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| Feedback |
All students will be given at least one formative feedback or feedforward event for every course they undertake, provided during the semester in which the course is taken and in time to be useful in the completion of summative work on the course.
Feedback on formative assessed work will be provided within 15 working days of submission, or in time to be of use in subsequent assessments within the course, whichever is sooner. Summative marks will be returned on a published timetable, which has been made clear to students at the start of the academic year.
Students will be provided with electronic written feedback for all coursework. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and critically discuss conceptual frameworks for examining key global international strategic management issues.
- Understand how strategy processes are manifested in their work lives.
- Put the principles of strategy and international market entry into practice by applying them in the development of a multinational corporate strategy in a group project.
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Reading List
Core text:
Mike W. Peng (2006) Global Strategy. (International Student Edition) Thomson / South-Western. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive and Subject Specific Skills:
Be aware of current trends and issues in advanced aspects of strategic multinational management.
Understand the practical implications of the issues studied.
Transferable Skills:
Develop communication skills in respect of complex problems, both individually and in teams.
Undertake research and demonstrate effective report-writing skills.
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| Keywords | Global Strategy International Expansion Cross-Border |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rick Woodward
Tel: (0131 6)50 8345
Email: rick.woodward@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Alana Borthwick
Tel:
Email: Alana.Borthwick@ed.ac.uk |
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