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Title INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Code ULMS516
Coordinator Dr V Gkotsis
Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship
V.Gotsis@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

12

      6

30
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
120 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
      60 mins X 1 totaling 6
 
 
Private Study 120
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Individual assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 1    10       
Individual assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 1    90       

Aims

To introduce key definitions, concepts, theories and topics in international business;

To provide students with an overview of the analytical tools available for analysis of the global business environment;

To provide students with an overview of the analytical tools available for an evaluation of the international firm as it operates in the global business environment;

To provide opportunities for the practical application of theories, concepts and analytical frameworks to an international business.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Understand key areas of the economics of foreign trade and investment;

(LO2) Understand foundational definitions, concepts and theories in international business and communicate these ideas in verbal and written forms;

(LO3) Develop an understanding of the activities of multinational firms including the economic and business drivers of these activities;

(LO4) Develop an awareness of the global business environment;

(LO5) Critically apply theories and concepts to empirical situations.

(S1) International awareness

(S2) Communication skills

(S3) Time management

(S4) Commercial awareness

(S5) Research skills

(S6) Ethical awareness


Teaching and Learning Strategies

2 hour lecture x 6 weeks
2 hour seminar x 6 weeks
1 hour group learning x 6 weeks
120 hours self-directed learning

Students will be expected to undertake independent reading and research around the topics presented in lectures.


Syllabus

 

Indicative:

Understanding the Multinational Enterprise;

International trade;

Governmental intervention in international trade;

The economical approach towards institutions and culture;

The sociological approach towards institutions and culture;

Internationalization-, the structure-, and strategic choices of the MNE.


Recommended Texts

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