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Title | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ||
Code | ULMS516 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr V Gkotsis Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship V.Gotsis@liverpool.ac.uk |
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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
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120 mins X 1 totaling 12
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60 mins X 1 totaling 6
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Private Study | 120 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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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 | 0 | 10 | ||||
Individual assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 1 | 0 | 90 |
Aims |
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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 |
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(LO1) Understand key areas of the economics of foreign trade and investment; |
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(LO2) Understand foundational definitions, concepts and theories in international business and communicate these ideas in verbal and written forms; |
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(LO3) Develop an understanding of the activities of multinational firms including the economic and business drivers of these activities; |
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(LO4) Develop an awareness of the global business environment; |
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(LO5) Critically apply theories and concepts to empirical situations. |
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(S1) International awareness |
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(S2) Communication skills |
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(S3) Time management |
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(S4) Commercial awareness |
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(S5) Research skills |
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(S6) Ethical awareness |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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2 hour lecture x 6 weeks Students will be expected to undertake independent reading and research around the topics presented in lectures. |
Syllabus |
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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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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |