Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

The aims of the module are: to develop a Critical understanding of major trends and issues in Global business; to increase understanding of how global firms analyse their business environment; to experience and develop an understanding of multi-disciplinary management; using an international issue based assignment/project, to develop skills in project management and decision making, teamwork and business research.

Principal learning outcomes

By the end of the module you should be able to: appreciate the importance and impact of political, economic, social and cultural factors; understand the business analytical approaches of global firms to the features and influences of the business environment; analyse desk research; combine and compare disciplinary knowledge; integrate different fields of knowledge in the analysis of business and management problems; work in teams to research and prepare a presentation; develop written and oral skills in business presentation and communication; develop a holistic perception of global challenges in the 21st century; produce integrative analysis; investigate using business desk research.

Timetabled teaching activities

3 x 2 hour lectures, 7 x 1 hour seminars

Departmental link

http://www.wbs.ac.uk/students/undergraduate/

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
12 CATS (Module code: IB250-12)
A1 (Assessed work only)	Individual Assignment (2000 words)	60%
	Proposal (3000 words)	40%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

• Undergraduate International Business (N140) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with French (N1R1) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with German (N1R2) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with Italian (N1R3) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with Spanish (N1R4) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (N201) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N202) - Year 2
• BSc in International Management (N203) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Management (with Foundation Year) (N20A) - Year 3
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N210) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (N230) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N231) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (N250) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N251) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) (N4N4) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (NN35) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme) (NN36) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme) (NN37) - Year 2

Optional Core

N/A

Optional

• Undergraduate Information Systems Management and Innovation (N211) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Information Systems Management and Innovation (with Intercalated Year) (N214) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Information Systems Management and Innovation (with Intercalated Year) (N214) - Year 3