COURSE SYLLABUS
International Management, 7.5 credits
International Management, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2017
Course Code: MGFN13
Confirmed by: Council for Undergraduate and Masters Education Jan 4, 2013
Revised by: Examiner Aug 15, 2017
Valid From: Oct 23, 2017
Version: 3
Reg number:IHH 2017/2989-313
Education Cycle: First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain: Social sciences
Subject group: FE1
Specialised in: G2F
Main field of study: Business Administration

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

On completion of the course the students will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. describe and discuss global competence and the required skills
2. describe and discuss the factors driving change in the international business environment

Skills and abilities

1. practice cross-cultural interactions in multinational teams
2. utilize relevant analytical tools to address issues of relevance to international management practice

Judgement and approach

1. critically evaluate relevant academic literature
2. understand and evaluate challenges which companies with (planned) international activities might be facing

Contents

Organizations across the world no longer work in an environment defined by national boundaries.
Changing patterns of global competition, knowledge transfer, and transnational co-operation are redefining the rules of the international business game. International managers have to cope with the need for simultaneously achieving global effectiveness and local responsiveness. Multinational enterprises seek to transcend their cultural embeddedness and ethnocentric frameworks.
Therefore, the objective of this course is to understand the knowledge, perspectives, and skills that global managers need to work effectively in different cultural environments and with people from all over the world. To fulfil this aim, this course explores organizational strategies, structures and processes for cross-border activities, as well as ways to address, coordinate and exploit the diversity of values, resources and cultures when managing international activities and the challenges deriving from it.
The major components of this course are as follows:

Type of instruction

Lectures, case based seminars, project work, simulation game. In addition to class contact, students will devote extensive time to independent study and project work.

The teaching is conducted in English.

Prerequisites

60 credits in Business Administration or Economics including an introductory course to organization theory or strategy (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded A, B, C, D, E, FX or F.

Knowledge and understanding 1: Written exam
Knowledge and understanding 2: Written exam
Skills and abilities 1: Case seminars and simulation game
Skills and abilities 2: Case seminars and written exam
Judgement and approach 1: Course project
Judgement and approach 2: Case seminars, course project and written exam
Written exam 60%, course project 30%, seminars & simulation game 10%.

Registration of examination:
Name of the TestValueGrading
Examination17.5 creditsA/B/C/D/E/FX/F
1 Determines the final grade of the course, which is issued only when all course units have been passed.

Course evaluation

It is the responsibility of the examiner to ensure that each course is evaluated. At the outset of the course, evaluators must be identified (elected) among the students. The course evaluation is carried out continuously as well as at the end of the course. On the completion of the course the course evaluators and course examiner discuss the course evaluation and possible improvements. A summary report is created and archived. The reports are followed up by program directors and discussed in program groups and with relevant others (depending on issue e.g. Associate Dean of Education, Associate Dean of faculty, Director of PhD Candidates, Dean and Director of Studies). The next time the course runs, students should be informed of any measures taken to improve the course based on the previous course evaluation..

Other information

Academic integrity
JIBS students are expected to maintain a strong academic integrity. This implies to behave within the boundaries of academic rules and expectations relating to all types of teaching and examination.
Copying someone else’s work is a particularly serious offence and can lead to disciplinary action. When you copy someone else’s work, you are plagiarizing. You must not copy sections of work (such as paragraphs, diagrams, tables and words) from any other person, including another student or any other author. Cutting and pasting is a clear example of plagiarism. There is a workshop and online resources to assist you in not plagiarizing called the Interactive Anti-Plagiarism Guide.
Other forms of breaking academic integrity include (but are not limited to) adding your name to a project you did not work on (or allowing someone to add their name), cheating on an examination, helping other students to cheat and submitting other students work as your own, and using non-allowed electronic equipment during an examination. All of these make you liable to disciplinary action.

Course literature

Literature