International Business

MATS22302 International Business 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 5 Hsin-Ju Tsai Unit coordinator Department of Materials 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 The unit will introduce the cultural, economic, political environment of international business; internationalisation strategies and the management of international business. <div>The unit will introduce the cultural, economic, political environment of international business; internationalisation strategies and the management of international business. Student should be able to:<ul> <li>Identify how cultural variables affect business and examine how firms can anticipate and cope with cultural differences</li> <li>Discuss how various economic, political, and legal systems affect business</li> <li>Illustrate internationalisation from theoretical perspectives</li> <li>Examine the managerial issues related to strategic planning, human resources management, global supply chain in an international context.</li></ul> </div><div> </div>  <div>This handbook should be read in conjunction with the Department of Materials Undergraduate or Postgraduate Programme Handbook – due to the move from Canvas to Canvas this link is not currently available but once available, it will be distributed.  The unit is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of the environment in which international business operates and of the business practices required to compete successfully in global markets. This unit aims to give an overview of challenges and opportunities of competing in the global marketplace. The unit will help students develop the decision-making skills associated with managing different aspects of international business. </div>  A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections:<ul><li>Knowledge and understanding</li><li>Intellectual skills</li><li>Practical skills</li><li>Transferable skills and personal qualities</li></ul> Contributing to developing programme learning outcomes and the assessment of:<ul> <li value="1.1"> Identify how cultural variables and environmental factors affecting international activities</li> <li value="1.2"> Discuss the management of business functional operations in an international context <ul> <li> Systematically describe, analyse and appraise the structure of global fashion, textiles and related industries, with focus on the emerging issues of markets, services, consumer expectations within the macro-environment.</li> <li> Confidently distinguish the key elements of contemporary challenges and issues in fashion and textiles and use these systematically in strategic planning of operational responses.</li> <li> Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of key aspects of management theory in relation to management of organisations for example people management and information systems.</li> </ul> </li></ul> 2.1       Analyse international situations and evaluate contemporary issues in international business2.2       Discuss challenges of conducting business in global contextContributing to developing programme learning outcomes and the assessment of:<ul> <li style="margin-left: 36pt;">Identify and conceptualise appropriate theories, applying them to the fashion and textile industry.</li> <li style="margin-left: 36pt;">Synthesise, assess and evaluate information and data from appropriate sources and use these to make informed, independent judgments and decision making in relation to technical product and/or business contexts.</li> <li style="margin-left: 36pt;">Exercise original thinking and independent learning to design and execute a project to evaluate and analyse a business concept or a technical aspect of garment or textiles products.</li></ul> 3.1       Review how international business adjusts management practices in global contextContributing to developing programme learning outcome and the assessment of:<ul> <li>Act Autonomously with limited supervision or direction within negotiated guidelines, individually and as part of a team.</li> <li>Identify and employ appropriate sources of information.</li></ul> <ul> <li>4.1       Identify and evaluate relevant issues and information to generate possible solutions to the problems based on well-reasoned rationalesContributing to developing programme learning outcome and the assessment of:</li> <li>An ability to act ethically and communicate appropriately in a variety of complex and unpredictable contexts.</li> <li>An ability to plan, manage and evaluate the investigation into and acquisition of new knowledge.</li> <li>Clear and effective communication, using a range of styles and employing various media appropriate to the context.</li></ul> <div> Lectures will be used to introduce the concepts, principles and practices in global environment. Seminars will provide opportunities for students to become fluent in the concepts and principles developed in lectures; and to develop competence in the application of these to a broad range of examples and case studies.The unit is supported through the use of the Blackboard learning environment which will include formative assessment tasks. </div>  1 Written exam 100% Written and verbal - Summative feedback will be available upon request after the appropriate Exam Board has ratified results.   MATS22302 cannot be taken if a student is taking MATS22702 N <ul><li>Collinson, S., Narula, R., Qamar, A., & Rugman, A. M. (2020). International business (8th Edition.). Pearson.</li><li>Daniels, J., Radebaugh, L., & Sullivan, D. (2018). International Business, Global Edition (16th ed.). Pearson.</li></ul> Lectures 12 0 88