MGMT332-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

International Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 27 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 12 October 2018

Description

This course deals with management of businesses operating internationally. It will mainly cover issues relating to culture, communication, and human resources management in a global context, along with strategy and execution.

Relationship to other courses
This course builds on the foundation laid in MGMT221 International Business. This course will help students get an endorsed degree in International Business. The course is also useful for students wishing to enter the Masters Programme in Management. It complements other stage three courses; MGMT301 International Marketing Strategy, MGMT324 International Entrepreneurship and MGMT320 Strategic Management.

Workload
Lectures 82
Reflective Journal 15
Mid-term test 21
Final Exam 32
Total 150

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. understand how to  communicate and make decisions in cross-cultural settings.
2. understand social and ethical issues relating to managing in an international context.
3. explain the development and execution of strategy in global settings.
4. discuss human resource aspects of global management.


Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Learning Goals:
1. Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of commerce.
2. Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems.
3. Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives.
4. Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Tyron Love

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Reflection Journal (five entries; 4% each) 20% Reflection Journal (five entries; 4% each)
Mid-term Test 14 Aug 2018 30% Mid-term Test
Final Examination 50% Final Examination


Assessment One: Reflective Journal (20%)
Content assessed: all weeks
Due: weeks 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

There will be five reflective journal entries in this course. These will be 500 word fortnightly reflections.  Each reflection will ask students to look back on the previous weeks’ lectures, readings and group work.  A reflective journal question will be set one week prior to each submission’s due date. Students are asked to submit – through LEARN (as a word file attachment) – a response to all 5 questions. Each submission must be within one week of the question date. Each reflective journal submission is worth 4% accumulating to a maximum of 20% max over the duration of the assessment. Requirements concerning the reflective journals will be explained in class.

Assessment Two: Mid-term Test (30%)
Content assessed: weeks 1-4
Date: in class during week 5

The term test will consist of 6 short-answer questions (all compulsory to complete) and two essay questions from which students can choose one. The test will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4. The test will be undertaken in examination conditions. That is, only pens, student ID card and water bottle will be allowed on the desk during the test. No pencil cases, mobile phones, calculators or dictionaries will be allowed. Students must not forget to bring their student ID card.

Assessment Three: Final Exam (50%)
Content assessed: weeks 5-12
Date: TBA, exam period

The final exam will be comprehensive covering many aspects of the course. The final exam will consist of eight short-answer questions and three essay questions from which students can choose two. The final exam will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 5-12.

Grading
The marks for each piece of assessment may be standardized before a final grade is determined.

Textbooks / Resources

Link to purchase the e-copy International management : managing across borders and cultures : text and cases; 9th edition.

E-text available

Notes

Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.

Departmental Academic Policies
The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty.  All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $790.00

International fee $3,350.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .

All MGMT332 Occurrences

  • MGMT332-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018