International Business and Emerging Markets (MSc 2) (P03093)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SBE-P-IBEM2

This course is specifically designed to provide practical as well as analytical tools for students to engage with real business issues in considering and planning operations in the contexts of emerging markets. Two major perspectives are highlighted. One addresses the issues for companies from industrialised countries seeking to enter and/or operate effectively in emerging markets. The other addresses the challenges facing domestic enterprises within emerging economies (and developing countries more generally) in seeking to build global competitiveness.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (School of Business and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central
Tutorial	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course students will be expected to:
Knowledge and Understanding
(a) Have gained knowledge of an international business operation in a specific economy for which students have chosen to investigate and develop a business plan.
(b) Understand the challenges / opportunities facing foreign investors seeking to operate in a selected emerging market; and/or the issues facing indigenous enterprises seeking to grasp opportunities to compete globally.

Cognitive Skills
(c) Display a critical appreciation of the key issues involved in applying to a specific emerging market (or developing country) generic and ?best-practice? models, concepts and strategies based on the prior experiences of multinational corporations in developed economies.
(d) Demonstrate ability in developing a business plan.
(e) Be able to work independently as well as in groups in reviewing literature, searching for information and data.
(f) Demonstrate skills in interdisciplinary analysis, drawing upon different empirical sources, analytical perspectives and disciplines in proposing responses to match the complexity of the issues under examination.

Assessment Information

A written group report on the business plan, not exceeding 8,000 words to be submitted in Week 11 (worth 30% of the total mark)

A group presentation of the business plan and oral defence of your plan, maximum 30 minutes in Week 11, (worth 20% of total marks)

Individual components of the written report, assessed individually (worth 50% of the total mark)