Postgraduate Course: Outward Investment from Emerging Markets (20 credit version) (CMSE11144)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is aimed to provide students with an overview of the scholarly conventions on outward investment from emerging markets. It also aims to provide students with an appreciation of additional complexities and challenges of international business for firms from emerging economies. The course covers a wide range of materials relating to major emerging markets with the major focus on major emerging economies (BRICs ¿ Brazil, Russia, India and China)
The course is divided into ten sessions on some of the general issues driving outward investment from emerging markets, including development strategy, government policy, global economic integration, geographical distribution of FDI, global competitiveness and global business revolution, entry strategy at firm level and challenges for both firms and governments of developing economies.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Other Study Hours 166,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
other study
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The assessment methods for the course consist of two parts:
(1) Group presentation which counts for 20% of the total mark; and
(2) Individual assignment which counts for 80% of the total mark.
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
> understand specific issues associated with globalisation and development strategy for emerging economies;
> explain specific features and business environment of major emerging markets;
> summarise major changes in the world economy and patterns of outflows of FDI from emerging markets;
> identify challenges that firms and governments in the developing countries are facing in the era of global business evolution;
> evaluate appropriate entry strategies for firms operating in international markets.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | OIEM 20cr |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ling Liu
Tel: (0131 6)51 1429
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: |
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