Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Online Teaching Period 2 2023-24 |
B | Online Teaching Period 6 2023-24 |
This module provides an introduction to contemporary issues in international business. The module is designed to develop awareness and understanding of the major issues businesses are confronted with when trading goods and services across national borders. The module introduces core theories of international business, trade, and investment exploring how firms, states, markets, and the institutions of global governance interact to shape the contemporary international business environment.
Academic and graduate skills
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
Subject content
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework 2,500 word assignment |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework 2,500 word assignment |
N/A | 100 |
Students will receive regular feedback on formative weekly activities and on the formative assessment. They will also receive a feedback sheet with detailed comments on the summative assessment explaining how they performed in relation to the assessment criteria. Turnaround time for summative assessment is 4 weeks. At the end of term, the module leader will develop a report about the module and the students’ performance which, once approved by the Board of Exams, will be uploaded onto VLE and made accessible to students.
Cairns, George, and Martyna Sliwa. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about International Business. Sage, 2017.>