Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LM International Business
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Strategy and Int Business
Module Code	07 38165
Module Lead	Professor John Bryson
Level	Masters Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Practical Classes and workshops-20 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	The module introduces students to international business focusing on exploring the drivers and risks related to internationalisation, international business theory and different ways in which international business is organised. The module explores all types of international business – small firms to complex transnational companies, manufacturing and services, platform-based businesses, and different national contexts. The emphasis placed on different national contexts is positioned within an analysis that highlights the importance of understanding interactions between place and space and international business or the local contexts within which international business is practiced. The module develops a comparative and critical analysis of international business theory and encourages students to apply theory to practice using case studies. Theory is explored in the context of application to support practice by identifying and exploring the drivers, challenges and risks related to international business practice.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Assess and critically evaluate the drivers and risks behind international business in the context of the complex nature of international business environment. Explain and review advances in international business theory. Appraise and compare different approaches to understanding international business. Apply international business theory to understanding international business in place and across space. Critical thinking and judgement skills, systematically applied to different international business scenarios and/or simulations.
Assessment	38165-01 : Individual digital artefact assignment : Coursework (50%) 38165-02 : Individual written report : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: (1500 word equivalent) individual digital artefact assignment (50%). (1500 word equivalent) individual case study analysis – written report (50%). Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s): (1500 word equivalent) individual digital artefact assignment (50%). AND/OR(1500 word equivalent) individual case study analysis – written report (50%).
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