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1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The module will take students through the foundations of multinational management; revisit the theories of international trade, strategic marketing management and issues on culture, international human resources management, some aspects of leadership, and introduction to corporate social responsibility and ethics when done managing internationally. The issues addressed in this module take on a case study approach as there is no right or wrong way in managing. It is an opportunity to gauge how students approach the topic called ―business elective. Cases will be introduced in every sub-module. Students are expected to have done background research on these cases before they come to class. This can be achieved through the case studies and presentations that you have formed at the start of the semester.
2. Course content
No.
Content
Time allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) in the class
Essays, exercise, Assignments...
Self-study with lecturer’s
tutorials
Lecture
Practice,
Seminar, case study…
1
Nature of International Business
2
1
1.5
5.5
1, 2, 4, 7, 9 - 14
2, 3
Foundations of multinational management
4
2
3
11
1, 2, 4, 7, 9 - 14
4, 5
Theories of international trade
4
2
3
11
1- 4, 6, 7, 9 - 14
6, 7
Strategic marketing
management of multinational business
4
2
3
11
1, 2, 4, 7, 9 - 14
8, 9
Export & Import Practices
4
2
3
11
1- 4, 6, 7, 9 - 14
10,
11
International Human Resources Management
4
2
3
11
1- 4, 6, 7, 9 - 14
12,
13
Differences across countries
4
2
3
11
1- 4, 6, 7, 9 - 14
14,
15
Leadership perspectives in multinational management
4
2
3
11
1, 2, 4, 7, 9 - 14
Total (hours)
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment:
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attendance checking orally or in writing; Individual assignments; Group presentations
Random attendance checking.
Attandance check, Individual assignments, Group presentations carry equal weights
1-10
10%
Summative
Mid-term assessment
(can be done in one of two ways: Group assignments or mid-term test)
Group assignments:
Students register to work in groups of 4 or 5 students.
Mid-term group assessment is based on the submission of one group assignment at the end of the module. Topics may be in the form of case studies or analysis of an issue related to the content of the module
Group assignment requirements:
- Format: Assignment from 15-20 pages A4.
- Content: the topic suggested by the lecturer, students can propose but must be approved by the lecturer.
- Criteria:
+ Address research questions clearly and reasonably (2 points)
+ Logical analysis, well solving the problem, giving real examples (5 points)
+ Diverse and diversified references (1 point)
+ Clear language and citation (2 points)
Total: 10 points
1-10
30%
Midterm test
Short questions, case studies, exercises…
1-10
30%
Final exam
Written exam, including problem solving questions/ assignments and/ or multiple choice questions.
Maximum duration: 90 mins
The whole course
- Form: exercises, case studies
- Content: Issues have been studied
- Time: Not more than 90 minutes
- Criteria
Exercises: 6 points
Case studies: 4 points
Total: 10 points
1-10
60%
Total
100%
- Grading rubrics for individual’s/group’s written assignment/report
Criteria
CLO
Weighted average
Levels of Assessment
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
8,5-10
7-8,4
5,5-6,9
4,0-5,4
<4
Format
1 – 10
20%
All assignment format’s requirements are met with a professional look. No spelling & grammar errors; well-presented tables & graphs; and sources are adequately cited.
Assignment format has professional look but may have some format and spelling errors
Assignment has format, spelling and grammar errors. Sources are not adequately cited.
Assignment is sparsely written with many errors of format, spacing, spelling and grammar.
Assignment is carelessly written with many format errors; and fails to meet format’s requirements.
Writing style
1 – 10
20%
Writing is very clear, coherent, logically organized and interesting. Main ideas are well developed and supported throughout the paper.
Writing is good with clear ideas, but some parts are not logical.
Writing is unclear with some incoherent and vague ideas
Substandard writing which lacks logical organization. Ideas are vague with little evidence of critical thinking
Poor writing with mainly “copy and paste” ideas.
Content
1 – 10
50%
Content meets assignment requirements very well, and indicates the synthesis, expansion and in-depth analysis of ideas. No sign of plagiarism
Content meets assignment requirements without sign of plagiarism. However, content does not indicate the expansion of ideas.
Content basically meets assignment requirements without sign of plagiarism. But some parts of content are inadequate
Content just meets the minimum requirement of assignment, without sign of plagiarism. But the analysis is underdeveloped and unoriginal.
Content strays from the main topic; or plagiarism is over 20%
Reference
1 – 10
10%
A variety of sources are adequately and correctly cited.
A variety of sources are included, but there are some format errors and incorrect citations.
Sources are reasonable but lack diversity. There are quite a few format errors and incorrect citation.
Sources lack of diversity. There are many format errors and incorrect citations.
The writing does not use adequate research reference. There are many format errors and incorrect citation.
Member contribution
1 – 10
Based on peer review
Active and adequate participation. Proactively working to meet deadline set by group.
Quite active and adequate participation. However, there is a delay in meeting group deadlines.
Not really proactive when participating. There is a delay in meeting group deadlines.
Just participate in a small part of group work. Not proactive when participating
Little or no participation. Shows no responsibility with work and often fails to meet deadlines.
Note:
The lecturer instructs group members to conduct peer review on a scale of 1 to 10, based upon the contribution of each member to group work. The grade of each member will be adjusted according to the peer review which reflects this member’s contribution and participation.
- Grading rubrics for individual/group presentation
Criteria
CLO
Weighted Average
Levels of Assessment
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
8,5-10
7-8,4
5,5-6,9
4,0-5,4
<4
Presentation Organization
1 – 10
10%
Clear and coherent organization which is easy and pleasant to follow
Quite clear organization which is easy to follow
Presentation organization is not clear and difficult to follow
Presentation organization is unclear and incoherent
Presentation organization is unclear, incoherent and difficult to follow.
Presentation Content
1 – 10
50%
The content is very clear, coherent, and interesting. Main ideas are well developed and supported throughout the presentation
Content is good with clear ideas, but some parts are not logical
Content is unclear with some incoherent and vague main ideas
Substandard content which lacks logical organization. Ideas are vague with little evidence of critical thinking
Poor content with “copy and paste”, incoherent ideas
Presentation skills
1 – 10
10%
Good and clear presentation, using body language to effectively attract and interact with audience
Clear presentation with body language, but inadequate interaction with audience
Mediocre presentation without body language and inadequate interaction with audience
Substandard presentation without body language and inadequate interaction with audience
Poor presentation without body language and inadequate interaction with audience
Q & A
1 – 10
10%
Fluently answer all questions from audience
Answer about 2/3 questions from audience
Answer about 1/2 questions from audience
Answer about 1/3 questions from audience
Unable to answer any questions from audience
Use of media
1 – 10
10%
PPT is clear, relevant, and well-designed. Handouts are provided to audience
PPT is well-designed and easy to follow
PPT is simple
PPT is poorly designed and hard to follow
None
Presentation time
1 – 10
5%
Stay on time
Over ¼ time limit
Over 1/3 time limit
Over ½ time limit
Double time limit
Dress code
1 – 10
5%
Formal and professional dress code
Formal and neat dress code
Casual and informal dress code
Casual dress code
Unsuitable and impolite dress code.