GRA 6342 International Business Environment - RESIT EXAMINATION

APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017

GRA 6342 International Business Environment - RESIT EXAMINATION


Responsible for the course
Heidi Wiig Aslesen

Department
Department of Strategy

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
6

Language of instruction
English

Introduction


    Learning outcome
    The purpose of this course is to give a balanced and empirical perspective on the topic of globalization focusing on the longer-term underlying processes of global economic change in which currents events can be better understood. One aim of the course is to demonstrate the fundamentally relational nature of globalization processes by focusing explicitly on global production networks (GPN) and global innovation networks (GIN) and to emphasize the power-laden dynamics of the interactions between companies, political systems, consumers, labour and civil society organizations – and their geography – highlighting both the institutional and spatial context of globalization. Another aim is to give insights into new empirical developments and to incorporate new ideas on the shaping and reshaping of production, distribution and consumption in the global economy. The third aim is to provide arguments about the impacts of globalization processes on people, places and the environment and the more ethical aspects of globalization processes. In general this course will provide students with dynamic perspectives on how the global economy works and what its effect are. There will be a special focus on emerging economies, especially China.

    Prerequisites

    All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.

    Compulsory reading
    Books:
    Dicken, Peter. 2015. Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy. 7th ed. Sage. 550

    Other:
    SELECTED ARTICLES


    Recommended reading

    Course outline
    The course covers 4 main topics; 1) The shifting countours of the global economy 2) How the actors, institutions and processes that make the global economy interact to produce global production networks 3) Case studies of different sectors to illustrate ways in which these processes actually operate 4) Winning and losing in the global economy and how nations and regions are able to capture value in global networks.


    Computer-based tools
    Not applicable

    Learning process and workload
    A course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of 160-180 hours.
    Lectures, cases, group work and discussions.

    A central learning element of the course is the term paper project which will be conducted in small groups. The term paper should preferably be conducted by groups of three students, but we also allow individual assignments.

    Please note that it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/It's learning or text book.


    Examination
    The course grade will be based on one term paper.


    Form of assessment Weight Group size
    Term paper 100% Optional (individual or group of max 3 students)

    Specific information regarding student assessment will be provided in class. This information may be relevant to requirements for term papers or other hand-ins, and/or where class participation can be one of several components of the overall assessment. Candidates may be called in for an oral hearing as a verification/control of written assignments.

    Examination code(s)
    GRA 63421 term paper accounts for 100 % of the final grade in the course GRA 6342.

    Examination support materials

    Permitted examination support materials for written examinations are detailed under examination information in the student portal @bi. The section on support materials and the use of calculators and dictionaries should be paid special attention to.

    Re-sit examination
    It is only possible to retake an examination when the course is next taught. The assessment in some courses is based on more than one exam code. Where this is the case, you may retake only the assessed components of one of these exam codes. All retaken examinations will incur an additional fee. Please note that you need to retake the latest version of the course with updated course literature and assessment. Please make sure that you have familiarised yourself with the latest course description.

    Additional information
    Honour code. Academic honesty and trust are important to all of us as individuals, and are values that are integral to BI's honour code system. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with the honour code system, to which the faculty is deeply committed. Any violation of the honour code will be dealt with in accordance with BI’s procedures for academic misconduct. Issues of academic integrity are taken seriously by everyone associated with the programmes at BI and are at the heart of the honour code. If you have any questions about your responsibilities under the honour code, please ask. The learning platform itslearning is used in the teaching of all courses at BI. All students are expected to make use of itslearning.

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