Week 1 Assessments
By Day 1 (Thursday), submit the
Academic Integrity Declaration
By Day 1 (Thursday), submit your
Personal Introduction to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key
Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your
Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to
your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise:
Introduction to international business
International business has burgeoned in
recent times in all industry sectors. In your reading this week, you will have
identified some of the key factors that led to this growth.
Select an organisation that you are
familiar with that has developed through its commitment to international
business. Then, identify the critical factors that you read about this week
that were the most significant in its growth. Why did do you feel these factors
were the most significant in the company’s growth? And what can you, as a
business practitioner, learn from their actions to take forward in your career?
To prepare for this Key Concept
Exercise:
Read the Required Learning Resources
for Week 1.
Think about the key elements in growth
factors of international business.
Consider international trade theories.
To complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word response,
address the following issues/questions:
Identify key elements in business globalisation presented in this week’s
Learning Resources.
In formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
What is globalisation? Why is globalisation important even to firms that do not
have any international involvement at present? How does globalisation affect
the consumer? The employee?
What are the major theories of international trade?
How applicable are those theories in today’s environment?
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing your responses you should
synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use examples of the
theories in action in a real organisation about which you have read or one in
which you have worked.
Be sure to read over your Key Concept
Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the spelling and
grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you use when
providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
The Key Concept Exercise for this week
is not graded, but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to help you
improve your work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn from your
Instructor’s feedback. Give the assignment your full effort and ask for
clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
To submit your Key Concept Exercise to
Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 1 Key Concept
Exercise -- Turnitin - FF.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3–5 responses to your fellow
students in one or more of the following ways:
Supporting others’ views or providing
an alternative perspective on the key elements in international business.
Discussing ways your experiences are
similar or different within the scope of international business.
Extending the conversation into new but
relevant areas regarding international business and globalisation.
Ensure that you spread your
Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week. This will
help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and serve to meet
the learning objectives for each activity.
The Key Concept Exercise for this week
is not graded, but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to help you
improve your work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn from your
Instructor’s feedback. Give the assignment your full effort and ask for
clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
To access the Collaboration Forum,
click on the "Week 1 Collaboration Forum" link.
Week 2 Assessments
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the
Collaboration Forum
Until
Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your Personal Development Portfolio
Key Concept Exercise: FDI and its effects
Multinational
enterprises (MNEs) play a highly significant role in the growth of
international business and the spread of its benefits throughout countries and
communities across the world. Naturally there are organisations that have done
well while there are those that have not.
In
working out your responses to the Key Concept Exercise below, you should
research the topic from the text and suggested readings and do your own
independent research on the topic. Also, choose examples from your own
experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit
will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To
prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read
the Required Learning Resources for Week 2.
Consider
the theories and perspectives presented in weekly Learning Resources.
Reflect
upon the relationship between FDI and local productivity.
To
complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In
an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Analyse the theories and perspectives on foreign direct investment (FDI) and
its role in international business.
In formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
What are the various types of foreign direct investment (FDI)?
What are the strategic goals of multinational enterprises (MNEs) undertaking
FDI? Do they vary by market and industry?
What drives FDI distribution and patterns?
What advantages and disadvantages do MNEs have when they operate overseas
compared to local firms, and what are the essential capabilities with which a
successful MNE must be equipped?
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When
writing your responses you should synthesise the theory with real world
experience and use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation
about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be
sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your
Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language,
citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for
academic writing.
To
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 2 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post
3-5 replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Noting
how a colleague’s examples demonstrate the relative benefits of foreign direct
investment for multinational enterprises host.
Discussing
ways in which your experiences are similar or different regarding the
importance of the multinational enterprise as the channel for FDI.
Asking
insightful questions about your colleague’s interpretation of ideas from the
Learning Resources.
Extending
the conversation into new but relevant areas regarding the multinational
enterprises.
Ensure
that you spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of
each week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with
colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To
access the Collaboration Forum, click on the "Weeks 2 Collaboration
Forum" link.
Personal Development Portfolio: Reflecting on your Personal
Development Portfolio
Your
PDP will be a document you will regularly revisit throughout your programme; be
sure to keep it in an accessible place so you can update it with new goals,
reflections on your learning and plans for further study, development and
research.
For
this module, recommended focus areas include:
Improving
your understanding of how international trade theory is applicable in modern
business environment
Increasing
your knowledge of some of the factors that impact on an organisation’s capacity
to operate and prosper in the international market
Developing
an appreciation of your potential to contribute to your organization’s
international expansion plan
To
prepare for this PDP assignment, review the module’s content alongside your
PDP.
To
complete this PDP assignment:
By
Day 7 (Wednesday)
Prepare
a brief submission (500 words) about how the module will help you advance your
personal development, focusing on topics of particular interest to you.
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your PDP Assignment.
This
assignment is not graded, but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to
help you improve your work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn
from your Instructor's feedback. Give the assignment your full effort and ask
for clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
The
final submission of all three sections will be in Week 8.
To
submit your initial response to Turnitin, click on the
"View/Complete" link for Week 2 Personal Development Portfolio --
Turnitin - FF.
Week 3 Assessments
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the
Collaboration Forum
Until
Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: Environments of international business
There
are many elements which impact an organisation’s capacity to work in a
particular international environment, and these factors will vary from market
to market and from organisation to organisation.
In
working out your response to the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the
topic of international environment from the text, suggested readings and your
own independent research on the topic. Also, choose examples from your own
experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit
will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To
prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read
the Required Learning Resources for Week 3.
Reflect
on the cases presented in the Peng article.
In
your analysis, consider the cultural environment for international business in
your own country.
To
complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In
an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Critically
analyse the comparative competitiveness of countries based on this week’s
Learning Resources.
In
formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
Why do countries differ in their overall competitiveness in the global
marketplace?
Why is a country’s competitiveness more salient in some industries?
What roles should firms and individuals play in shaping a country’s
competitiveness?
What strategy should be adopted by a multinational company to fit in with this
environment?
What strategy should a multinational company adopt to fit in with this
environment?
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When
writing your responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world
experience and use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation
about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be
sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your
Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language,
citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for
academic writing.
To
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 3 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post
3–5 responses to your fellow students in one or more of the following ways:
Critically
evaluating the risks and issues currently facing organisations conducting
business globally.
Critically
evaluating a colleague’s proposed impacts of the cultural, political and legal
environments in target markets.
Asking
insightful questions about your colleague’s interpretation of ideas from the
Learning Resources.
Extending
the discussion into new but relevant areas regarding the risks and issues.
Ensure
that you spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of
each week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with
colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To
access the Collaboration Forum, click on the "Week 3 Collaboration
Forum" link.
Week
4 Assessments
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration
Forum
Until Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday) , submit your Individual Assignment
Key
Concept Exercise: Global financial management
This week you
have looked at many issues that impact global financial management, one of the
most telling is the impact of financial crises on organisations operating in
the global environment. It is important that you can identify what causes these
situations to develop and how we can best manage them for our organisations.
In this week’s
Key Concept Exercise you will analyse global integration and international
finance. In addition, you will evaluate the international monetary system.
In working out
your response to the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the topic of
global financial management in the text, suggested readings and your own
independent research on the topic. Also, choose examples from your own
experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit
will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
Required Learning Resources for Week 4.
Reflect on
global integration and international finance.
Consider the
international monetary system.
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By
Day 3 (Saturday)
In an
approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Critically
analyse the roles played by the World Trade Organization (WTO), International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in the world economy. In your analysis,
address global integration and international finance.
In formulating
your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
Why do their actions often generate hostility, and is it deserved?
What exchange rate systems are available today? Why do nations not use the same
exchange rate system?
What roles do the WTO, the World Bank and the IMF play in the world economy?
Are they ‘clubs’ of rich nations?
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing
your responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and
use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation about which you
have read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 4 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By
Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3–5
responses to your fellow students in one or more of the following ways:
Critically
evaluating the impact of the global financial crisis on the economies of
industrialised countries and emerging markets.
Critically
evaluating a colleague’s proposed impacts of the role of exchange rate systems
and the international capital markets.
Evaluate the
threats posed to international business by recurring financial crises.
Asking
insightful questions about your colleague’s interpretation of ideas from the
Learning Resources.
Extending the
discussion into new but relevant areas regarding the financial crises.
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week.
This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and
serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To access the
Collaboration Forum, click on the "Weeks 4 Collaboration Forum" link.
Individual
Assignment: International expansion plan
To support this
module’s aim of helping you examine business entry into foreign markets and to
allow you to analyse how successful business leaders operate globally, this
2-part Individual Assignment asks you to think about a specific example of
international business expansion and to design a business plan to accomplish
it.
You may choose
an expansion opportunity in your own organisation or in an existing
organisation of interest to you. The expansion could involve outsourcing inputs
to your business (i.e. building a factory for your business in another
country), expanding your product or service into a new international market or
creating a partnership with a business in another country.
After you have
identified your international expansion opportunity, develop a plan to guide
your efforts. Your plan should cover the factors listed below and should draw
upon the material covered in this module. Make sure you use some examples from
your readings of organisations that have handled a similar situation, what they
did and whether or not it worked.
You will
document your plan in a paper. The purpose of this paper is for you to
demonstrate your understanding of the material covered in this module through a
practical application. Your paper should be a business plan for international
expansion that demonstrates an awareness of the key factors a business should
consider, the risks involved and the expected outcomes of the endeavour.
On page 346 of
your text is the case study of Spreadshirt, an innovative online clothing
manufacturer. It is a good example of how successful business leaders operate
both globally and locally. This Assignment asks you to think about the specific
example of how you could use the Spreadshirt model in an environment that you
are familiar with. You may choose an expansion opportunity in your own
organisation or in an existing organisation of interest to you.
After you have
identified your international expansion opportunity, develop a plan to guide
your efforts using the Spreadshirt format. This plan should help guide your
efforts to achieve your objective.
Please note
that this Assignment is split into two submissions. The final submission will
be in Week 7.
To prepare for
this Individual Assignment:
Review the
literature from this module so that you can demonstrate an understanding of key
concepts and then synthesise, compare and contrast key ideas from the
literature on international business topics relevant to your expansion plan.
Review, on page
346 of your text, the Spreadshirt case study.
To complete
this Individual Assignment:
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Submit a draft
of at least 1,000 words that includes these components:
Description of
the venture assessment of associated theories
Strategy
formation
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your individual Assignment.
Be sure to read
over your Individual Assignment before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
This assignment
is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
To submit your
initial response to Turnitin, click on the "View/Complete" link for
Week 4 Individual Assignment – Turnitin
Week 5 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise
to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial
Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’
in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: International
business strategies
This week you will discover that there are many
elements that need to be considered by an organisation heading into the
international business environment and that good preparation and planning are
critical elements for success.
For this Key Concept Exercise you will analyse the
strategies available for business in an international business environment. You
will also evaluate strategies used by organisations to gather appropriate data.
In working out your response to the Key Concept
Exercise, you should research the topic from the text, suggested readings and
your own independent research on the topic. Also, choose examples from your own
experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit
will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies.
To prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the Required Learning Resources for Week 5.
Consider the choices to be made to maximise
opportunities for success.
To complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word response, address the
following issues/questions:
Evaluate the strategy of a well-known, multinational
company for organising and structuring its international operations.
In formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the
following questions:
What
strategies did it use?
How
did it implement them, and what were the results?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key
Concept Exercise.
When writing your responses you should synthesise the
theory with real-world experience and use examples of the theories in action in
a real organisation about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before
submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are
correct and the language, citing and referencing you use when providing your
opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click
the "View/Complete" link for Week 5 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3–5 replies to your classmates’ posts in the
Collaboration Forum by:
Discussing strategies used by organisations to gather
appropriate data.
Noting areas of divergence or convergence when
discussing strategies used by organisations to gather appropriate data.
Discussing ways in which your experiences are similar
or different in regards to data collection methods.
Asking probing questions to learn more about your
colleagues’ views.
Extending the conversation into new but relevant areas
regarding the role and dangers of data collection methods available to
organisations in international business.
Ensure that you spread your Collaboration posts across
at least 3 separate days of each week. This will help maximise the value of
your Collaboration with colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives
for each activity.
To access the Collaboration Forum, click on the
"Week 5 Collaboration Forum" link.
Week 6 Assessments
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key
Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your
Collaboration Initial Response to the Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to
your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise:
International ethics and CSR
This week you discussed the importance
of ethics and corporate social responsibility to organisations operating in
international business. These elements are becoming increasingly important in
the success of both MNEs and SMEs.
For this Key Concept Exercise you
analyse the issues relating to ethics and corporate social responsibility for
an organisation. You also evaluate strategies used by organisations to develop
appropriate programs to address ethics and CSR issues.
In working out your response to the Key
Concept Exercise, you should research the topic from the text, suggested
readings and your own independent research on the topic as well. Also choose
examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases on the web that you
can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples
from real companies.
To prepare for this Key Concept
Exercise:
Read the Required Learning Resources
for Week 6.
Consider the issues related to ethics
and Corporate Social Responsibility.
To complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word response, address
the following issues/questions:
Critically analyse corporate social
responsibility-related issues.
Evaluate strategies that are used to develop ethics and CSR programmes.
In formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
What are the critical issues organisations face in terms of their corporate
social responsibility obligations?
How do they address these issues?
What mechanisms can they use to monitor on-going changes?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key
Concept Exercise.
When writing your responses you should
synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use examples of the
theories in action in a real organisation about which you have read or one in
which you have worked.
Be sure to read over your Key Concept
Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the spelling and
grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you use when
providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key Concept Exercise to
Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 6 Key Concept
Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5 replies to your colleagues’
posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Noting areas of divergence or convergence
in the role of ethics and CSR for organisations in international business.
Discussing ways your experiences are
similar or different in regards to ethics and CSR.
Asking probing questions to learn more
about your colleagues’ views on how organisations ensure that their operations
are both ethical and moral and what sort of structures need to be put in place
to ensure that an organisation’s commitment to ethical and moral behaviours is
implemented in its real-world environment.
Ensure that you spread your
Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week. This will
help maximise the value of your Collaboration with colleagues and serve to meet
the learning objectives for each activity.
To access the Collaboration Forum,
click on the "Week 6 Collaboration Forum" link.
Week 7 Assessments
By
Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the
Collaboration Forum
Until
Day 7 (Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By
Day 7 (Wednesday) , submit your Individual Assignment
Key Concept Exercise: Global marketing, supply chain and human
resources
This
week you discuss the three important areas for organisations operating in the
global business environment – marketing, production strategy and human
resources. These are all critical elements of success, as to be below standard
in any one of those will have important ramifications for the organisation.
To
prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:
Read
the Required Learning Resources for Week 7.
To
complete this Key Concept Exercise:
By
Day 3 (Saturday)
In
an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Choose
one of the three topics below:
Analyse
the effects of globalisation of the marketing function of an MNE. In your
opinion, what are the main issues to be considered in developing a successful
international marketing strategy? How do organisations overcome these issues to
ensure their marketing helps them to achieve their corporate objectives?
Explain your answer.
OR
Analyse
the key components in the production strategy of a typical multinational
company. Then explain the importance of production strategy to the achievement
of sustainable competitive advantage with regard to these key components. Use
examples of real organisations and how they achieve this.
OR
Analyse
the role played by human resource management in the successful implementation
of a global organisation’s international business strategy. What are some of
the issues, and how do organisations overcome them? Use real-world examples to
support your case.
Research
the topic from the text, suggested readings and your own independent research
on the topic. Also choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate
cases on the web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you
make to relevant examples from real companies.
In
formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the issues presented in your
chosen topic.
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When
writing your responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world
experience and use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation
about which you have read or one in which you have worked.
Be
sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your
Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language,
citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for
academic writing.
To
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 7 Key Concept Exercise – Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post
3-5 replies to your colleagues’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Noting
areas of divergence or convergence in human resource management for
organisations in international business.
Discussing
ways your experiences are similar or different regarding the role of marketing
and production strategies.
Asking
probing questions to learn more about your colleagues’ views on global
marketing, production strategy and human resources.
Extending
the conversation into new but relevant areas regarding this week’s topic.
Ensure
that you spread your Collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of
each week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with
colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To
access the Collaboration Forum, click on the "Week 7 Collaboration
Forum" link.
Individual Assignment: Business expansion plan
The
final part of your Individual Assignment is to bring together a plan for your
expansion opportunity.
In
Week 4, you identified a business expansion opportunity based on the
Spreadshirt model (see page 346 of your text), looked at some of the issues and
considered how Spreadshirt addressed them. The final part of your Individual
Assignment is to bring together a plan for your expansion opportunity. Review
the issues covered over this module for some of the mechanisms available to
you.
After
you have identified your international expansion opportunity, develop a plan to
guide your efforts. Your plan should cover the factors listed below and should
draw upon the material covered in this module.
You
will document your plan in a paper. The purpose of this paper is for you to
demonstrate your understanding of the material covered in this module through a
practical application. Your paper should be a business plan for international
expansion that demonstrates an awareness of the key factors a business should
consider, the risks involved and the expected outcomes of the endeavour.
To
prepare for this Individual Assignment:
Review
your business expansion opportunity from Week 4.
To
complete this Individual Assignment:
By
Day 7 (Wednesday)
Develop
a plan to guide your efforts.
Include
the following:
Executive
summary
Description
of the venture
Literature
review
Assessment
of associated theories
Strategy
formation
Operations
overview
Financial
overview
Approaches
to sustainability and ethics
Timeline
By
Day 7 (Wednesday), submit your Individual Assignment.
Be
sure to read over your Individual Assignment before submitting it to your
Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language,
citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for
academic writing.
This
assignment is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
To
submit your Individual Assignment to Turnitin, click the
"View/Complete" link for Week 7 Individual Assignment -- Turnitin.
Week
8 Assessments
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Collaboration Initial Response to the
Collaboration Forum
Until Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration
Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Personal Development Portfolio
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your UoL Satisfaction Survey.
Key
Concept Exercise: Emerging issues and risks
This week you
explore a number of important areas for organisations operating in the global
business environment that may present both threats and opportunities for them.
Without question these are all critical elements of success, for to be unaware
of or ignore the potential threat would be critical for the organisation.
In working out
your response to the Key Concept Exercise, you should research the topic from
the text, suggested readings and your own independent research on the topic as
well. Also choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases
on the web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make
to relevant examples from real companies.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
Required Learning Resources for Week 8.
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By
Day 3 (Saturday)
In an
approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
Choose one of the three topics below:
Assess the
impact that the Internet and e-commerce have had on international businesses
generally and one organisation that you are familiar with specifically. What
are the main opportunities and challenges these technologies have presented to
organisations? Explain your answer.
OR
Analyse the
effects of government corruption on FDI in emerging markets, giving specific
examples from your experiences or your readings. Evaluate the success, or
otherwise, of international efforts to limit this type of corruption.
OR
Analyse the key
elements that a country’s environmental policies have on companies operating in
global markets, give specific examples. Evaluate the progress made by
international agencies and NGOs in establishing international standards for
this country.
In formulating
your Key Concept Exercise, consider the issues presented in your chosen topic.
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
When writing
your responses you should synthesise the theory with real world experience and
use examples of the theories in action in a real organisation about which you
have read or one in which you have worked.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 8 Key
Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By
Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your colleagues’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Asking probing
questions to learn more about your colleagues’ views regarding strategies that
organisations can use to ensure and their assessment, evaluation and operation
in this area maximise the benefits to it;
Extending the
conversation into new but relevant areas regarding the future of international
business.
Ensure that you
spread your collaboration posts across at least 3 separate days of each week.
This will help maximise the value of your collaboration with colleagues and
serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To access the
Collaboration Forum, click on the "Weeks
8 Collaboration Forum" link.
Personal
Development Portfolio: Reflecting on your professional development plan
Throughout this
module, you have been working towards the creation of your Personal Development
Portfolio, a document which will stay with your throughout this program and
empower you to identify and achieve goals.
This week, you
will complete the final phase of your Personal Development Portfolio.
To prepare for this
PDP assignment:
Review your
first PDP submission.
To complete
this PDP assignment:
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Complete the
Reflecting on your Personal Development Portfolio
In formulating
your PDP Assignment, consider the following:
Your prior
knowledge and experience with the module's Key Concept and themes, including
those you identified as particular areas of interest in your initial PDP
submission.
Your personal
perspectives and assumptions around key module topics.
Your current
practice related to key module topics.
Strategies to
achieve your plans.
Potential areas
for your personal development and growth.
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your final Personal Development Portfolio.
This assignment
is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
To submit your
Personal Development Portfolio to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete"
link for Week 8 Personal Development Portfolio -- Turnitin.
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