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LEVEL
FACULTY
MODULE BOARD
PRE/CO-REQUISITES
LEARNING HOURS
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this module, students will have demonstrated:
Knowledge
K1. Knowledge and understanding of how a range of factors in the domestic and
international environment impact on business.
K2. A deeper knowledge and understanding of how specific external environmental
factors impact on a particular organisation in a designated industry-sector.
K3. An in-depth knowledge and understanding of how a particular organisation in a
designated industry-sector has responded to specific external environmental
factors.
Skills
S1. An ability to research, analyse and explain how a range of factors in the domestic
and international environment impact on business.
S2. An ability to research, analyse and explain how specific external environmental
factors impact on a particular organisation in a designated industry-sector.
S3. An ability to critically evaluate how a particular organisation in a designated
industry-sector has or might respond to external environmental factors.
CONTENT SYNOPSIS
This module considers contemporary developments in business and management in
the twenty-first century. It covers the broad-ranging inter-national business environment,
with a strong emphasis on the phenomenon of globalisation.
Expanded Content:
The contemporary world of business and management
Globalisation
The global business environment
The globalisation of markets and industries
Internationalisation how, where and when?
The political, economic and legal environment
Independent study
Placement
Hour
s
Detail
Hour
s
Detail
Hours
12
Lectures
164
24
Workshop
s including
surgery
time
Total
hours
Detail
176
24
Total
200
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment 001 - A Business Report based on the students own research into the
impact of a range of external environmental factors (domestic, international and global)
on an organisation of their own choice in a designated industry-sector and an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the organisations responses. This assessment covers
all the stated module learning outcomes.
Sequence
001
Assessment
Type
Assignment
Marking
Scheme
UCMS
Weighting
%
100
Qualifying
Mark
35
Pass
Mark
40