Global Business Environment and Opportunities (4 cr)
Code: AL00CE34-3016
General information
Enrollment
20.11.2024 - 03.01.2025
Timing
07.01.2025 - 17.04.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business (in Finnish)
Teachers
- Tuuli Mirola
Scheduling groups
- Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Tentti (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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Small groups
- Lecture
- Exam
Learning outcomes
Understanding the changing global business environment and its effects on international business operations and trade.
After completing the course student is able
- to explain the concepts of internationalization and globalization
- to identify and describe features of global business
- to analyse and interpret the changing global business environment and economics as well as their effects on business
Implementation and methods of teaching
Contact lectures on campus (weeks 2-15, no lectures on week 9), assignments, exam (week 16 )
Timing and attendance
Lectures according to timetable (weeks 2-15, no lectures on week 9), exam (week 16)
Learning material and recommended literature
Lecture material provided by the teacher, assignment reports/presentations, book (announced in the lecture).
Exam retakes
Exam dates will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Learning environment
Contact lessons and course Moodle
Student time use and work load
4 credits = 108 hours of student work = 48 hours contact lessons + 25 hours assignments + 35 hours self-studying
Contents
- Introduction to globalization and internationalization
- political, legal and socio-cultural business environment
- economic business environment
- economic trade areas
- role of trade organizations
Assessment criteria
Assignments (passed/not passed)
Exam graded 0-5
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
Failing to reach the level 1 according to the evaluation criteria
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
1 = Student understands the basic concepts of global business and remembers their definitions. Student is able to name the dimensions of global business environment and find related data on global business market.
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
3 = Student understands the basic concepts of global business and is able to explain them. Student is able to collect and present relevant data on global business market.
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
5 = Student masters and is able to use of the basic concepts of global business fluently. Student is able to analyse and interpret relevant data on global business market. Student is able to compare different global business markets and draw conclusions about their effects on business opportunities.