Dissertation: International Business

Code

BUSI4325

School

Nottingham University Business School China

Level

4

Credits

60

Semesters

Summer China

Summary

Dissertation on an international management topic selected by the candidate, in consultation with the Course Director and a member of staff designated as dissertation supervisor.

Target Students

MSc International Business Students There is a limited number of places on this module. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice.

Classes

Please note all non-lectures will be timetabled in the Business School

Assessment

• 100% Dissertation: 12,000-15,000 Word Dissertation

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding-
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:

 •Theories, models, frameworks, tasks and roles of management

 •The development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services.

 •Customer expectations, service and orientation.

 •The sources, uses and management of finance.

 •The use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications.

 •The management and development of people within organizations.

 •The management of resources and operations.

 •The development, management and exploitation of information systems and their impact upon organizations.

 •The comprehensive use of relevant communication and information technologies for application in business and management.

 •The development of appropriate business policies and strategies to meet stakeholder needs within a changing environment.

Intellectual skills-
This module develops:

 •The cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, to detect false logic or reasoning, to identify implicit values, and to define terms adequately and to generalise appropriately.

 •Effective qualitative problem solving and decision making skills.

 •Effective quantitative problem solving and decision making skills.

 •The ability to create, evaluate and access a range of options, together with the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of business and other situations.

 •Understanding of the link between theoretical and empirical work.

 •The ability to research both country and case-study material.
 
 •The ability to write extensive and incisive reports.

Professional practical skills-
This module develops: 

 •Numeracy and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation.

 •Qualitative skills including the ability to work with case studies. 

 •The ability to apply business models to business problems and phenomena. 

 •The effective use of communication and information technology (CIT) skills for business applications.

 •Self awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues.

 •The ability to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team, including a familiarity with a range of business data and research resources and appropriate methodologies.

 •The ability to produce research reports.

Transferable (key) skills-
This module develops:

 •Effective oral and written communication skills in a range of traditional and electronic media.

 •Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise.

 •Learning to learn and developing an appetite for reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning.

 •The interpersonal skills for effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presenting

Conveners