Course: Core Areas of International Business 2 credits: 5
- Course code
- LBVP22CAB2A
- Name
- Core Areas of International Business 2
- Study year
- 2023-2024
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Language
- English
- Coordinator
- H.B.J.J. Holswilder
- Modes of delivery
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- Education
- Assessments
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- Core Areas of International Business 2 - Computer, organised by STAD examinations
Learning outcomes
Economics, Statistics, and Law:
- Know and understand key economic terminology.
- Know and understand what markets are and how to analyze them.
- Know and understand effects of events on relevant markets and discuss implications for relevant stakeholders.
- Know and understand basic concepts of business statistics and apply them to economics.
- Know and understand basic concepts of law and its impact on organizations.
PLOs:
- WT3.1
- TWM24.1
Content
In this course, students will learn about the fundamental principles of the external business environment. Students will learn about the external environment from different perspectives. First, from an Economics perspective, students will learn about the most important global macro-economic factors and policies that drive international trade and business development. Focus will be both on basic economic terminology and mechanisms as well as the predominant markets that businesses operate in. Second, from a Statistics perspective, students will learn about basic statistics and how they can be used to analyze economic contexts and effects. Third, from a Law perspective, students will learn about basic law terminology, legal systems, and the impact that legislation may have on organizations and their functioning.
The Economics and Statistics perspectives will be taught simultaneously in two separate series of mass lectures and an integrated series of workshops. The Law perspective will be taught in a series of workshops.
The course will be assessed by means of a written exam.
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- International Business School