Is there a topic that you are passionate about and want to understand better? You'll develop a research project on a topic of your choosing with support from a series of workshops that cultivate key research skills including scoping a project, using databases to do secondary research, asking good interview or survey questions, coding data that you've collected, and reporting professionally on your findings. You'll also be allocated a supervisor in your field who will work to support you in shaping and completing your project. Gain sought after skills in independently scoping, researching, and reporting on a problem to prepare you for a career in consultancy or postgraduate study.
Total contact hours: 20
Private study hours: 280
Total study hours: 300
Main assessment methods
Progress Report (1000 words) (10%)
Individual Presentation (10%)
Individual Report (8000 – 10000 words) (80%)
Reassessment method:
100% project
Dunning, J. and Lundan, S. M. (2008), Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy, 2nd Edition, London: Edward Elgar
Rugman, A. (2010), The Oxford Handbook of International Business, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Sekaran, U. and Bougie, R. (2012), Research Methods for Business, 6th Edition, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- Identify and critically analyse an appropriate international business topic on which to write the report
- Integrate the key concepts, theories and issues in international business and appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of the field.
- Demonstrate a further understanding of the role of international activities for various types of firms.
- Analyse the environment in different countries at both the micro and macro levels and investigate the implications for the international strategies and/or operations of firms
- Critically evaluate and interpret information and data sources in an international context.
- Apply International business theory and concepts to justify decisions and demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Synthesise material from International Business modules to inform the analysis in the project.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- Work autonomously on a substantive piece of research.
- Show initiative in developing an advanced research agenda.
- Work in interdisciplinary areas and draw on current research in adjacent disciplines.
- Engage with current literature to develop novel ideas.
- Communicate complex information, ideas, problems and solutions effectively in writing.
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