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TEK360 International business relationships lp4 VT20 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Technology Management and Economics, division of Supply and Operations Management, Vera Sandbergs Allé 8

Contact details

Course examiner

Lisa Melander

E-mail:  lisa.melander@chalmers.se  

Supply and Operations Management: Vasa, Vera Sandbergs Allé 8

Course responsible teachers

Frida Lind

E-mail:  frida.lind@chalmers.se  

Supply and Operations Management: Vasa, Vera Sandbergs Allé 8

Lisa Melander

E-mail:  lisa.melander@chalmers.se  

Supply and Operations Management: Vasa, Vera Sandbergs Allé 8

Course administrator

Victor Eriksson

Email: victor.eriksson@chalmers.se

Supply and Operations Management: Vasa, Vera Sandbergs Allé 8

Schedule

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Course objectives

The course takes an international perspective on business relationships. The nature and content of international relationships, including their embeddedness in business networks, are thus in focus. By addressing relationships on a firm’s supply side and demand side aspects of international business are considered. Hence, the course aims at providing students with skills and tools necessary to facilitate analysis of international business relationships and their nature, as well as what they permit and preclude. The students shall, after completing the course, be able to:

  • Describe and analyze central features of business relationships with a focus on international aspects
  • Understand business relationships as parts of global networks
  • Discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by firms when involved in international business relationships
  • Formulate and evaluate global marketing and supply strategies

Learning objectives

The course builds on two major blocks: (i) lectures/seminars, and (ii) a project assignment. Lectures have a strong discursive element and students are expected to prepare for class and participate actively in class. Therefore, it must be emphasized that assigned reading should be read before each lecture. Lectures do not only intend to summarize the course literature, but also to discuss issues in relation to the theme. Some lectures also involve case analysis. To the seminars the students are expected to prepare and, in a smaller group, take an active part in the discussion. All in all, the lectures and seminars cover various aspects of conducting business in international contexts. Thus, the course rests on an active learning teaching philosophy, with the aim of developing students’ abilities to synthesize, evaluate, and apply information and concepts learned in lectures and texts in order to improve problem-solving skills.

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Examination

Examination involves two parts:

  • Project assignment Pass/Fail
  • Written examination Maximum score 50 points

Grades: 20+ = 3                  30+ = 4          40+ = 5

To pass the course student need a minimum of 40 % of the maximum score of the written examination and to pass the project assignment (written report and presentation). The course has a number of seminars where participation is mandatory.

Digital written examination: the exam will be written on a computer (the student’s own computer or a computer provided by Chalmers).

Exam:

Wed June 3 2020, at 14.00-18.00 

Course summary:

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