MSc International Business Programme Director Dr MeiNa Liao

MSc International Business Programme Director Dr Mei-Na Liao m. liao@bham. ac. uk

What will you learn? This course will provide students with an understanding of the intellectual issues and policy challenges arising in the field of international business and management. Specifically, these concern: • Globalisation and regionalisation • International business environment and institutions, including international accounting conventions and financial markets • International business strategy and marketing, including the stages and process of company internationalisation and market entry • International management across cultures and systems • The structure and governance of multinational corporations • The operational problems of international business, including HRM, logistical and marketing issues

Module plan Full Time (FT) – 2018 -2019 Part Time (PT) – 2018 -2019 & 2019 -2020 Semester 1 Global Shift Cross-Cultural Management Corporate Governance and Innovation Research Method in International Business Semester 2 International HRM International Business Strategy Managing the Brand International Finance and Accounting International Marketing International Operations and Procurement Issues in Management Knowledge and Innovation System FT: take all six modules PT: take three from the list & complete the remaining three in the coming year PT: take three from the list & complete the remaining three in the PT complete in SEP 2020 coming year Summer Dissertation FT complete in SEP 2019

Timetable for classes & examinations 2018 -2019 Semester 1 Module 1 Date 28/09/201806/10/2018 Semester 2 Module 7 Date 18/01/201926/01/2019 Module 2 12/10/201820/10/2018 Module 8 01/02/201909/02/2019 Module 3 26/10/201803/11/2018 Module 9 15/02/201923/02/2019 Module 4 09/11/201817/11/2018 Module 10 01/03/201909/03/2019 Module 5 23/11/201801/12/2018 Module 11 15/03/201923/03/2019 Module 6 07/12/201815/12/2018 Module 12 29/03/201906/04/2019 Examination 12/01/2019 Examination 29/04/201904/05/2019 Note: 1. Dissertation workshops will take place in Semester 2 2. Preliminary timetable which may be subject to change.

Mode of delivery All classes are in the evenings and weekends Each module is delivered in a two-week period, plus online tutorials- it looks like this: Online Tutorial Sessions 1 & 2 Sessions 3 & 4 Session 5 Session 6 Sessions 5 & 6 Sessions 7 & 8 One week prior the classroom session starts. Friday Saturday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday 9. 30 -11. 30 10. 00 -13. 00 18. 00 -22. 00 9. 30 -11. 30 10. 00 -13. 00 & & 14. 00 -18. 00 14. 00 -17. 00 Online learning activities to get students ready for the block modules. Online tutorial One week before the assessment deadline due. Online session to support students for preparing their assessment. 19. 00 -22. 00 The date will be specified on Canvas Full-Time Full-Time Repeated for Full-Time & & & Part-Time & & Part-Time Part-Time Note: 1. Induction is on 22 nd September, 23 rd and 24 th September 2018 2. Preliminary timetable which may be subject to change

Thank you Please get in touch if you have any questions about the programme. M. liao@bham. ac. uk