Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)
Module BUSS3111: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM
Department: ECONOMICS FINANCE AND BUSINESS (BUSINESS) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]
BUSS3111: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2006/07 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Queen's Campus Stockton |
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| Tied to | N200 |
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Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- The aim of the module is to enable students to build up knowledge of Asia-Pacific/Pacific Rim business based upon in-depth analysis of different national and business management systems and how they compare, with particular reference to Western business and management interests.
Content
- Economic sociology of Far East societies and regional development trajectories
- Japanese development and organisational/management issues
- South Korean development and organisational/management issues
- Off shore Chinese development and organisational/management issues
- Mainland China development and organisational/management issues
- East/West business management and international/joint venture experiments and cases
- Leadership and management devlopment for/from East Asia and joint workforce profiles/cross cultural development issues
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Identify and conceptualize broad region-wide trends and issues
- Appreciate leading East Asian 'business systems' and their management
- Translate that regional/national knowledge into more detailed implications for organisations and management in both the East and West.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Model macro/micro level development
- Appreciate emerging strategic management issues
- Develop appropriate cross-cultiral awareness and understanding
Key Skills:
- Research for examinations
- Take an active role in own learning
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Review, Plan, Evaluate
- Take the initiative and work without supervision
- Written communication - critical analysis, presenting arguments and data
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Teaching is by lectures, seminars and support for student-centred learning. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in seminars and private study (including student-centred learning). Formative assessment is by means of contribution to a Group Presentation. Summative assessment is by means of an unseen written examination of 2 hours 15 minutes duration.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Lectures | 22 | 1 per week | 1.5 hours | 22 | |
| Seminars | 8 | 4 in term 1.4 in term 2 | 1 hour | 8 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 170 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| One unseen written examination | 2 hours 15 mins | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
A contribution to a group presentation.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University