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On completing this module, participants will be expected to be able to
1. identify and describe key institutions and organisations responsible for the governance of various aspects of the international business environment with particular reference to policy areas of trade, finance, climate change and the internet;
2. distinguish and categorise the different types of governing institutions, organisations and forums e.g in respect to their structures, membership (public, private, hybrid), remit, instruments of governance, decision making, power, relationships and geographical spread using methods of mapping governance and creating frameworks of analysis;
3. critically select from recommended and self researched primary, academic and complementary sources to support mapping of institutions bases on their respective roles as applied to trade, finance, climate change and the internet;
4. research, prepare and write an academic critique assessing the interplay between institutional and business stakeholders in the governance of the international business environment in a specific policy area or interrelated areas (trade, finance, climate change or the internet) while world experiences developmental changes involving economic, political, social and commercial relationships; and
5. trace and critically justify the research process, selection among academic, primary and complementary sources associated with each assignment undertaken as part of the modules assessment.
The module examines the Governing of the International Business Environment in respect to trade, finance, climate and the internet by
i) reviewing the literature on the development of the international 'governance' (eg. types of institutions and associated treaties, regulations, standards, regulations, best practice) and the current academic means of analysis;
ii). identifying the different types of governing organisations, forums and networks (public, private and hybrid) noting their structures, membership, remits, decision making, powers and geographical spread;
iii). reviewing the structure and evolution of these key organisations and forums (public, private and hybrid) associated with the governance of a. trade, b. finance, c. climate change and d. the internet along with the forms of governance in light of challenging events; and
iv). analysing business stakeholders (companies, federations, networks etc.) involvement with governing bodies and the processes of governance (public, private and hybrid), from the nation state level through regional/megaregional to multilateral, in the design and implementation of the instruments of governance (treaties, principles, regulations and standards, good practice).
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 61 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Critical application of frameworks/typologies to map governance with samples related to a selection of the module's topic areas. Topic choices, guidelines and grading criteria will be provided |
Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Final Academic Critique Topic choices, guidelines and grading criteria will be provided. |
Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Assessment Preparation Details of subject and title choices, guidelines and grading criteria for each assignment will be provided through lectures and Brightspace. Students are invited to consult with the module co-ordinator/teacher to discuss the specific assignment guidelines, choice of subject and/or title and general outline for the assignment. Assessment Feedback In the case of both assignments there will be the opportunity for preparatory discussions via office hours (in person and online) and formative feedback on 'scrapbooks of ideas' submitted via Brightspace. Assignment 1 - Application of frameworks/typologies of analysis i. Collective feedback will be provided post assessment in lectures and via Brightspace; ii. Individual student feedback will be provided post assessment by the module coordinator/teacher on request. Assignment 2 - Final Academic Critique i. Collective feedback will be provided via Brightspace on the release of the final grades. ii. Individual student feedback will be available on request from the module coordinator/teacher on the release of the final grades.