ESML0005: French politics & society 1A: Introduction à
la politique et à la société françaises
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce students to
the study of French politics and society from the 1930s to1945.
Content: A chronological survey of France since the 1930s
which examines issues including: the decline of rural France;
politics in the inter-war period; the Popular Front; the Second
World War, Occupation and Resistance. Seminars provide a forum
for discussion and consolidation of lectures as well as providing
study skills session for note taking and writing historical commentaries.
ESML0006: French politics & society 1B: Introduction à
la politique et à la société françaises
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: By the end of this semester
students should have a solid background in 20th Century France,
understand some of the key aspects of French politics and society,
and have acquired essential analytical and writing skills in French.
Content: Post-war expansion; decolonization; changes in
French society since 1945; the coming of the Fifth Republic; May
1968; and the victory of the Left in 1981 together with contemporary
French politics and society. Seminars provide a forum for discussion
and consolidation of the lectures as well as providing study skills
sessions for argumentative essay writing.
ESML0011: French politics & society (advanced) 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on and develop
understanding of key structures and institutions of French political
life, introduced in Year 1. To evaluate elements of change and
continuity in the 1980s and 1990s using the framework of the Mitterrand
presidency. To encourage students to take notes and extract relevant
information from written and audio-visual material in French;
to discuss topical political, social and economic issues in French
in seminars; to build up a student 'log' over the course of the
term, comprising lecture and seminar notes, and notes from preparatory
and background reading, which will be of use in revision for the
examination.
Content: (a) Lectures: Introduction - les grands evenements;
film François Mitterrand, une vie a l'epreuve du pouvoir;
Approches de la culture politique en France; la construction de
la Nation a travers la culture - les grands travaux; Pouvoir Presidentiel
et elections legislatives 1981-1995; l'evolution des themes politiques
pendant les deux septennats; l'immigration; la France et l'Europe;
Mitterrand et l'economie. (b) Seminars: François Mitterrand,
l'homme et son image; l'apres-Mitterrand; les elections presidentielles
de 1995; le chomage et l'exclusion; la position; la position de
la France a la fin des annees Mitterrand.
ESML0015: French national option F1: La France et l'Europe
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To examine the relations
between France and the wider European area (including the former
USSR) in the post-war world, with specific emphasis on developments
since the late 1980s. The general focus will be the broad field
of international relations which will be narrowed down to three
specific and inter-related areas: economic and commercial interests;
foreign policy and diplomacy; military policy and security. The
unit will examine the tensions which have always existed in French
policy towards Europe between a nationalist and an internationalist
impulsion. In the three areas noted above, protectionism, individualism
and national independence have constantly vied with liberalism,
international cooperation and alliance solidarity. These dichotomies
go beyond the traditional right/left divide in French politics
and have always run as a deep fissure within both the broad left
and the broad right. At the same time, since the end of the 1980s,
France has been faced with a new dichotomy; whether to prioritise
the deepening of the Community of 12 (the Maastricht process)
or, on the contrary, to pursue the old Gaullist vision of a broader
Europe "from the Atlantic to the Urals". Particular
emphasis will be placed throughout the course on the complex but
crucial role played by Franco-German relations.
Content: Four hours will be devoted to each of the following:
1. The historical background to France's relations with Europe.
2. France and the EEC (1958-85). 3. French foreign and defence
policy (1958-89). 4. France, the Single Market and Maastricht.
5. French European security policy since the fall of the Berlin
Wall. Taught in French.
ESML0016: French national option F2: La France urbaine
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To study the importance
of urban life in contemporary debate on social issues and French
national identity, using authentic French material (including
film and video); to use a variety of disciplinary sources to explore
urban life in France, especially urban sociology, anthropology,
political sociology and policy studies; to examine cultural representations
of French urban life. The unit aims to give students a deeper
understanding of social issues in France today; to develop reading,
listening and discussion skills in the French language.
Content: Approaches to urban studies; urban policy; "la
banlieue'"; politics and towns; the "new towns"
policy; violence and urban life; media representations of urban
life; case studies. Taught in French.
ESML0017: French national option F3: La femme en France au
vingtième siècle
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW33 ES67
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce students to
various aspects of feminist thought and to situate some of the
main debates within feminism. Through a series of theme-based
seminars, to analyse women's involvement in events of the 20th
century in France, notably the two World Wars and the suffragist
and feminist movements. The 20th Century has brought significant
social change and this course will seek to evaluate the extent
to which these changes were gendered . By the end of the course
students should have gained a better understanding of gender issues
within contemporary French society. (Note: the second year option
on Women in France is not a pre-requisite, although students who
attended that option will find that this is an opportunity to
pursue their interests).
Content: The first couple of weeks will be devoted to exploring
a range of feminist ideas. Then we will move into discussions
based on student presentations around a series of themes related
to women's lives. These might include: women and war; suffragism,
feminism and women's activism; women and violence; politics and
power; representations of women; women in ethnic minorities. Taught
in French.
ESML0027: French national option F11: La persuasion et la
propagande
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To examine the respective
rôles of persuasion and propaganda in French society today,
parallels being drawn also with other countries. Where does persuasion
end and propaganda begin? How do today's politicians market themselves
to the electorate? Have the techniques changed over the years?
Content: After initial work on the definitions of the evolution
of persuasion and propaganda, students pass onto investigations
of particular areas of debate, events or political parties in
a contemporary context. Their findings are presented as seminar
contributions. Taught in French.
ESML0028: French national option F12: Environnement, société,
développement
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: Environmental issues regularly
appear in the news and increasing numbers of people currently
attach great importance to them. However, the issues themselves
are rarely clear-cut; they are subject to competing interpretations
and to conflicts of interest, indicating a need for critical distance
in the treatment of the subject. Within a context of open-ended
evaluation, the aim of this course is to explore environmental
issues in terms of their political, social and economic dimensions
and to assess their importance. Most of the work will concentrate
on discussing developments in France today, but as by their very
nature environmental questions go beyond national boundaries,
the course will take the international dimension into account.
Content: The major themes to be surveyed are: (1) the ideas
behind environmentalism and political ecology; (2) green politics
in France today; (3) environmental policy-making in France and
the EU; (4) the environment, business behaviour and green consumerism;
(5) the impact of environmentalism on French society today. Students
have the opportunity to focus on a suitable mix of themes which
particularly interest them. Taught in French.
ESML0029: French national option F13: Culture et identité
dans la France contemporaine
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit will examine
the relationship between identity and culture at times of social
and. political change. It will explore the way in which the identities
of different social groups are expressed within the economic,
political and cultural contexts of contemporary France. The aim
is to examine elements of the French identity taking into account
students' own experience of France and its diversity. The unit
will pay particular attention to the construction of identities
through cultural forms such as museums, language, literature,
music, film and the media.
Content: Introductory lectures will familiarize students
with various theoretical approaches to the study of both culture
and identity. Students will then examine the social and cultural
frameworks for thinking about the question of what it means to
be French. Seminars and case studies will examine themes such
as heritage, memory, migrations, nation, tradition and popular
culture. Taught in French.
ESML0034: German politics & society 1A: Deutschland und
Osterreich 1918-1939
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To trace the most important
political, social and economic developments in inter-war Germany
and Austria. At the same time to provide practice in German comprehension,
speaking and writing. Students should learn to follow lectures
in straightforward German and take notes from them; understand
vocabulary and concepts relevant to the history of the period;
make short oral presentations in German and facilitate seminar
discussion as part of a panel; write short essays in German on
topics arising out of their seminar presentation.
Content: i. Weimar (1918-1933)
a) Revolution, Friedensvertrag und Weimarer Verfassung
b) Bruning und das Ende von Weimar
ii Drittes Reich (1933-1945)
a) Propaganda
b) Holocaust
iii Osterreich
a) Entstehung der Republik
b) Burgerkrieg
ESML0035: German politics & society 1B
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To convey in German the
most significant political and social developments from 1945 to
1963; to give students practice in understanding lectures in German
and taking notes, to introduce relevant vocabulary and concepts
and to assist students in discussing and writing on the above
issues in German
Content: i) Westdeutschland: Adenauer-Ara (1945-1963)
a) Besatzung und Entnazifizierung
b) Das Grundgesetz
c) Kanzlerdemokratie und Westintegration
d) Das Parteiensystem
ii) Ostdeutschland: vom Aufbau zum Mauerbau (1945-1961)
a) Allgemeine politische Entwicklungen im ersten Nachkriegsjahrzehnt
b) Wirtschaftliche Startbedingungen und Aufbau des Sozialismus
c) Die SED und der staatliche Aufbau der DDR
d) Der Bau der Berliner Mauer
ESML0042: German politics & society 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To study relations between
the two German states from the Hallstein-Doktrin, through Brandt's
Ostpolitik to the collapse of the GDR and unification; to analyse
the main features of the economic and social system of each of
the two German states; to build on the vocabulary and concepts
previously acquired and to assist students in discussing and writing
on the above issues at an advanced level of German.
Content: Geteiltes Deutschland: 1961-1989
i) DDR: vom Mauerbau bis zur deutschen Einigung
a) Aspekte der DDR-Identitat (Politische Kultur, Alltag und Stasi)
b) BRD und DDR: ein kritischer Systemvergleich
c) Frauen und Soziale Sicherheit
d) Das Jahr der Wende
ii) BRD: vom Mauerbau bis zur deutschen Einigung
a) Deutsch-deutsche Beziehungen
b) 1968 und die Folgen
c) Kohl-Ara (1982-1989)
ESML0043: German politics & society 2B, option 1: Das
wiedervereinigte Deutschland
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To convey in German the
most significant economic, political and social developments since
unification, to give students practice in preparing and giving
seminar presentations and to improve further their writing skills
in German.
Content: a) Mentalitatsunterschiede in Ost und West
b) Das Parteiensystem und "DDR-Nostalgie"
c) Vergangenheitsbewaltigung: Stasi und Folgen
d) Die Jugend im vereinigten Deutschland
ESML0044: German politics & society 2B, option 2: Berlin
seit dem Kriegsende
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To examine the social and
political experience of life in both halves of Berlin between
1945 and 1989, as a microcosm of the effects of the division of
Germany on its population. To take full account of the changes
which have taken place in the city since the collapse of the GDR
and which have brought about its reinstatement as the capital
of Germany.
Content: Subjects for close study include: everyday life
in both halves of the city during the Cold War; propagandist portrayals
of life in the `other' half of the city; the impact of the crises
of 1953 and 1961 on both parts of the city; the changes brought
about by détente in the 1970s and 1980s; the unification
process and resistance to it in East Berlin; the physical reconstruction
of Berlin since 1989; problematic aspects of Berlin's transition
to capital city; the `Mauer im Kopf' as a continuing phenomenon
of the 1990s.
ESML0045: German politics & society 2B, option 3: Neue
Soziale Bewegungen in der BRD
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This aim of this unit is
to study political subcultures in Germany and to explore post-war
German politics and history from the perspective of the manifold
protest movements. Students are introduced to the thinking and
writing of leading representatives of these movements as well
as to sociological texts trying to explain the social movement
phenomenon.
Content: The unit covers the culture of political protest
in Germany from the beginning of the two German states up to the
present days of unified Germany. Particular emphasis will be placed
on the protest of the 1980s (peace movement, environmental movement),
the civil rights movement in the former GDR, and expressions of
political discontent in the early 1990s.
ESML0046: German politics & society 2B, option 4: Die
Frau in der deutschen Gesellschaft
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course aims at encouraging
awareness of gender as a social variable which must be taken into
account just as we take account of class, race, geography and
generation when examining the social and political life of Germany.
It will examine how gender differences and attitudes towards gender
roles affect the roles and representations of women in German
society today.
The purpose of this unit is to enable students to express themselves
both in written and spoken German on issues relating to gender
in the political and social structures of German society, to acquire
relevant concepts and to demonstrate a basic understanding of
the academic treatment in Germany of the issues involved.
Content: The course will examine the changes which 'Frauenbilder'
and the 'Frauenrolle' have undergone and highlight certain aspects
of woman's role in society today. In this context, it will look
at the specific experience of women in contemporary Germany, focusing
on questions of rights, legislation, equal opportunities on the
one hand, and on the representation of women in economic, social,
cultural and political structures on the other.
ESML0047: German politics & society 2B, option 5: Der
Deutsche Sozialstaat
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this unit is
to explore the social impact of processes of economic globalisation
on unified Germany. Students are made familiar with the historical
evolution of the 'Modell Deutschland' and its transformation in
the 1990s.
Content: In its first half the unit covers the evolution
of the German welfare system and the emergence of the so-called
'nivellierte Mittelstandsgesellschaft'. In the second half we
will concentrate on the management of new phenomena like mass-unemployment,
'neue Armut', economic competition from newly industrialising
countries, drastic cuts in the social welfare provision etc.
ESML0050: German national option G1: Political culture in
divided & unified Germany & Austria
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX67 ES33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit considers, first,
the main factors which influenced the political culture and identity
of the three German-speaking states (Federal republic, GDR and
Austria) as they emerged after the military defeat of National
Socialism; secondly, the tensions which later developed in these
political cultures and the currents of unrest and opposition to
which they gave rise. Thirdly, discussion will focus on the legacy
of the past in the political culture of Germany and Austria in
the 90s.
Content: Topics for discussion are the concept of political
culture; the problem of defining German and Austrian identity;
confrontation with the NS past in Germany and Austria in the aftermath
of WW2; Austria as the 'first victim' of National Socialism; opposition
in the GDR and the collapse of the East German state; terrorism
in the Federal Republic as a reaction to the dominant political
culture; Germanys past in the present following unification; Austrian
identity in the 90s. Taught in German.
ESML0052: German national option G3: Risiko Deutschland?
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 CW25 OT25
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of the unit is
to explore the position of the new Germany in the context of European
and international politics. Against the background of the post-war
European order, students are made familiar with three important
national and international debates. These are centred around Germany's
search for a national identity, Germany's position as an economic
giant with structural problems and around the question of Germany's
(military) contribution to the solution of international conflicts.
Content: The option will cover the following main topics:
Geschichte: Deutsche Teilung und europäische Integration
von 1945 bis 1989. Identität: Nation und Nationalismus im
vereinigten Deutschland. Wirtsschaft: Weltwirtschaftsmacht und
Standortdebatte.. Politik: Deutschlands Beitrag zur internationalen
Sicherheit. Taught in German.
ESML0053: German national option G4: Kultur und Politik in
der ehemaligen DDR
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit will examine
the development of literature and film in the political context
of the GDR to provide an overview of the development of literature
and film in the political context of the GDR and to assess the
distinctive qualities of the GDR culture. It will take full account
of the way in which perspectives on GDR culture have changed since
German unification. Through the close study of a number of key
texts and films it will identify some major thematic concerns
of the period following the rejection of socialist realism as
a cultural doctrine.
Content: Lectures will provide an overview of the key events
in the GDR's cultural history and highlight problems involved
in dealing with GDR culture from today's perspective. Seminars
will focus on representative literary texts and films of the period
between 1961 and 1989, including works by Christa Wolf, Günter
de Bruyn, Volker Braun, Frank Beyer and Konrad Wolf.
ESML0057: German national option G7: Okoland Deutschland
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES50 CW25 OT25
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of the unit is
to overcome the narrow understanding of ecological politics in
Germany as the effort to protect the countryside and its wildlife.
Instead, the social, cultural and political implications of the
green issue are explored. Rather than focusing exclusively on
the German Green Party, their environmental demands or any other
political programme of ecological reform (all of this will, of
course, be touched upon), the module tries to understand ecological
politics and its evolution as a phenomenon of general cultural
modernisation. Students are introduced to the ecological issue
as a driving force of Germany's current development and a central
issue in the thinking of social theorists and political scientists
in Germany.
Content: We will start out by trying to conceptualise the
meaning and cultural significance of nature and of the ecological
crisis. We will then explore various concepts of social, cultural
and political modernisation and finally analyse the practical
impact of the ecological issue on political culture and the social
and economic development of contemporary Germany. Taught in German.
ESML0058: German national option G8: Frauen und Gender in
Deutschland
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To permit a deeper and
more systematic study of women in Germany than was possible in
the second year option (which is not a prerequisite). Whereas
the second year option focused on images and attitudes which affect
the lives of women, this option will assess the significance of
the changes in the role and situation of women in German society
since the Second World War, from historical, socio-political,
economic and psychological perspectives. It will examine the challenges
to women's traditional roles within the institutions of marriage
and family brought about first by socio-economic factors in both
post-war German states, then by the impact of the women's movement,
and the ways the resultant changes have increased the presence
of women in the cultural, social and political domain as well
as their prospects on the employment market. The complex impact
of German unification on the situation of women, especially in
the ex-GDR, will provide the focus for the discussion of contemporary
German society and the prospects for women in the years ahead.
Content: An introduction to different strands of feminist
thought and analysis and a discussion of gender as a social determinant
will provide the background to a more in-depth study of major
areas of empirical research into women's role, position and opportunities
in German society both past and present. The unit will cover the
following topics: origins, development and impact of the new women's
movement in Germany; women in the labour market and the German
economy; the changing institutions of marriage and the family
in German society and reforms in the legal system affecting women;
changes in the political culture of Germany through the greater
representation of women in politics and major organisations in
the economy; the women's movement and its impact on other social
movements in Germany (the ecological movement, the New Right and
the legacy of National Socialism); current theoretical positions
in psychoanalysis dealing with the impact of socialisation on
women's identity and on gender-based definitions and attributes;
young women in Germany today: expectations and perspectives. Taught
in German.
ESML0059: German national option G9: Die Massenmedien in Deutschland
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to develop an understanding
of the principles of mass communication and an awareness of the
common features of European mass media and peculiarities to the
German system; to develop an appreciation of the implications
of technological advances in this field, particularly vis-à-vis
the perspective of global communications.
Content: theory of communication and mass communication;
structure and character of the media; historical developments
in the German media (pre-1945; FRG; GDR); legal aspects of the
media environment; funding and inter-media competition; new media
- from Btx to the Internet in one generation; Spin Doctors and
Soundbites: media as a political tool; the impact of German unification
on the media of both former German states; advertising.
ESML0115: French economic & industrial environment
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to introduce students to
the economic contexts in which firms in France operate, to analyse
the causes of economic growth and industrial development in the
post-war period and to introduce students to the language of the
French business environment.
Content: economic growth and development in the post-war
period (1945-1973); recession and structural changes in the 1970s;
economic performance and public policies in the 1980s and 1990s;
industrial policy: concentration, nationalisation, privatisation,
small firms; foreign trade in goods and services.
Classes are conducted in French.
ESML0116: French written communication A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To heighten student awareness
of linguistic difficulties encountered in written communication;
to promote proficiency in the comprehension and production of
texts in French with reference to subject covered in the core
and interface units; to introduce students to the techniques of
summarisation, abstraction of argumentation and comparative text
analysis.
Content: Materials used in the course are drawn from across
a range of socio-economic and legal texts drawn from the French
press, with reference also to English press material, and from
other sources. Exploitation of these texts is aimed at increasing
student awareness of presentational differences of the same material,
soundness and elaboration of arguments etc., and the application
of these lessons to written communication in general. Specific
exercises include: summarisation; translation: points and pitfalls;
comparative text analysis: language, style, presentation; elaboration
of argumentation; elements of grammar.
ESML0117: French aural comprehension/oral communication 1A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to develop receptive (aural)
and communicative (oral) skills in the French language so that
by the beginning of the second year these skills can be applied
to a business context.
Content: Audio-visual exercises are used to exploit topical
news items of a social, economic, political and cultural nature
recorded from satellite television broadcasts. Exercises are designed
initially to give students maximum exposure to spoken French in
a variety of registers with a view to improving both comprehension
skills and the ability to select and organise key points from
the AV material used. Subsequently, exercises are aimed at improving
student ability to present ideas orally in French to other members
of the student group. A variety of exercises are employed: summarisation
and role-play strategies, speed tests and fictional reconstructions
from television images without sound. Classes with a French native
speaker supplement these exercises by developing student skills
in oral communication in French.
ESML0118: German business environment 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES66.6 CW33.3
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit aims to introduce
students to key concepts of the German economic environment. In
the second half it will focus on aspects of the integration of
the former East into the economy of the West.
Content: The unit first concentrates on the period of post-war
economic reconstruction, in particular on aspects of the 'economic
miracle' and the social market economy. Then the emphasis will
shift towards the reconstruction of the economy in East Germany
following unification. Special emphasis will be on the role of
the 'Treuhand', the question of private property, ecological 'Altlasten'.
Finally we will discuss the impact of processes of economic globalisation
on the German economy.
ESML0119: German written & spoken communication 1
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: PR40 CW40 OT20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The unit pursues a dual
aim. 1. To improve students' communicative and listening skills
(oral/aural) and to expand their vocabulary so that they are able
to express themselves clearly in everyday as well as in business
contexts as appropriate; to enable students to formulate their
own ideas and to interact effectively in German and to adjust
flexibly to various situations by using a suitable register. 2.
To refresh and consolidate students' knowledge and understanding
of grammatical structures. Increasingly students should be in
a position to apply the acquired skills to the production of coherent
and fluent written composition; to introduce students to a variety
of German texts dealing with appropriate contemporary issues.
Content: 1. Classes may consist of free discussions with
the entire group, interactive exercises (e.g. role play, small-group
discussions, one-to-one exchange of basis for discussion and assessment
whilst improving awareness of contemporary life in the German-speaking
world. 2. In respect of i. the consolidation of German language
structures this unit focuses on the various classes of words,
their declension and their function within the phrase/sentence,
ii. written communication a variety of linguistic skills are developed
by means of translation into and from German and guided composition
in German.
ESML0120: French legal environment
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES80 OT20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to introduce students to
the underlying principles of French law, to outline the legal
framework within which firms in France operate in specific domains
and to introduce students to French legal terminology
Content: introduction to the French legal system;
company law; droit des obligations (contracts and tort); consumer
protection legislation; labour law; competition law.
Classes are conducted in French.
ESML0121: French written communication B
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To continue and advance
student awareness of linguistic difficulties encountered in written
communication in unit Written Communication A, promoting further
proficiency in the comprehension and production of texts in French
with reference to subjects covered in the core and interface units;
to introduce students to the techniques of summarisation, abstraction
of argumentation and comparative text analysis.
Content: Materials used in the course are drawn from across
a range of socio-economic and legal texts drawn from the French
press, with reference also to English press material, and from
other sources. Exploitation of these texts is aimed at increasing
student awareness of presentational differences of the same material,
soundness and elaboration of arguments etc., and the application
of these lessons to written communication in general. Specific
exercises include: summarisation; translation: further points
and pitfalls; comparative text analysis: language, style, presentation;
elaboration of argumentation; further elements of grammar
ESML0122: French aural comprehension/oral communication 1B
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 1
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to develop receptive (aural)
and communicative (oral) skills in the French language so that
by the beginning of the second year these skills can be applied
to a business context.
Content: Audio-visual exercises are used to exploit topical
news items of a social, economic, political and cultural nature
recorded from satellite television broadcasts. Exercises are designed
initially to give students maximum exposure to spoken French in
a variety of registers with a view to improving both comprehension
skills and the ability to select and organise key points from
the AV material used. Subsequently, exercises are aimed at improving
student ability to present ideas orally in French to other members
of the student group. A variety of exercises are employed: summarisation
and role-play strategies, speed tests and fictional reconstructions
from television images without sound. Classes with a French native
speaker supplement these exercises by developing student skills
in oral communication in French.
ESML0123: German business environment 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: ES66 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to provide students with
an introduction to the structure of the German economy and the
organisation of major economic interest groups; to introduce students
to the legal system in the Federal Republic of Germany which governs
the relationship between the state and its citizens with particular
emphasis on the implications of the constitutional framework on
the organisation of business; to familiarise students with relevant
language and concepts, to assist students in writing in German
about the relevant areas.
Content: i. The German economy
a) the structure of the German economy
b) interest groups within the German economy
ii. The German legal environment
a) the constitutional framework of business
b) aspects of change in the legal environment of German business
ESML0124: German written & spoken communication 2
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX30 CW20 PR20 OR30
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The unit builds on German
Written Communication 1, pursuing the same dual aim. 1. To improve
students' communicative and listening skills (oral/aural) and
to expand their vocabulary so that they are able to express themselves
clearly in everyday as well as in business contexts as appropriate;
to enable students to formulate their own ideas and to interact
effectively in German and to adjust flexibly to various situations
by using a suitable register. 2. To refresh and consolidate students'
knowledge and understanding of grammatical structures. Increasingly
students should be in a position to apply the acquired skills
to the production of coherent and fluent written composition;
to introduce students to a variety of German texts dealing with
appropriate contemporary issues.
Content: 1. Classes may consist of free discussions with
the entire group, interactive exercises (e.g. role play, small-group
discussions, one-to-one exchange of ideas). Austrian and German
video material and newspaper articles form the basis for discussion
and assessment whilst improving awareness of contemporary life
in the German-speaking world. 2. In respect of i. the consolidation
of German language structures, this unit focuses on complex grammar
points and German syntax; ii. written communication a variety
of linguistic skills are developed by means of translation into
and from German and guided composition in German.
ESML0125: French written communication in the business context
A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop more advanced
skills in contemporary written communication with regard to the
business dimension of written communication in order to prepare
students for industrial placements in a French company during
their year abroad.
Content: Materials used in the course are drawn from across
a range of socio-economic and legal texts drawn from the French
press, with reference also to English press material, and European
Community and other documents. Exploitation of these texts is
aimed at increasing student awareness of presentational differences
of the same material, soundness and elaboration of arguments etc.
Students are instructed in the drafting of commercial correspondence
in addition to work on CVs and accompanying documentation. Specific
exercises include: Commercial correspondence: terminology and
its application; language, style, development/elaboration of argumentation;
specific grammatical problems.
ESML0126: French aural comprehension/oral communication in
the business context 2A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to develop receptive (aural)
and communicative (oral) skills in business contexts.
Content: Students are given specific assignments aimed
at improving aural comprehension of spoken language, based on
video and audio material relevant to the world of business and
to the European business environment in particular.
Oral and interpersonal communication skills are practised in various
situations commonly experienced in the world of business, especially
telephone skills, job interview techniques and presentation exercises.
Classes are conducted in French.
ESML0127: German language in the business context A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The unit pursues a dual
aim. 1. To improve students' communicative and listening skills
and to expand their vocabulary, especially in economic, business
and professional contexts. To enable them to converse accurately,
fluently and in an appropriate register. 2. To develop more advanced
skills in contemporary written communication with specific reference
to material used in the core and interface courses; to focus on
the business dimension of written communication in order to prepare
students for industrial placements in a German company during
their third year abroad. The unit will familiarise students with
written communication tasks appropriate to the world of business
and management in Germany.
Content: 1. Classes may consist of aural comprehension
exercises by using videos of current (business) affairs, usually
taped from German/Austrian television. This may include summarisation,
answering of questions and discussion of the topics presented
to them. Also office skills simulations, such as answering the
telephone, form a part of these classes. There are also free discussions
which involve either a larger group or smaller sub-groups. 2.
Written communication materials consist primarily of socio-political
and business texts. Exploitation of these texts is aimed at familiarising
students with specific issues from the German business context.
Specific exercises include: comparative/text analysis, acquisition
of business terminology, business communication: correspondence,
reports, CVs, surveys, statistics, summarisations.
ESML0128: French written communication in the business context
B
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop more advanced
skills in contemporary written communication with regard to techniques
of summarisation, abstraction of argumentation and comparative
text analysis and with reference to the subjects covered in the
core and interface courses whilst maintaining a focus on the business
dimension of written communication.
Content: Materials used in the course are drawn from across
a range of socio-economic and legal texts drawn from the French
press, with reference also to English press material, and European
Community and other documents. Exploitation of these texts is
aimed at increasing student awareness of presentational differences
of the same material, soundness and elaboration of arguments etc.,
and the application of these lessons to written communication
in general. Specific exercises include: Terminology and its application;
summarisation; textual analysis: language, style, development/elaboration
of argumentation; specific grammatical problems.
ESML0129: French aural comprehension/oral communication in
the business context 2B
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to develop receptive (aural)
and communicative (oral) skills in business contexts.
Content: Students are given specific assignments aimed
at improving aural comprehension of spoken language, based on
video and audio material relevant to the world of business and
to the European business environment in particular.
Oral and interpersonal communication skills are practised in various
situations commonly experienced in the world of business, especially
telephone skills, job interview techniques and presentation exercises.
Classes are conducted in French.
ESML0130: German comparative employee relations B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX40 ES60
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To convey in German the
most significant developments in relations between management
and institutions representing worker interests (trade unions and
works councils) and to give students practice in preparing and
giving seminar presentations in German and to improve their writing
skills in German.
Content: Industrielle Beziehungen in Deutschland
a) Die Entwicklung der Gewerkschaften
b) Gewerkschaften und Betriebsr?te
c) Die Zukunft der Tarifautonomie
d) Betriebliche Interessenvertretung im vereinigten Deutschland
ESML0131: German language in the business context B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The unit pursues a dual
aim: 1. To build on the oral and aural German skills acquired
in German Language in the Business Context A. The purpose of the
unit is to enable students to improve their communicative and
listening skills and to expand their vocabulary, especially in
economic, business and professional contexts. The unit will improve
accurate conversation skills at a more advanced level of German
and improve both fluency and awareness of appropriate language
registers for the business context.
2. To build on the skills and written language proficiency achieved
in German Language in the Business Context A. The purpose of the
unit is for students to develop more advanced skills in contemporary
German written communication with specific reference to both the
national and the European business environment. Students will
be familiarised with more complex written communication tasks
appropriate to the world of business and management. The unit
will introduce students to more academic texts on business issues
in the German context.
Content: 1. Classes will consist of aural comprehension
exercises by using videos of current (business) affairs, usually
taped from German/Austrian television. This may include summarisation,
answering questions and discussion of topics presented to them.
Students will practice office and negotiating skills as well as
free discussions which involve either a larger group or smaller
sub-groups. 2. Written communication materials consist primarily
of socio-political and business texts. Exploitation of these texts
is aimed at aiding students' understanding of German national
and European perspectives of issues in the business world as well
as the acquisition of relevant terminology and language registers.
Specific exercises include: writing reports, summarisations and
essays on a business or economic topic; consolidation and expansion
of business terminology, problem-solving in the business environment.
ESML0133: French written & oral communication in the international
business context A
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To enhance French written
and oral skills within the international business context.
Content: All classes focus on material and topics relevant
to the international business context. Materials used in the unit
are drawn from across a variety of registers (e.g. business, political,
advertising etc.) found in French-language publications, but with
reference also to English material, as well as European Union
material and corporate communications. Students are encouraged
to use materials and experience from their placement year in business.
Exploitation of these texts and materials is aimed at increasing
presentational skills within a framework of sound and well-elaborated
argumentation. In addition to written communication skills, classes
with the lector stimulate the development of oral communication
skills.
Exercises in written communication classes include: transposition
of English texts into appropriate registers for a given context,
e.g. report writing, professional advice etc.; commentary in French
of the linguistic and situational features of texts; elaboration
of arguments etc.; specific grammatical problems.
Exercises in oral communication (language) classes include: presentations
(individual and group) on prepared topics; development of interpersonal
skills required in meetings and negotiations; reports in French
on business and political items from French audio-visual material;
specific grammatical, phonetic or other linguistic problems.
ESML0135: German: Written & oral communication in the
international business context 1
Semester 1
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this unit is
keep up the level of linguistic fluency achieved during the year
abroad. Special attention is paid to oral presentation and discussion
skills, to methods of comparative text analysis, techniques of
summarisation, abstraction of argumentation, commentary, specialised
translation etc. Students are encouraged to follow economic trends
in Germany through regular reading of relevant newspapers.
Content: Classes focus on material and topics relevant
to the international business context. The emphasis will be on
issues of European economic integration and problems related to
the globalisation of economic processes. Certain linguistic excercises
will also make use of English texts as a further source of information.
ESML0136: French international marketing communications B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop students' understanding
of the applications of the principles of marketing from their
Second Year and ally it to their own experience on placement,
passing on to the international context. It also aims to place
the marketing function within social and organisational networks
of communication.
Content: The unit builds on unit French International Marketing
Communications A by examining the application of theory to specific
products & campaigns in case study, in addition to theory
& practice in other applications of the Marketing Communications
mix.
ESML0137: French written & oral communication in the international
business context B
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To enhance French written
and oral skills within the international business context.
Content: Building on unit Written Communication in the
International Business Context A, all classes continue to focus
on material and topics relevant to the international business
context. Materials used in the unit are drawn from across a variety
of registers (e.g. business, political, advertising etc.) found
in French-language publications, but with reference also to English
material, as well as European Union material and corporate communications.
Students are encouraged to use materials and experience from their
placement year in business. Exploitation of these texts and materials
is aimed at increasing presentational skills within a framework
of sound and well-elaborated argumentation. In addition to written
communication skills, classes with the lector stimulate the development
of oral communication skills.
Exercises in written communication classes include: transposition
of English texts into appropriate registers for a given context,
e.g. report writing, professional advice etc.; commentary in French
of the linguistic and situational features of texts; elaboration
of arguments etc.; specific grammatical problems.
Exercises in oral communication (language) classes include: presentations
(individual and group) on prepared topics; development of interpersonal
skills required in meetings and negotiations; reports in French
on business and political items from French audio-visual material;
specific grammatical, phonetic or other linguistic problems.
ESML0138: Le management interculturel
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: to develop insights into
the cultural specificity of management practices through comparisons
between the case of France and other leading industrial nations;
to enhance awareness of the cultural dimensions of managing in
the international workplace;
to provide an opportunity for students to integrate their knowledge
of corporate, nation-specific and international management practices
by drawing on prior study within the degree as well as on their
work experience abroad;
to develop research skills, oral presentation skills and report
writing skills in French;
to develop their teamwork skills, by working in groups.
Content: The focus will be on business practices in France,
whose distinctiveness (or otherwise) will be explored by cross-national
comparisons.
Introductory lectures review issues to do with national business
cultures, particularly the question of whether particular management
styles or practices are nation-specific. They also review corporate
culture issues in relation to national culture, with reference
to core management disciplines such as business policy, organisational
behaviour and human resources management within major companies.
The second phase of the course is student-led, with group exposés
leading to seminar discussions. The subject of group exposés
and groups dissertations is decided jointly by the students and
course lecturers in line with the major themes of the course.
Guidance is given on the development and presentation of both
exposés and written projects, as well as feedback on exposées.
ESML0139: German international marketing communications B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop students' understanding
of the principles of marketing from their Second Year and to ally
it to their own experience on placement, passing on to the international
context. It also aims to place the marketing function within social
and organisational networks of communication.
Content: The unit builds on Marketing Communications A
by examining the application of theory to specific products and
campaigns in case study in addition to theory and practice in
other applications of the marketing communications mix.
ESML0140: German: Written & oral communication in the
international business context 2
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this unit is
keep up the level of linguistic fluency achieved during the year
abroad and to further develop the writing and oral skills practised
in the post-abroad language workshop.
Content: As in the preceding unit, classes focus on material
and topics relevant to the international business context.
ESML0271: French politics & society 2B, option 1: Regional
policy in the Fifth Republic
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to an analysis of Regional Policy in the Fifth Republic.
Content: This option will examine the progress towards
decentralisation brought about during the Fifth Republic, and
specifically since 1981, against a background of historic centralisation
of both government and administration in France. It will also
explore the potential for a French contribution to the regional
debate at a European level. Taught in French.
ESML0272: French politics & society 2B, option 2: 'Capitale
et province'
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to an analysis of 'Capitale et province'.
Content: This option will examine the French experience
of regional and provincial identities, and of 'Paris et le désert
français' from social, political, cultural and linguistic
perspectives. The emphasis will be on ways in which difference
is asserted in the face of modern tendencies towards sameness
and globalization, with analysis of a wide range of historical
and modern texts and visual material. Taught in French.
ESML0273: French politics & society 2B, option 3: The
role & position of women in French society
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to the role and position of women in French society.
Content: This unit will examine the role and position of
women in French society. The course will analyse women's rights
in terms of legislation (divorce, abortion, the notion of equality)
and explore women's involvement in the labour market, politics
and government. Taught in French.
ESML0274: French politics & society 2B, option 4: French
local politics
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to French local politics
Content: The focus of the course will be the analysis of
political behaviour in the local/regional context. Particular
attention will be paid to the sociological and cultural factors
that shape patterns of electoral behaviour. Taught in French.
ESML0275: French politics & society 2B, option 5: Rural
society in contemporary France
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to Rural society in contemporary France.
Content: The focus of the course will be the development
of French rural society. It will examine the recent history of
the countryside and how rural communities have adapted to the
pressures of social and economic change. Taught in French.
ESML0276: French politics & society 2B, option 6: The
experience of women during the Second World War
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to the experience of women during the Second World War.
Content: This unit will explore the experience of women
during the Second World War, the Occupation and Liberation. It
will examine the ways in which French women developed strategies
for survival and how some were drawn towards collaboration or
resistance. It will analyse the importance of the Liberation and
its impact on women's lives. Taught in French.
ESML0277: French politics & society 2B, option 7: La France:
une société au pluriel
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to La France: une societé au pluriel.
Content: Changing social structures in France; social reproduction
and mobility; the nature and effects of the French educational
system; the social backgrounds of political, administrative and
business elites; case-studies of persisting social disadvantage
in France. Taught in French.
ESML0278: French politics & society 2B, option 8: Political
communication from party & individual
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to an analysis of political communication from party and individual.
Content: This option will examine the increasing use of
political communication in the Fifth Republic, tracing how the
development of mass communication has led to the increasing 'sophistication'
of presentation of the political message. It will also provide
students with the tools to analyse political communication within
the French context. Taught in French.
ESML0279: French politics & society 2B, option 9: France
coming to terms with the German occupation of 1940-44
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the experience
of Politics & Society by applying the expertise gained so
far to an analysis of France coming to terms with the German Occupation
of 1940-1944 some fifty years on.
Content: This option will examine the ways in which France
has come to terms with the Occupation of 1940-1944, by taking
post-war events and individuals connected with the Occupation
(e.g. Paul Touvier, René Bousque, François Mitterrand,
Maurice Papon) and investigating reactions to those events and
individuals. Taught in French.
ESML0298: French politics & society 2B: option 10: La
France dans le monde
Semester 2
Credits: 3
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES67 CW33
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To build on the students'
knowledge of French politics by analysing the main features of
French foreign policy in the principal areas of the world where
significant French influence still prevails.
Content: This option will examine two main issues. First,
the foreign policy-making process in Fifth Republic France. Second,
the evolution of French diplomacy with regard to the key issues
and regions of the post-war world: NATO and the Atlantic system,
European integration, Africa, the Arab world, the Pacific. The
student group will have the chance of broad coverage or of concentration
on a restricted number of regions.
ESML0299: French comparative employee relations B
Semester 2
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop knowledge of
the legislative and contractual framework for employment relations
in these countries; to familiarise students with key concepts
in employment relations and key vocabulary in French; to use authentic
French-language documents produced by public agencies, employers
and trade unions. After successfully completing the course, students
should be able to write in French on an aspect of employmeent
relations in France and to discuss in French contemporary issues
of employment relations.
Content: Trade unions, employers' associations in France;
the role of the State; representative institutions in the workplace;
trends in collective bargaining; training, qualifications and
work organization.
MANG0006: Business economics
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course aims to develop
students' understanding of the operation of markets, especially
product markets, in theory and practice, and knowledge of the
economic determinants of firms' competitive behaviour and performance
within them. After taking this course, students will be able to
understand the main features of competitive structure, firm behaviour
and industrial performance and the inter-relationship between
them, and apply this knowledge to investigate competitive conditions
and behaviour in actual markets.
Content: The market structure-conduct-performance model;
market demand, the characteristics of goods and market segmentation;
supply and changing cost conditions; industrial concentration,
barriers to entry and exit and other aspects of structure; price
behaviour under conditions of competition and cooperation; the
determinants of performance and import of government competition
policy.
MANG0008: Introduction to the financial management of the
organisation
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: Students will understand
how accounting and financial management serves the purpose of
developing and operating a business. They will acquire a broad
knowledge of the different dimensions of financial management
and accounting which they may study in depth in later years of
the course and an introductory working knowledge of basic tools
of financial analysis and practice.
Content: (a) Financial planning and control; The financial
dimension of businesses and other organisations; Investing in
assets to yield a return - including the use of spreadsheets to
calculate investment value and conduct sensitivity tests; Financing
asset acquisition and an introduction to the cost of capital;
Estimating costs for planned activities - fixed and variable costs;
direct and indirect costs; basic elements of product cost; Preparation
of cash budgets - including spreadsheet modelling and sensitivity
tests; Annual budgeting, profit planning, liquidity control and
longer term financial projections; Preparation of budgets and
projected Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets; Controlling
operations and cost control.
(b) Reporting results in financial terms; Reporting performance
and financial results to higher levels in the organisation - cost
centre reports, profit centre reports, investment centre reports;
Reporting the results to shareholders and other outside parties
- preparation of final accounts, structure and interpretation
of final accounts, underlying concepts (going concern, prudence,
materiality, etc.); Measures of performance in the financial press
- share prices, earnings per share, p/e ratios, assessing the
quality of earnings announcements, etc.; Outline of the role of
company law, the accounting profession and Accounting Standards
in controlling the content of published information;
Outline of complications created by going international/ global
for investment analysis, financing the business, financial control
and financial reporting.
MANG0028: Emerging patterns of thought belief & action
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To invite students to understand,
engage with and evaluate sources which suggest that the dominant
paradigm or world view of Western civilisation is undergoing a
major transformation, with associated changes in social values
and practices.
Content: A series of focused explorations looking at: notions
of paradigms and change; the Gaia hypothesis; ecological thinking;
economics and new economics; systems thinking; gender and diversity;
spirituality; the self; and other associated issues.
MANG0035: Aspects of Japanese business
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this course
is to critically examine and to provide an understanding of the
nature of Japanese business organization. After completing the
unit the student should be able to: identify the political, economic
and social forces underpinning the emergence of Japanese business
forms; understand the relationships between business, the state
and trade unions in contemporary Japan; describe the human resource
management practices characteristic of Japanese business; explain
the internationalization of Japanese business; assess the transferability
of Japanese business practice to alien environments.
Content: The political economy of Japan; Japan's institutional
environment; Japanese production systems; Organization and power
in Japanese organizations; Cross-national transfer of Japanese
production and management practices; Industrial relations in Japan
and Japanese subsidiaries in the West.
MANG0035: Aspects of Japanese business
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX80 CW20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this course
is to critically examine and to provide an understanding of the
nature of Japanese business organization. After completing the
unit the student should be able to: identify the political, economic
and social forces underpinning the emergence of Japanese business
forms; understand the relationships between business, the state
and trade unions in contemporary Japan; describe the human resource
management practices characteristic of Japanese business; explain
the internationalization of Japanese business; assess the transferability
of Japanese business practice to alien environments.
Content: The political economy of Japan; Japan's institutional
environment; Japanese production systems; Organization and power
in Japanese organizations; Cross-national transfer of Japanese
production and management practices; Industrial relations in Japan
and Japanese subsidiaries in the West.
MANG0036: Consumer research
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites: Pre MANG0016
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop a critical evaluation
of the range of consumer research techniques. The student should
be able appreciate the value of consumer research in marketing
decision making, to be able to judge other person's research efforts,
and be able to plan their own research programmes.
Content: There is a strong emphasis on the rationales for
conducting consumer research, for qualitative and quantitative
methods and for particular techniques. There are no statistics
on this course though an appreciation of statistical methods would
be necessary to fully appreciate many of the themes developed.
There are set readings for each lecture session. Students are
expected to have prepared for each lecture by reading the set
article, preparing notes and developing issues to debate in class.
Each student will be expected to make a presentation and lead
a debate in class at least once throughout the course.
MANG0037: Cost management
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To acquaint students with
topical issues in cost management and cost reduction and provide
practical insights. The course will be heavily based upon analyses
of case studies which address these issues and develop students'
abilities to critique the practical design of cost management
and management accounting systems. This course links cost management
directly to central strategic issues in managing the organisation.
Content: Issues will be selected each year depending upon
current issues of concern, but the following selection illustrates
the nature of the material addressed: A review of activity based
costing - where it has and has not strategic significance; The
role accounting can play in quality control and removing waste;
Implications of changing technology (e.g. flexible manufacturing)
and changing organisational forms (e.g. inter-organisational supply
chain relationships and other organisational networking) for cost
accounting and management; Target costing and kaizen costing and
its relationship to strategic analysis; The theory of constraints
and continual improvement - implications for accounting; The nature
of strategic management accounting; Whether there is a given best
cost management system or whether there are appropriate contexts
for the different recent developments; Implementation problems
in introducing new cost management systems.
MANG0038: Depth psychology of organisations
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the concepts
and theories of depth psychology and develop the students' understanding
of organizational processes by using these concepts and theories.
Content: Core concepts and theories of depth psychology:
desire, repression and the unconscious, narcissism, symbolism
and sublimation. Mental personality. Interpretation and the use
of psychoanalytic interpretations on cultural phenomena. The analysis
of jokes, stories and myths. Leaders and followers, the personality
of leaders and transference. Organizational and individual pathologies,
authoritarianism and organizational decay. Gender construction
in organizations.
MANG0039: Employment law
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 OT40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit is designed to
give students a comprehensive and realistic insight into the legal
framework of the employer/employee relationship and its impact
on the parties directly involved in the wider social context.
Content: Legal framework; principles of contract law; implied
terms and duties in the contract of employment; safety at work;
discrimination; duties of ex-employees; termination of contract
of employment; redundancy; unfair dismissal.
MANG0041: Financial reporting & accounting standards
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites: Pre MANG0025
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce and discuss
topical issues in corporate financial reporting and to ensure
that students understand a number of key accounting standards,
the reasons they were adopted in favour of possible alternative
treatments and their implications for reporting and auditing practice.
Content: The nature of standards and the standard setting
process. Substance over form - FRS 4 and 5. The measurement of
profit and capital maintenance: historical cost, current cost
accounting and their relationship to economic profit. FRS3. Accounting
for corporate groups - mergers and acquisitions, balance sheets
and profit and loss accounts FRS2, 6 and 7. Goodwill and intangible
assets SSAP22 plus current debate. Special problems: a selection
from research and development (SSAP13), deferred tax (SSAP15),
investment properties (SSAP19), leases and hire purchase (SSAP21),
pensions (SSAP24), foreign currency (SSAP20).
Note: The Accounting Standards mentioned are those currently applied
at the time this syllabus was prepared. The course will keep up-to-date
and address any subsequent standards issued on these topics.
MANG0042: Managing conflict
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course examines the
sources, characteristics and possible methods of managing conflict.
Although the main focus will be on conflict within the employment
relationship other arenas will also be examined. Particular attention
will be given to negotiating and bargaining processes and conflict
resolution processes involving third parties.
Content:
How and why does conflict emerge? Its forms, features and dynamics.
Negotiating and Bargaining: concepts and models
Preparing for Negotiations: practical issues
Negotiating in practice: skills and techniques
Models of practice: analysis and re-evaluation
Negotiating in action: a practical case
Third Party Intervention: background and issues
Role of ACAS: institutions and practices
Third Party intervention in practice: skills and techniques
Third Parties: problems and issues
MANG0043: Operational research
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The objective of this course
is to provide an understanding and appreciation of how quantitative,
analytical models can both inform managers and assist decision-making.
The emphasis is on the practical application of a variety of model-building
techniques.
Content: Approximately half of the course is devoted to
models for optimal resource allocation e.g. linear programming,
goal programming, integer programming and dynamic programming.
The other half deals with decision analysis, queuing models and
computer simulation.
MANG0044: Organisational change & design
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide students with
a critical appreciation of the ideas of management gurus and how
these set and guide the practice of change. This popular view
is contrasted with more academic approaches and developed through
a consideration of the (re)design of organisational forms suitable
for an age that increasingly requires organizations to be global
and innovative.
Content: Topics will be drawn from the following:
Fashions and fads - the history of ideas in change management;
The role of business gurus in defining the practice of change;
Orders and types of change - 1st, 2nd and reframing; The politics
of organizational change; Organizational design and contingency
theory; Organizational forms for the future - innovative and global.
MANG0046: Product policy
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites: Pre MANG0034
Aims & Learning Objectives: Decisions about the product
offering are central to a firm's marketing activities and ultimately
its long term survival and economic prosperity. This course is
concerned with theories, concepts and statistical techniques which
can be used to analyse product policies. It starts by exploring
subjects which relate to the various stages in the new product
development (NPD) process and those which represent important
issues that have emerged from research on NPD. The unit also recognising
that NPD is an important managerial activity which interfaces
with organisational, and brand and portfolio management activities.
Case studies will explore and develop issues, including the application
of various analytical models and techniques. In addition, coursework
of a market research nature will involve the collection and analysis
of quantitative data for the purposes of new product development
decision-making. Themes include: the new product development process,
exploring the what constitutes a successful new product development
process, idea generating and screening decisions, concept testing
and conjoint modelling and pre-test and test market models; issues
in brand management including brand extensions as a launch strategy,
the challenges posed by the rise of retailers' own-label products
to manufacturers, portfolio management and the product deletion
decision.
Students should be able to:
1. Understand the importance and risks associated with the new
product development process.
2. Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses associated
with various empirical techniques used in the development of new
products.
3. Develop a critical understanding of the theory, concepts and
techniques of product policy.
MANG0048: Strategic analysis
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites: Pre MANG0016
Aims & Learning Objectives: An understanding of how
strategists proactively shape the mission, objectives and strategies
of their organisations within prevailing environmental and organisational
constraints. Exposure to the theoretical insights and methodological
approaches available to interpret and develop the competitive
strategic position of the enterprise under complexity and uncertainty.
Students are expected to contribute actively to class discussions
and through careful preparation to become proficient at analysing
specific situations using appropriate conceptual models allied
to pragmatic, well-reasoned judgements with respect to the content
of strategies and feasibility of implementation.
Content: Topics include: the nature of corporate objectives
and mission statements; analysing operating performance; the competitive
market/industry environment; sources of rivalry; the value chain;
assessing opportunities and threats; the development and application
of core competencies; strategies in growth, maturity and in decline;
managing ambiguity and complexity in the multi-firm (global) corporate
environment. Case studies are used to explore and interpret issues.
MANG0049: Strategic marketing
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites: Pre MANG0016
Aims & Learning Objectives: An applied and thematic
approach to forming and implementing effective marketing strategies
for the business enterprise. The unit aims to help students interpret
competitive market positions and explore how they can be sustained
via product and market-oriented initiatives under conditions of
environmental uncertainty and competitive threat. Students are
expected to contribute actively to class discussions and through
careful preparation become proficient at analysing specific situations
using appropriate conceptual models allied to pragmatic, well-reasoned
judgements.
Content: Topics include: the meaning of marketing strategy
and generic strategies (and the form of the latter); interfaces
with shorter term marketing activities and longer term corporate
strategies; external trend analysis; strategies through the life
cycle; product/service innovation strategies; the strategic significance
of brands and reputation; portfolio development; international
strategies; issues in planning & implementing strategies.
Case examples are used to explore and interpret issues.
MANG0050: Supply management
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop in the student a broad understanding of the principles,
concepts and approaches employed in the management of supply between
industrial, commercial, and governmental organisations.
To differentiate between operational and strategic approaches
to management of supply
To provide the student with a practical framework, built from
research and experience, for understanding and analysing the development
of supply management.
Content: Introduction to supply management and the concepts
of purchasing, procurement, supply, value flow and inter-firm
relationships. Sourcing strategies and their implications for
corporate strategies. Information systems in supply management.
The concept of inter-organisational relationships. Supply chain
management. Negotiation as a technique and management challenge.
Lean principles and the concept of value flow. Outsourcing and
the management of associated relationships. Government procurement:
regulated markets. Logistics.
MANG0050: Supply management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop in the student a broad understanding of the principles,
concepts and approaches employed in the management of supply between
industrial, commercial, and governmental organisations.
To differentiate between operational and strategic approaches
to management of supply
To provide the student with a practical framework, built from
research and experience, for understanding and analysing the development
of supply management.
Content: Introduction to supply management and the concepts
of purchasing, procurement, supply, value flow and inter-firm
relationships. Sourcing strategies and their implications for
corporate strategies. Information systems in supply management.
The concept of inter-organisational relationships. Supply chain
management. Negotiation as a technique and management challenge.
Lean principles and the concept of value flow. Outsourcing and
the management of associated relationships
Government procurement: regulated markets. Logistics.
MANG0051: Technology management
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This unit is concerned
with the management of technology and technological innovation
from the firm's perspective. The aim is to introduce students
to some of the managerial issues raised by the creation, adoption
and diffusion of technology over time. The objectives are firstly,
to provide an appreciation of the need to manage technology beyond
any R & D department and secondly, to develop an understanding
of alternative approaches to the acquisition, organisation and
exploitation of technology and the factors influencing the relative
success of these in different environments.
Content: The course examines patterns of technological
change, how technology affects competition, the impact of technology
on individual firms' competitive advantage and the development
of strategies and managerial methods to meet the challenges of
the increasingly technology-driven environment.
Topics include patterns of R & D, technical trajectories,
sources of product and process innovation and the innovation environment.
Developing a strategic approach to technology. Technology as a
company asset and technical auditing. Technology forecasting and
foresight. The relationship between technological change, industry
structure and competitive advantage. Factors influencing success
in technological innovation.. Different technology strategies
and decisions concerning R&D, innovation and the commercialisation
of new products/ processes. The protection of industrial and intellectual
property. The diffusion of technology by contract, acquisition,
imitation and manpower flows.
MANG0053: Advanced supply management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites: Pre MANG0050
Aims & Learning Objectives:
To develop in the student an advanced understanding of the principles,
concepts and approaches employed in the management of supply between
industrial, commercial, and governmental organisations.
To develop strategic and innovative approaches to management of
supply
To provide the student with a practical framework, built from
research and experience, for understanding and analysing the development
of strategic supply management.
Content: Recap on previous study in Supply Management.
Further exploration of sourcing strategies and their implications
for corporate strategies. Strategies based upon information systems
in supply management. The concept of inter-organisational relationships:
trust, power and dependencies. Inter-organisational networking.
Further depth on lean principles and the concept of value flow.
Outsourcing and the management of relational competence. Government
procurement: regulated markets. Logistics.
MANG0054: Business strategies & human resource management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course will enable
to the student to study Human Resource Management at an advanced
level especially by critically examining contemporary theory and
practice on the link between HRM and business strategies. The
student will appreciate the effect of different types of HRM strategies
on firm performance and locate these within the context of the
role of the state and trade union organisation, membership and
strategy. The student will be able to evaluate the strategies
and policies of a wide variety of organisations in the public
and private sectors and be equipped to debate these issues with
senior HR and Personnel executives. The key topics covered include
HRM: Rhetoric and Reality; Strategy, structure and devolution/decentralisation;
the pursuit of flexibility in its various forms; the resource
view of strategy; the distinction between high commitment management
and the matching models of HRM; cost leadership models and the
fragmentation of the firm; management style in the context of
trade union behaviour and the role of the state in the UK and
Europe. Examples will be taken from numerous countries.
MANG0055: Corporate governance & regulation
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course will acquaint
students with a range of issues which come under the broad heading
of governance and regulation of corporate practices. This will
include the nature of the company and responsibilities of its
principal officers, concerns about the state of corporate governance
and the special regulatory issues associated with public control
over utilities. The latter part of the course will recognise the
growing phenomenon of globalisation and the need for regulation
by international accounting standards
Content: Issues selected each year from:
The nature of the corporation and the position of shareholders,
chairmen, CEOs, executive directors and non-executive directors;
The nature of corporate governance and development of a conceptual
framework for
governance - including the relationship between governance and
management; Examples of crises in governance; Governance as exercised
in different countries; Whistle-blowing as a means of governance;
The place of top executive compensation schemes in corporate governance
considerations; Regulation of MNCs and cross-border transfer pricing;
The regulation of public utilities; International standard setting
in accounting and relationship to national standards; Financial
reporting in the European Union; Comparative accounting practices
in selected countries.
Financial statement analysis using accounts of different countries
MANG0057: Depth psychology of the consumer
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop the students'
understanding of contemporary consumerism and of the behaviour
of different groups of consumers organizational by using the concepts
and theories from depth psychology.
Content: A summary of core concepts and theories of depth
psychology. Material culture and interpretation. Classical social
theories of consumption, status, fashion and display. The concept
of consumer choice. Gifts and communicative qualities of material
objects. Adolescence and life-style consumption. The Diderot effect.
Hedonism and aesthetic orientation to consumption. The influences
of social class. Postmodern theories of consumption and mass media.
Advertising, images and simulacra.
MANG0058: Ecological thinking & action in management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: RP80 OR20
Requisites: Pre MANG0028
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this unit is
to provide students with an opportunity to research in depth a
topic chosen by them in consultation in staff. Topics should be
related to the key areas covered in Emerging Patterns of Thought,
Action and Belief (MANG0028).
MANG0059: European integration studies 2
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: ES100
Requisites: Pre MANG0040
Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide an advanced
knowledge of the impact of European policies on individuals, managements
and work organisations in the European Union. Students will complete
the course unit with a detailed knowledge of social, environmental
and sectoral impacts of integration and how business interests
can influence the EU decision-making process.
Content: Subjects covered will be: Social and employment
policy issues and the firm; EU environment policy and its impact
upon business and communities; the harmonisation of company law;
sectoral impacts of the single market and business strategies;
lobbying the EU; transport policy and trans-European networks;
implementation of EC law; the future direction of the EU.
Lectures will be supplemented by case study discussions, a decision-making
game, and tutorial sessions.
MANG0062: International business law
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites: Pre MANG0010, Pre MANG0024
Aims & Learning Objectives: To put international trade
contracts in their proper framework - in terms of the contracts
and their enforcement and enforceability, and in the wider context
of how businesses function in the international commercial field.
Students will consider the different regimes which are relevant
to making agreements in an international context, the problems
which can arise and how to deal with them. Common contract terms
and business relationships are examined so that students understand
the principles which can facilitate or hinder international contracts.
Content: Legal 'families' and their characteristics. Codified
commercial law. Treaties and conventions. ICC and other private
regimes. Principles of international trade and common principles
of law on commercial agents; business forms; business liability.
Commercial contracts; insurance; international banking; carriage;
patents, arbitration, dispute resolution and enforcement. European
Union law - competition, free movement.
MANG0064: Managing change
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce students to
the theory and practice of change management in organizations
ranging from diagnosis to intervention, and from thinking frameworks
to frameworks for action.
Content: Topics will be drawn from the following:
Perspectives on the organizational situation; issue and problem
diagnosis; Analysing the change situation - interpretation, explanation
and feedback; the action learning framework; The basic tools and
techniques of the change manager; The nature of the change process
- models, theories and philosophies of change; Managing change
- approaches and methods; Cultural change - concepts and practices;
Leading change - strategies and styles.
MANG0066: Strategic management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX60 ES40
Requisites: Pre MANG0048
Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide an understanding
of how strategy is developed within organisations, of the processes
involved, and of the structure and control systems exercised by
organisations in its implementation.
To examine how the concepts of strategy formulation and organisation
development interplay.
Students are expected to contribute to class discussion through
the preparation of case studies in order to develop their understanding
of complex situations.
Content: Processes of company diagnosis and recognition;
formulation of objectives and value systems; processes of agenda
building, scenario development and strategic decision making;
processes of organisational change in strategic direction.
MANG0067: Treasury management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To show how a large company
manages sources of capital, relations with financial markets and
shareholders and balances needs for finance with internationally
spread organisations.
Content: Issues selected from:
Reviewing sources of finance and their costs
Special sources of finance: convertibles and warrants and capital
structure re-visited, leasing, export finance
Balancing financing needs and sources
Relations with external parties
Bankruptcy prediction and avoidance
Mergers and acquisitions
International and domestic aspects of cash management
Foreign exchange markets and foreign exchange rate risks
Exposure management: hedging, swaps, options, interest rate risk,
etc.
Complications in investment appraisal in undertaking direct investment
abroad
International financing
MANG0077: Quantitative methods for business decisions
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the student
to quantitative methods used in business situations.
Content: Using a spreadsheet; collection and presentation
of data; descriptive statistics; correlation and regression; index
numbers; time series; elementary probability; decision trees.
MANG0078: UK business environment 1 - legal aspects
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 1
Assessment: CW100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide a framework
within which students can appreciate the interrelationships and
interdependencies of core management disciplines. To introduce
students to the fundamental legal concepts which affect businesses
and the ways in which they function.
Content: The course will examine different areas of the
law and the different types of action which may be brought. In
the area of property and contracts, the formulation of contracts,
their validity, contents and enforceability will be examined.
Performance of a contract and ways of resolving disputes are considered.
MANG0079: UK business environment 2
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX50 ES50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This course aims to develop
students' understanding of the economic and industrial environment
of the UK since World War II.
Content: Topics will include: the UK economy as a whole,
including GDP, demand management and development; monetary, credit
and fiscal policies; foreign trade and the balance of payments;
economic relationships including concentration, nationalisation
and privatisation, small and medium sized enterprises; labour
and unemployment.
MANG0080: Organizations & individuals
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES60 OR40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop students' understanding
of behaviour in organizations through the introduction of key
concepts, embedded in the relationship between individual and
organization.
Content: Introduction to organization theory and organization
behaviour, including: history of organization theorising and perspectives
on management, assumptions about human nature, individuals and
perception, attitudes and values, learning, motivation and psychological
contracts, organizational citizenship, ethics and social responsibility.
MANG0081: Principles of marketing
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX60 CW40
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
1. To provide an introduction to the concepts of marketing.
2. To understand the principles and practice of marketing management.
3. To introduce students to a variety of issues facing marketing
today.
Content: Marketing involves identifying and satisfying
customer needs and wants. It is concerned with providing appropriate
products, services and sometimes, ideas, at the right place and
price, promoted in ways which are motivating to current and future
customers. Marketing activities take place in the context of the
market and of competition. The course is concerned with the above
activities and includes: consumer and buyer behaviour; market
segmentation, targetting and positioning; market research; product
policy and new product development; advertising and promotion;
marketing channels and pricing.
MANG0082: European business environment 1: European integration
& legal structure
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To understand the structure,
objectives and policy of the European Union and its legal foundations
with respect to business
Content: The content will cover: European integration and
unity in the 1940s and 50s; The Treaty Base and legal structure;
Business organisations; Business contracts; Impact of EU legislation
on contracts; EU institutions and decision-making; Trade and competition
- Customs union and CAP; Single European Market and future developments;
EU social and regional policies; Policy on widening and deepening
the Union.
MANG0083: Organizations & people
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To further develop students'
understand of behaviour in organizatoins, through the introduction
of key concepts underpinning the relationship between individual-group-organization
in the context of international business.
Content: Introduction to group process, 12 Angry Men/group
decision making, evaluating group performance and diagnosing group
problems, developing effective groups, leadership and followership
, power and politics, organizational culture, national culture,
international management and organization.
MANG0084: Financial management & IT & management
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW30 OT20
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This course combines two
areas of study. The first aims to give students an idea of the
major decision variables which the financial managers of a company
need to consider in attaining the overall objective of the firm
which is to maximise shareholders' wealth. The second aims to
equip students with IT management skills for the workplace and
to deal with management issues associated with IT, including an
appreciation of the business value and opportunities stemming
from new technology.
Content: The first six weeks will examine: firms' objectives
and wealth maximisation; the investment decision as generator
of future wealth; the treatment of risk, the management of working
capital and methods of financing. The second six weeks will examine:
IT and corporate strategy; IT-induced transformation; evaluation
of IT investments; project development and management; and the
implementation of technology.
MANG0085: Europe & international business management 1
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX40 CW45 OR15
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course aims to introduce
and assess the forms, motivations and processes of establishing
and developing a multinational enterprise. It will explain the
magnitude and significance of international business, both in
manufacturing and service industries and discuss the terminology
used. The students should be able: to understand and assess the
options available to companies undergoing the internationalisation
process; to analyse the different issues that arise and problems
that need to be addressed when establishing and operating subsidiaries
and affiliates across national boundaries; to identify and explain
actual examples using theories introduced in the course.
Content: The theories of international business, including
internalisation, the behavioural approach to internationalisation,
the eclectic theory and other theories of the multinational enterprise.
The motivations for multinational operation - economic globalisation,
competitive rivalry, resource or market seeking. The different
forms of multinational operation, including contractual forms,
equity arrangements, joint ventures, etc. An assessment of the
advantages and disadvantages of each. The financing of international
operations - international trade finance, international equity
markets, capital markets, foreign exchange issues. The risks of
international operations - political, economic and financial risk.
The methods of mitigating risks. The course will draw heavily
on examples and will use the case studies (industry and company-based)
and students' class presentations to illustrate and explain the
theories of international business.
SOCS0148: Prices & markets
Semester 1
Credits: 5
Topic: Economics
Level: Level 1
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: This course aims to provide
an understanding of the theory of price determination in different
market structures, and the influence of the macro economy on the
business environment. The unit aims to develop students' understanding
of the forces determining supply and demand for the individual
firm in both product and factor markets. The effects of taxes
and the role of government in markets will be discussed.
Content: The subject matter of economics. The macro economic
environment: circular flow of income including role of government
and foreign trade. Specialisation and exchange. Markets, prices
and allocation. Non-market allocation; role of government. Household
behaviour. Business behaviour; production and costs; market structure
- perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition. Demand
for factors ; wage determination; investment.
UNIV0002: French comparative employee relations A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce students to
comparative frameworks for analysing employment relations in Western
European countries: to give students a basic understanding of
employment relations in Western European countries, with particular
emphasis on France and Britain. After successfully completing
this course, students should be able to apply theories of employment
relations to specific cases, understand and explain differences
between national employment relations systems.
Content: The course will include lectures on managing the
employment relationship, trade unions, industrial conflict, the
State and the law, theories of employment relations, comparative
frameworks; and explaining 'societal' difference.
UNIV0003: German comparative employee relations A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
a) To describe and analyse the changing features of employee relations
in the UK. This introduction to the subject provides the basis
for comparative work later in the course.
b) To introduce students to the specific legal, institutional
and cultural dimensions of industrial relations in Germany. Comparisons
with the UK will serve to highlight the main characteristics of
the German situation and to sensitise students to the reasons
behind the complex pattern of relations existing between the "social
partners" as represented by state, unions, employers and
employees.
Content: Employee relations: an introduction; Trade Unions;
Employers and Managers; Industrial Conflict; State and the Law.
UNIV0004: European business environment 2: Financial &
national perspective of France
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: Building on European Business
Environment - European Integration and Legal Structure - to understand
selected national perspectives of the Member States with respect
to their business interests and be aware of comparative financial
issues
Content: The content will cover: European Monetary Union;
the "Franc fort"; the French banking system; the importance
of cross-border trade; Accounting in Europe; global harmonisation
of financial reporting; foreign exchange; practical issues in
convergence and a common currency; capital markets and universal
banking.
UNIV0006: European business environment 2: Financial &
national perspective of Germany
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 2
Assessment: EX50 CW50
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: Building on European Business
Environment - European Integration and Legal Structure - to understand
selected national perspectives of the Member States with respect
to their business interests and be aware of comparative financial
issues
Content: The content will cover: European Monetary Union;
Federalism in Germany: a model for Europe; new perspectives from
German integration; the single currency and the D.Mark; the importance
of cross-border trade; Accounting in Europe; global harmonisation
of financial reporting; foreign exchange; practical issues in
convergence and a common currency; capital markets and universal
banking
UNIV0007: Europe & international business management 2
- French
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX70 PR15 OT15
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course will build on
the ideas introduced in unit 1 concerning foreign direct investment
(FDI) and the multinational enterprise. It will discuss these
in the European and, particularly French, context.
Through case studies and simulation, the course will demonstrate
and analyse examples of international business.
It will analyse inward and outward FDI as it affect France.
Content: Geographic and industry studies illustrating theories
of international business, the motivations and different forms
of multinational operation and the risks involved.
a) foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe, looking
at the different countries, levels of FDI, and examples. Discussion
of motivations and risks of operating in this area.
b) foreign direct investment in the European Union - intra-EU
and from outside the region. Assessments, motivations and the
options available.
France and International Business; Internationalisation of French
companies; FDI in France; French FDI abroad; French international
business in the wider Europe
International Business simulation - an all day role play seminar
concerning decisions and developments in a European industry.
UNIV0008: Europe & international business management 2
- German
Semester 2
Credits: 5
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX70 PR15 OT15
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: The course will build on
the ideas introduced in unit 1 concerning foreign direct investment
and the multinational enterprise. It will discuss these in the
European and, particularly German, context. It will analyse inward
and outward foreign direct investment as it affects Germany. Through
case studies and simulation, the course will demonstrate and analyse
examples of international business.
Content: Geographic and industry studies illustrating theories
of international business, the motivations and different forms
of multinational operation and the risks involved.
a) foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe, looking
at the different countries, levels of FDI, and examples. Discussion
of motivations and risks of operating in this area.
b) foreign direct investment in the European Union - intra-EU
and from outside the region. Assessments, motivations and the
options available. Germany and the internationalisation of business;
Internationalisation of German companies
FDI in Germany; German FDI abroad; The evolution of German business
with/in Central and Eastern Europe
International Business simulation - an all day role play seminar
concerning decisions and developments in a European industry.
UNIV0009: Year abroad in France - work placement
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in
French
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the French culture
* to gain professional experience
Content: Working in a role in an approved organization
which will involve a challenging range of tasks, giving an opportunity
to put management studies into practice, while also developing
language skills to near fluency.
UNIV0010: Year abroad in Germany - work placement
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment: ES100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in
German
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the German culture
* to gain professional experience
Content: Working in a role in an approved organization
which will involve a challenging range of tasks, giving an opportunity
to put management studies into practice, while also developing
language skills to near fluency.
UNIV0011: Year abroad in France - academic exchange
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in
French
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the French culture
* to gain academic experience in a French/Quebecois business school
Content: To carry out an agreed programme of work at a
French/Quebecois business school. The nature, scope and assessment
of this work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the
exchange arrangements.
UNIV0012: Year abroad in Germany - academic exchange
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in
German
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the German culture
* to gain academic experience in a German business school
Content: To carry out an agreed programme of work at a
German business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this
work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange
arrangements.
UNIV0013: Year abroad in France - academic exchange &
work placement
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Topic: French
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in
France
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the French culture
* to gain professional experience
Content: To carry out an agreed programme of work at a
French business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this
work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange
arrangements.
UNIV0014: Year abroad in Germany - academic exchange &
work placement
Academic Year
Credits: 60
Topic: German
Level: Level 2
Assessment:
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives:
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in
Germany
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of the German culture
* to gain professional experience
Content: To carry out an agreed programme of work at a
German business school. The nature, scope and assessment of this
work is to be agreed by the institutions involved in the exchange
arrangements.
UNIV0027: German international marketing communications A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: German
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop students' understanding
of the principles of marketing from their Second Year and to ally
it to their own experience on placement, passing on to the international
context. It also aims to place the marketing function within social
and organisational networks of communication.
Content: The unit is in two parts. The first (in English
over six weeks) provides an introduction to the general principles
of international marketing (structural, legal etc.). The second
(in German) examines marketing as part of the communications process.
i. The International Marketing Environment: Economic, social,
political and legal constraints
Regional markets
Globalisation versus internationalisation
ii. Marketing Communications: The communications process; persuasion
and propaganda
Cultural influences, universals and their effects.
UNIV0028: French international marketing communications A
Semester 1
Credits: 6
Topic: French
Level: Level 3
Assessment: EX100
Requisites:
Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop students' understanding
of the applications of the principles of marketing from their
Second Year and ally it to their own experience on placement,
passing on to the international context. It also aims to place
the marketing function within social and organisational networks
of communication.
Content: The unit is in two parts. The first (in English
over six weeks) provides for an introduction to the general principles
of international marketing (structural, legal etc). The second
(in French) examines marketing as part of the communications process.
i. The International Marketing Environment: Economic, social,
political and legal constraints
Regional markets
Globalisation versus internationalisation
ii. Marketing Communications: The communications process; persuasion
and propaganda
Cultural influences, universals and their effects.
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