International competitive strategy (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Period 1. Fall 2018-2019

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The course work includes lecturers, simulation game and real-life cases on international competitive strategy. Students will learn to make strategical and tactical planning while playing virtual strategy game. The internationalization process and strategies of SME's will be studied through cases.

RPL: If the student has acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, she/he can show the competence with a demonstration and progress faster through the studies.

Materials

Course materials:
Scientific articles and other coursebooks to be annouced in moodle
Lecture's notes

Teaching methods and instruction

• Contact lessons with assignments and
• Cesim strategy simulation game in groups
• Individual analysis of scientific articles and documentary books

Working life connections

Strategy game set up by Cesim Business Simulations

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Home exam during the last week of the period as part of the individual tasks.
No retakes, but 2 possibilities in Exam to make up for the home exam or non existing article analysis.

Internationality

Cesim global challenge simulation for otimizing a global value chain in ITC business area.

Completion alternatives

None

Learning assignments

Individual tasks supporting the Cesim simulation
Analysis #1 Read the scienticific study paper (or the book Kone's Prince) & analyze the internationalization process of KONE
Analysis #2 Read and Analyse the scientific study papers of the Born Global theory
Group task
Cesim global challenge simulation
Forming a strategy and analing and profiling the competitors' strategy

Assessment methods

Individual assignments max 55 points will be visible in moodle
Group assignments max 45 points will be visible in moodle
Total points needed to pass 40 = 1
95=5