Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The module introduces academic texts to support students' ability to read and process information from key business literature. Next, students are introduced to various business management disciplines and how they have evolved over time. By putting into perspective how different directions in business economics have shaped the way organisations function today, insights are gained into how issues are understood and dealt with in practice.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

The objective is that the student, after the module, possesses the necessary knowledge on:

•  key scientific theories and concepts within business economics that explain firms’ strategy, growth, and international expansion.
• what insights different strands of business economics bring to understanding business practice and the contemporary challenges to that practice.
• contemporary business challenges faced by firms in domestic and international markets, and how these can be analyzed through research-based frameworks.

Skills

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary skills in:

• reading, understanding and applying key scientific texts and theoretical frameworks in the analysis of business economic and strategic issues,   including being able to identify different streams in business economics and how these streams enrich and differ from each other.
• identifying, formulating and scientifically addressing a business issue through the systematic use of theory and/or empirical evidence.
• presenting the results in writing in a clear and appropriate language that respects scientific conventions in terms of reference management, documentation, bibliography and note-taking.

Competences

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary competences in:

• apply relevant theories and frameworks to the analysis of complex business economic and strategic issues.
• apply a problem-oriented approach to the exploration of key business issues at a basic level.
• conduct independent literature searches and reference management using relevant digital platforms, including critical evaluation and management of the literature used.

Type of instruction

For information see § 17.

Exam

Exams