Asian BusinessLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

This webcourse aims to provide students a general understanding of the business system in several major Asian markets, the business environments and system within which they operate with a special emphasis in the cultural aspect of the Asian societies. It also aims to provide a general understanding of the important issues that business managers face in the region, the course provides students with knowledge about how business is conducted and how foreign companies operate in this environment.

Content

Strategic importance and strategy formulation of Asia Pacific
Asian Business logic and management system
Competition patterns and entry strategies

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• Knowledge: demonstrates good ability to use and apply the concepts and theoretical framework learned in this course
• Skills: demonstrates ability to critically analyze, compare, combine and select information and present alternative practices using the acquired knowledge; demonstrate ability to work independently, responsibly, with initiative and flexibly in all learning and operational environments; demonstrate creative but realistic and pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Attitudes: work smoothly and professionally as a team to achieve common goals of the group by applying critical professional ethical principles; contributes excellent team work and output

Assessment criteria, good (3)

• Knowledge: demonstrates ability to systematically use the concepts learned in this course with ability to name, describe and give reasons for basic knowledge of the theories and concepts learned in this course
• Skills: demonstrates ability to select appropriate practices based on acquired knowledge and instructions and ability to work independently and responsibly completing different tasks in all learning and operational environments; demonstrates ability to apply techniques and concepts learned under minimal guidance in a reasonable manner to problem solving.
• Attitudes: works smoothly and professionally as a team to achieve common goals of the group according to ethical principles; demonstrates good team work and output

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

• Knowledge: basic ability to identify the main/individual concepts learned in the course and applies basic analysis using the concepts and theories learned from the course; ability to name and describe the concept.
• Skills: demonstrates ability to work in an appropriate manner with more guidance and supervision, though some uncertainty may be evident in the work; shows basic ability to use the techniques and models of the professional field in basic application
• Attitudes: demonstrates professional conduct in communication, updates, interactions within the team and with supervisor according to professional ethical principles; team work with peers is largely satisfactory

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Business project or research assignments, field trip (depends on opportunity) or exhibition project and/ or company visit, learning diary

Further information

Literature: Textbook and journal articles
2 TKI credits