Global Business Environment (734N1)
Global Business Environment
Module 734N1
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module learning outcomes
Understand the external forces impacting the operations of business organizations and how these affect their external environment
Understand interactions between the internal working environment of business organizations and their external environment
Working individually or in teams demonstrate critical awareness of contemporary issues in the global business environment and their relevance and implications for managers, and communicate it efficiently to different audiences.
Systematically identify, critically evaluate, analyse and interpret information from a variety of different sources and present it efficiently using written arguments.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Report (2500 words) | Semester 1 Assessment | 70.00% |
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Group Presentation | T1 Week 11 (20 minutes) | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 10000011110 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Steven Brieger
Convenor, Assess convenor
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Dr Tom Buckley
Convenor, Assess convenor
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