MNM3EB: International Study Visit

Module code: MNM3EB

Module provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour; Henley Business School

Credits: 10

Level: Postgraduate Masters Stage 3

When you'll be taught: Semester 2 / Summer

Module convenor: Dr Dorota Bourne, email: dorota.bourne@henley.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: No placement specified

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list:

Last updated: 28 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

The module is offered as one of the elective choices at Stage 3 of the Henley MBA, a part-time programme for experienced managers working in a wide range of organisations. This module is specifically aimed at providing participants with the opportunity to integrate and apply their MBA learning in an international context, including a one week visit to selected organisations in the chosen region. This includes developing business research, consulting, analysis, team-working and interpersonal skills. This module is delivered by a combination of real company studies with accompanying company visits, presentations, face-to-face sessions, group work personal reflection and self-study, over a period of approximately 3 months, alongside other modules in Stage 3 of the MBA programme.

This module aims to:

• Develop an understanding and provide practical experience of business in an international context 
• Develop the ability to integrate and apply previous and newly-acquired knowledge as well as experience from a range of managerial subject areas to complex business issues
• Develop consultancy skills, such as research, investigation, critical analysis of business problems, producing solutions and recommendations to client organisations
• Develop critical analytical skills to select and apply management models in a pragmatic manner 
• Develop interpersonal and group-working skills
• Develop individual and team presentation skills.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the application and integration of learning from a range of managerial subject areas to understand business problems in an international context
2. Investigate the business problem appropriately through business research, meetings and company visits, and identify solution(s) to address the problem
3. To participate and contribute to a team of international programme members, 
4. To deliver a team presentation with recommendations to their client  as well as to produce a reflective assignment
5. Demonstrate cultural awareness and insights into different cultures, countries and organisations
6. Demonstrate capability to develop and produce an implementation plan

Module content

The programme covers the following topics:

• Impact of the institutional environment for organisations in the selected region (e.g. political, legal, demographic, social, ethical, technical)
• Opportunities for organisations in the selected region
• An introduction to consultancy skills, especially business research, preparation and presentation of findings, analysis and recommendations to the client(s) from the international companies.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Study abroad trip including local company visit.

Study hours

At least 35 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

This module is subject to the Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes policy, which can be found at:

https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmissionpgflexible.pdf

The Module Convenor will apply the following penalties to work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted up to one calendar month after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark; 
• where the piece of work is submitted more than one calendar month after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Reassessment

Additional costs