Kursen ingår i dessa läroplaner och studiehelheter
- International business 2013 - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2014 - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2015 - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2016 - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2017 - Business in the baltic sea region
Nivå/kategori
Undervisningsspråk
Engelska
Kurstyp
Valfri
Cykel/nivå
Yrkeshögskoleexamen
Rekommenderat studieår
3
Omfattning
5 sp
Kompetensmål
After completion of the course students will be
able to develop internationalisation strategies for small- and medium sized companies and actively support businesses to enter foreign markets
Läranderesultat
At the end of the course the student will have
an understanding of drivers and barriers to
internationalisation. He/She can compare
different market entry modes and analyze their
pros and cons especially in a Nordic-Baltic context. The
student will be able to create a plan for a small
enterprise to reach an international market.
Innehåll
- The concept of international business
strategies; alternative approaches - Drivers and barriers to SME
internationalisation - Internationalisation modes
- Marketing strategies
- Business case development
- An internationalisation project, where teams
work with different real-life assignments to support the
internationalisation of SMEs. Hence, a part of
the course is slightly different for different
course participants.
Förkunskaper
None
Kursen ersätter följande kurser
- 2015, 2016 Internationalization of small- and medium-
sized companies
Mer information
The course is mainly delivered online with only three compulsory classroom sessions (course introduction 24.10, mid-term meeting 21.11, final reporting 19.12).
Litteratur
Daszkiewicz, N. and Wach, K, 2012. Internationalisation of SMEs: Context, Models and Implementation. Available on https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2198050 Extern länk
Nobanet handbook I, 2015: The Socio-Economic Environment of the Nordic and Baltic countries. Available on https://www.nordicbalticnet.info/materials-development Extern länk
Nobanet handbook II, 2015: SMEs and Foreign Trade. Available on https://www.nordicbalticnet.info/materials-development Extern länk
E-learning materials produced by EDU-SMEs
Reports, presentations and articles uploaded in
itslearning
Studieaktiviteter
- Föreläsningar - 13 timmar
- Projekt- och produktionsarbete/konstnärlig verksamhet - 60 timmar
- Nätbaserade - 60 timmar
- - 0 timmar
Arbetsbelastning
- Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 133 timmar
- Varav självstyrda studieformer: 133 timmar
- Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar
Undervisningsform
Handledd nätundervisning
Examinationsformer
Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio
Examinationskrav
Completion of assignments, presentations, and a
final report.
Lärare
Källström Eija
Examinator
Källström Eija
Kursens hemsida
Antal kursplatser
Ingen begränsning
Delprestation i kraft till
12 månader efter kursens slutdatum
Examinationsformer
Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner