OVERVIEW

The teaching unit consists of two modules (code 72238 Management internazionale interculturale and code 109158 English for International Management).

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This integrated two-module course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and resolve the management challenges facing international companies whilst at the same time raising communicative competence levels in English.
The first part (module 1: Intercultural International Management), through case studies and in-class contributions by professionals, focuses in depth on the strategic and management solutions businesses can adopt in adequately facing changing global markets.
In the second part, Module 2’s principal objective is to raise students' awareness of the importance of increasing their communication skills in English (B2 level) by not only using sector-specific content but crucially by exploiting the knowledge and competences acquired during their degree courses. The course aims to increase students’ communicative competence and knowledge in these specific topic areas: Global English and understanding diversity in business cultures; expanding into foreign markets and developing partnerships; negotiating deals; the export process: incoterms, contract of sale, contract of transport, customs regulations.

PREREQUISITES

Please refer to the information specified for the two modules.

TEACHING METHODS

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities  and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Elena Lagomarsino elena.lagomarsino@unige.it, the Department's disability liaison.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CLARA BENEVOLO (President)

RICCARDO SPINELLI (President)

SILVIA BRUZZI

JUSTIN RAINEY (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Please refer to the information specified for the two modules.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Please refer to the information specified for the two modules.

Exam schedule